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15 hidden meanings of popular food phrases

Discover the hidden meanings of some of your favorite food phrases.
Get irrational: 3.14 things to do on Pi Day

March 14 is Pi Day, which celebrates the mathematical constant measuring the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (beginning with 3.14). Pi Day is celebrated internationally, and in 2009 it was decreed an official holiday by the US House of Representatives. Here are 3.14 ways to celebrate.
4 mysteries with great locations, finely detailed plots

From 18th-century Sweden to contemporary Japan, these thrillers take readers around the globe.
How the world is reacting to Obama's reelection

From China to Iran, President Obama's reelection elicited everything from celebration to doubt about his second-term agenda. Here are 11 responses:
For these four nations, 2012 is worse than the Great Recession

The Great Recession of 2008/09 delivered the worst blow to the global economy since the 1930s. But in a few nations, 2012 is turning out to be worse than 2009 in terms of economic growth. Europe's debt crisis, the general slowing of the world economy, and domestic political troubles have played a role in undercutting 2012 growth for one or more of these four nations. Can you guess who they are?

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After Dubai World debt panic, UAE guarantees all bank deposits

The United Arab Emirates central bank guaranteed all deposits in the banking system Sunday, seeking to calm markets made nervous by Dubai World's debt payment crisis. Asian markets rose Monday on the news.
On Thanksgiving: the memorial that time forgot
Somalia to get EU training force to counter Islamist insurgents

Somalia is set to get 100 EU forces to help train the fledgling UN-backed government counter insurgents. On Tuesday, Islamist militants stoned a woman to death for adultery.
America's 'shadow economy' is bigger than you think - and growing

The informal, or 'shadow,' economy is as big as $1 trillion. And in poor economic times, it's growing.
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Astonishing footage from World War II on the Smithsonian Channel, Cape Verde's Billie Holiday on CD, 'Sesame Street' at 40, and more.
Germany: Time for Egypt's Nefertiti bust to go home?

A German museum has a bust of the Egyptian Queen Nefertiti as its centerpiece. But should Germany and other Western nations keep or return Egypt's cultural artifacts?
The Monitor's View: Turkey's worrisome approach to Iran, Israel

Ankara must be careful that its "zero problems" policy on its borders doesn't create new problems that alienate old friends.
Traveling with Pomegranates

Author Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter seek answers to life’s challenges in their travels to Greece and France.
Athens fires driven back, nuns rescued

A multinational effort appears to be bringing fires under control. But Greece's conservative government may suffer anyway over its handling of the crisis.
Swiss official tells Google to erase street views

Hanspeter Thuer, Switzerland’s federal data protection commissioner, said Google’s pictures were violating Switzerland’s strict privacy laws by failing to obscure people’s identities on the mapping service, which offers detailed street-level images.
Growth in France, Germany boosts global economy

Exports, including to emerging markets such as China, helped the two countries turn in surprisingly strong numbers for the second quarter. Now, some say the global economic recession has ended.
Difference Maker People Making a Difference: Nadia Bitar helps Liberian orphans

The fashion model-turned-philanthropist aims to build a new home for them.
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Television's 'Merlin,' an enhanced version of Sims, travelers' guide to ancient Greece, and more.
Showcased at Greece's new Acropolis Museum: missing artifacts

Athens hopes the gallery, which opened Saturday, will push the British Museum to relinquish its half of the famed Parthenon Marbles.
Byron in Love

Novelist Edna O’Brien attempts a biography of the poet who was ‘Mad, bad, and dangerous to know.’
Greece: Play tackles social taboos
Opinion: Obama's link to the Muslim world: Turkey

The West can learn a lot from Ankara's perspective and democratic successes.
Travel books for the inquisitive

Playing down the usual vacation fare, these guides encourage travel to satisfy historical, architectural, and ecological curiosity.
Greece faces bleak tourism forecast

Summer bookings have dropped across Europe as travelers head to cheaper spots.
Review: 'My Life in Ruins'

This romantic comedy stars Nia Vardalos as a Greek-American waylaid in Athens as a tour guide, who falls for the bus driver.
What's in a name? In Macedonia, this is no easy question.

In an interview, Macedonia's new president, Gjorge Ivanov, says he hopes to resolve a long-simmering name dispute with Greece.
Opinion: What's happened to 'higher' education?

We've traded the foundations of elevated thought for the allure of scientific progress.
Greece to Google: Street's closed
Cyprus: Are old friends offering new hope for unity?

The presidents leading either side of the divided island are longtime allies.
The pain in Spain: On May Day, nearly 1 in 5 are jobless, but few seem angry

In Madrid, the workers' day was marked by samba dances, not brick-throwing.