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Honduras: Ousted Zelaya predicts attempts to assassinate him

Interim Honduran President Micheletti is downplaying Zelaya's return, though the Brazilian Embassy's utilities were cut off and police beatings have increased.

Germans wary as mosque rises in Cologne

Plans to build the largest mosque in the country highlight a fundamental demographic change that some fear poses a threat to Europe's Christian culture.

Opinion: A wake-up call for Georgia, Ukraine – and the West

Bickering and divisiveness among democrats within former Soviet states could lead to authoritarian, anti-Western rule.

Cash-strapped jails begin charging inmates for snacks – even room and board

Shades of Charles Dickens, critics say the controversial measures create debtors prisons

Engineering suddenly hot at universities

The recession and a desire to make a difference drive more students toengineering programs. But the US still faces a shortage in the profession.

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Horizon highlights – 'Rethinking the basics' edition

Colleges cope as endowments pinch

Budgets are cut as a new study reports an average loss of 23 percent in endowment value.

Auto giants up against bailout fatigue

For many lawmakers of both parties, it may be one costly bailout too many.

World

Step 1 in curbing mercury emissions: Find their source.

Unique ‘fingerprints’ of coal beds will help scientists track airborne toxin – and agree on controls.

The Monitor's View: The little green schoolhouse

What better place to focus on 'building green' than in America's schools?

German gardens with tales to tell

Gardens that owe their existence to women.

Now, ‘green’ report cards for U.S. colleges

New rating systems help students choose environmentally friendly colleges.

Arctic sea ice melting faster than expected

If the pattern continues, warming effects could reach up to 900 miles inland, melting permafrost

In sealing nomination, Obama makes history

He's the first African-American to head presidential ticket of a major party, winning Democrats' long war of attrition.

The race for nonfood biofuel

High gas prices and politics push companies toward the ‘holy grail’ of biofuel: cellulosic ethanol.

Clinton victories in Texas and Ohio give McCain time to craft his message

While the Democrats battle, McCain can see which attacks are effective.

McCain clinches; Clinton rallies, checking Obama's momentum

She wins three of four March 4 primaries, reviving her campaign and setting the stage for a long duel for the Democratic nomination.

For Clinton and McCain, a New Hampshire revival

Results in the Granite State mean frontrunners in both parties will continue to duke it out for the nomination.

Five years and counting, a peace vigil stands firm

In Needham, Mass., peace activists make weekly pleas to end violence and remain hopeful that their message is heard.

New Hampshire turning 'blue'

Most independents say they'll vote Democratic.

As his lead slips, Romney targets McCain and Huckabee

Polls released Sunday show Romney in dead heats in both Iowa and New Hampshire.