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Armageddon in Greece

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| Mon Oct. 1, 2012 10:29 PM PDT

The Drone Unknowns

A new report says the impact of drones goes far beyond how many people they kill.

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| Mon Oct. 1, 2012 8:15 AM PDT

As Appeal Trial Approaches, Pussy Riot Asks the World for Help

The band's defense team rallies for international support ahead of the October 1st trial.

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| Fri Sep. 28, 2012 3:01 AM PDT
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Is Islamophobia the New McCarthyism?

Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin casts the War on Terror in biblical terms. Anti-communists also made religion part of US foreign policy.

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| Tue Sep. 25, 2012 10:25 AM PDT

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Was iPhone Factory Riot Set Off by Rivalry—Or Working Conditions?

One thing is for sure: With Chinese worker discontent growing, the melee that shut down a Foxconn plant won't be the last.

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| Tue Sep. 25, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
The Story of My Assassins

Quick Reads: "The Story of My Assassins" by Tarun J. Tejpal

A fictional memoir from a real life investigative journalist exploring the Indian underground.

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| Mon Sep. 24, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Is "Gangnam Style" a Hit Because of Our Asian Stereotypes?

Chubby, clownish PSY fits a cultural trope that Americans are eager to swallow.

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| Mon Sep. 24, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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State Department Officially Removing MEK From US Terror List

The Iranian opposition group has a sketchy past—and a long list of powerful bipartisan support in the US.

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| Fri Sep. 21, 2012 11:31 AM PDT
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Terror and Teargas on the Streets of Bahrain

The revolution will not be televised (in the US at least).

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| Thu Sep. 20, 2012 3:47 PM PDT

SECRET VIDEO: On Israel, Romney Trashes Two-State Solution

At a private fundraiser, the GOP candidate calls Middle East peace "almost unthinkable" and says he would "kick the ball down the field."

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| Tue Sep. 18, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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The US Embassy Attacks, Explained

Four Americans are dead. What went wrong?

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| Thu Sep. 13, 2012 8:20 AM PDT

Putin Leads Endangered Cranes in Hang Glider

Russian president dons overalls and goggles to fly light aircraft over northern Siberia.

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| Fri Sep. 7, 2012 5:26 PM PDT

Lebanon's Cedar Trees Threatened by Climate Change

The Lebanese emblem is at risk as global warming causes shorter winters and more outbreaks of damaging insects.

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| Thu Sep. 6, 2012 12:23 PM PDT

Obama Talks Drone Strikes

POTUS defends the targeted killing program that his administration argues is still technically secret.

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| Thu Sep. 6, 2012 10:21 AM PDT

Vladimir Putin Pilots Hang Glider in Attempt to Lead Siberian Crane Migration

The Russian president did not end up wearing a special "beak" to be recognized by the cranes.

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| Thu Sep. 6, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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US Sanctions Anger Iranian 'World of Warcraft' Gamers, US Treasury Department Weighs In

"Clearly the focus of our sanctions is not on video games." —US Department of the Treasury.

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| Tue Sep. 4, 2012 3:33 PM PDT

Does Navy SEAL's New Book Suggest Bin Laden Killing was a War Crime?

What does a former Navy SEAL's firsthand account of the killing of Osama bin Laden say about the legality of the operation?

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| Fri Aug. 31, 2012 10:11 AM PDT

News Outlets Around the World Totally Confused by Clint Eastwood

Here's how foreign media attempted to parse the actor's bizarre empty-chair speech at the Republican convention.

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| Fri Aug. 31, 2012 9:22 AM PDT

What's Going to Happen to Pussy Riot?

The Russian riot grrrls’ defense team is taking steps to appeal the sentence, but fears for the women’s lives in a penal colony.

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| Wed Aug. 29, 2012 2:12 PM PDT
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CHARTS: US Overseas Arms Sales More Than Tripled in 2011

The uptick is largely driven by Persian Gulf states freaking out about Iran.

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| Wed Aug. 29, 2012 3:05 AM PDT