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Briefing Policing 'blood' diamonds: the watchdog Kimberley Process explained
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Opinion Five guidelines for US role in Syria
The civil war in Syria has reached a stalemate. While strategic military steps like arming the opposition or establishing a no-fly zone present complications, the US can do other things to bring aid, support the opposition, undermine the Assad regime, and counter a rising Islamist influence. Here are five guidelines for the US in addressing the conflict in Syria:
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Test your Gangnam style?
Pop music sensation Psy has taught his signature horsey dance to everyone from the UN’s Ban Ki-moon to Britney Spears. But how much do you know about the artist?
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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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‘Long Shot’: 8 observations shared in Mike Piazza’s autobiography
Check out some of Piazza's thoughts on baseball from his autobiography 'Long Shot.'
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As world grasps for rice, Cambodia's success story
The rice-exporting country has seen a dramatic rebound thanks to years of agricultural research.
05/01/2008 01:00 am -
Whither Asia's pioneers of protest?
Corruption cases against Filipino President Arroyo haven't sparked another 'people power' revolt.
04/30/2008 01:00 am -
Sumatran orangutans study for nature's pass/perish entrance exam
The best students are the wildest. Lesson 1: Avoid humans at all costs.
04/30/2008 01:00 am -
U.N. pledges aid for farmers
At a meeting Tuesday in Berne, Switzerland, international agencies pledge to create a task force to cope with the global food crisis.
04/30/2008 01:00 am -
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04/30/2008 01:00 am -
To save rivers, she helps farmers
Chinese environmental activist Tian Jun found that in order to clean up Chengdu's rivers, she needed to look upstream.
04/30/2008 01:00 am -
To save rivers, she helps farmers
Chinese environmental activist Tian Jun found that in order to clean up Chengdu's rivers, she needed to look upstream.
04/30/2008 01:00 am -
Sumatran orangutans study for nature's pass/perish entrance exam
The best students are the wildest. Lesson 1: Avoid humans at all costs.
04/30/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security East Timor rebel leader surrenders
Gastao Salsinha's surrender may signal a weakening of the rebellion that has engulfed the former Indonesian island since its independence in 2002.
04/29/2008 01:00 am -
U.N. force makes progress in Darfur
Security has improved slightly in parts of Sudan's troubled western region, but only 9,000 of the 26,000 peacekeeping troops have been deployed so far.
04/28/2008 01:00 am -
Chicago lawyer finds mission in helping Iraqi Christian refugees
Robert DeKelaita, himself from Iraq, has helped hundreds gain asylum in the US.
04/28/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Rwanda's comeback
Fourteen years after genocide, trust has replaced fear, pride has replaced pity, and dynamism has replaced despair.
04/28/2008 01:00 am -
Latin American leftist leaders vow to fight food price hikes
The four countries, joined in a trading bloc called ALBA, said they would step up agricultural production efforts.
04/25/2008 01:00 am -
Can the U.N. avert a Kirkuk border war?
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq is expected to unveil a plan in May that it hopes will lead to a compromise over contentious land issues in oil-rich northern Iraq.
04/25/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Israel rejects Hamas cease-fire offer as humanitarian crisis deepens in Gaza
Israel says offer is a bid to buy time. The UN said it ran out of fuel to distribute aid.
04/25/2008 01:00 am -
With Syria 'reactor' video, U.S. sends a warning
It lets potential nuclear proliferators Iran and North Korea know it's watching.
04/25/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion America's apartheid mentality toward the world
Let's start treating the world's 6 billion non-Americans as equals.
04/25/2008 01:00 am -
Burma's wealth gap breeds discontent
Tales of the junta's extravagances trickle down to average citizens, many of whom lack basic items.
04/24/2008 01:00 am -
In E.U., hope dims for Iraqi refugees
Sweden, Europe's most generous host, is scaling back to ease strains on its welfare system. One town alone has accepted more Iraqis than the US since 2003.
04/24/2008 01:00 am -
Iraq's simmering ethnic war over Kirkuk
Tensions are rising between Kurdish, Arab, and Turkmen factions over power and populations in the province, the heart of northern Iraq's oil industry.
04/24/2008 01:00 am -
World
04/24/2008 01:00 am -
U.N. takes up Russia-Georgia crisis over downed drone
The Security Council meets today to discuss Tbilisi's allegation that Russia shot down its spy aircraft. Moscow says the drone's flight over the breakaway region of Abkhazia violates a cease-fire.
04/23/2008 01:00 am -
At Kuwait meeting, U.S. hope for regional aid to Iraq
The summit of Arab neighbors Tuesday is the third attempt to gain more support for Iraq's reconstruction from Sunni states. Baghdad's crackdown on Shiite militias may help.
04/22/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Hungry for change in Haiti
Amid riots and political upheaval, Haiti needs the right kind of relief.
04/22/2008 01:00 am
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