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Six countries where Edward Snowden could get asylum
Edward Snowden, the contractor identified as the source of leaks about the US electronic surveillance program, may face extradition to the US wherever he goes. Here are six places that have proven that extradition to the US isn't easy.
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Do you know Chechnya? Take the quiz
Before Chechnya made headlines as the ancestral land of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, it had gone largely unnoticed in the American press. How much do you know about it?
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Briefing Liberty Reserve money-laundering case: five questions answered
The case against Liberty Reserve, a digital currency provider, may be the largest money-laundering case in US history. Here's what you need to know.
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Briefing Chemical weapons 101: Six facts about sarin and Syria’s stockpile
President Obama said Assad's use of chemical weapons would be a 'red line' for US. Did he use sarin or any other chemical weapon against his own people?
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Briefing Chechnya: How a remote Russian republic became linked with terrorism
The main suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing are two brothers from Chechnya, a Russian republic that has been the scene of cyclical revolts and brutal crackdowns for the past 200 years.
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Russia-West crisis enters 'breathing period'
Contradictory messages are rampant as the EU and US reconsider security pledges to Georgia while new players such as Iran and Turkey enter the game.
09/26/2008 01:00 am -
The Vote Sarah Palin - still not ready for prime time
09/26/2008 01:00 am -
North Korea takes steps to restart nuke plant
UN inspectors have been barred and cameras removed from the Yongbyon processing plant.
09/25/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View 15 questions for the first debate
What, for example, should be the US role after the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?
09/25/2008 01:00 am -
China’s first spacewalk: no cold-war race this time
The Shenzhou 7 launches Thursday in an era of global space cooperation.
09/25/2008 01:00 am -
Emerging markets hit hard by Wall Street crisis
But Russia, Brazil, and China are expected to have the cash and domestic growth to weather the storm.
09/24/2008 01:00 am -
The Vote Biden slams McCain on national security (stays on message)
09/24/2008 01:00 am -
Bush, at the U.N., warns world again of extremist threats
He also singles out Iran's pursuit of a nuclear program as endangering international security.
09/24/2008 01:00 am -
Artists try to save Gdansk shipyards – in images
The view is stark as the birthplace of Poland’s Solidarity movement faces possible closure.
09/22/2008 01:00 am -
Moscow's moves in Georgia track a script by right-wing prophet
Is Alexander Dugin really the new sage of the Kremlin?
09/20/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green The man who jams with whales
Using underwater speakers and microphones, musician and philosopher David Rothenberg collaborates with humpbacks and other marine life.
09/20/2008 01:00 am -
World
09/19/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Keep military aid separate from aid organizations
Even the perception of bias undercuts humanitarian help.
09/19/2008 01:00 am -
World
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
Big players elbow on U.N. Security Council
Russia and China are looking for new influence as the council deals with knotty issues like Iran.
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Russia and NATO's identity question
Russia's invasion of Georgia raises new questions about the purpose of the West's alliance.
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
Angel of Grozny
Veteran Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad writes about mending the broken heart of Chechnya.
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about VP picks, establishing learning habits, Western media, and folk music.
09/17/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Ride out Wall Street's hurricane
The real reasons we're in this mess – and how to clean it up.
09/17/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Russia takes a bite out of state sovereignty
The real clash with Georgia is sovereignty vs. self-determination.
09/15/2008 01:00 am -
The Vote Live from New York it's Sarah Palin, well Tina Fey
09/14/2008 01:00 am -
Cold war echo: Russian military maneuvers with Venezuela
Russia sent two long-range bombers to Venezuela Wednesday and will send warships and soldiers for joint exercises in November.
09/12/2008 01:00 am -
World
09/12/2008 01:00 am -
Palin sketches out her foreign-policy views
The GOP vice-presidential candidate talked about Israel, Pakistan, and preemptive strikes in an ABC interview.
09/12/2008 01:00 am -
To counter Russia, E.U. reaches out to Ukraine
Aid and outreach initiatives have been stepped up. But full EU membership will be slow coming say Ukrainians.
09/11/2008 01:00 am
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