Topic: Rudyard Kipling

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Revolution possible if democracy wasn't embraced, Russian presidential candidate says

Mikhail Prokhorov is challenging current Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin for the presidency in March.

Harsh sentence for Rod Blagojevich: Did his fight reflexes cause him harm? (VIDEO)

Despite his apparent contrition in court, Rod Blagojevich wasted little time after sentencing before vowing 'to fight through adversity.' Legal experts suggest his boxer's instincts antagonized the judge.

Remembering 9/11, and love that lasts

A Christian Science perspective: A New Yorker reflects on the 9/11 attacks and the flood of love that poured in the aftermath.

To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion

A fresh look at the tragic ironies of World War I.

The Tiger's Wife

A deathless man and a woman who loved tigers star in one of the most highly anticipated books of 2011.

Wimbledon gets its own poet

British poet Matt Harvey will produce a poem a day as Wimbledon's first official poet.

Afghanistan war: US leaves remote outpost of Korengal

The remote Korengal Valley has been the scene of some the most intense fighting in the Afghanistan war. US troops have pulled out as part General McChrystal's counterinsurgency strategy.

Mystery fans embrace a "new" Agatha Christie story

How does Simon Mann stack up among Africa's white mercenaries?

Simon Mann, a British mercenary sentenced for a coup plot against Equatorial Guinea, was pardoned on Tuesday. How does he compare with Africa's other 'Dogs of War?'

Bagheera kiplingi: A vegetarian spider joins world's Jungle Book

Bagheera Kiplingi, the world's first vegetarian spider, shows how much creatures can change to exploit available resources.

What are the 'classics' of children's lit?

Blagojevich is still everywhere – and some can smile about it

Illinois' ex-governor, the subject of a hit musical, is relentlessly seeking the limelight. Will it help him if he ends up going to trial?

New York’s other skyline – old-style water towers

Squint a little and the sleek modern cityscape reveals old-fashioned water towers in use on most buildings over six stories.

Wry views of a feisty generation

Jane Gardam's short stories depict the challenges of aging in a changing world.

A rookie hits it out of the park

Panning for gold in California streams

Hundreds of modern-day forty-niners take to streambeds across the West as the price of the precious metal hovers near $900 an ounce.

She fell in love with a stereotype…

He longed to be American as much as she wanted to be Indian. Can this family be saved?

She longs for India as much as he yearns to become an American

'The Konkans' tells the story of a cross-cultural misalliance.