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Viktor Yanukovych completes his metamorphosis
Five years after his Orange Revolution defeat, Yanukovych won a democratic election for Ukrainian president.
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• Opinion: Ukraine should turn west to move forward
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Chickens: made in Brazil, sold in Iraq
Brazil's exports to Iraq have exploded in the last year and poultry is leading the charge.
• China and Costa Rica move toward free trade agreement
• Ghana's illicit trade in discarded electronics
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Globalization’s final frontier
Mali may be the boondocks of backwaters, but foreigners interested in oil, drugs, land, terrorists and souls are clamoring for a piece of it.
• US sponsored discrimination?
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India: The farmer's unhappy wives
Indian widows struggle mightily after a rash of farmer suicides.
• Agriculture as peacemaker in Afghanistan
• South Africa's white farmers lease land in Congo
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The "miracle babies" of Mexico City: 25 years later
As survivors are pulled from Haiti's rubble, a look at the fate of the newborns saved after Mexico City's 1985 earthquake.
• Haiti: Missionaries charged with child kidnapping
• Haitian radio helps keep a country afloat
Shoul, Morocco: On the organic food frontier
Small-scale farmers are leading an emerging trend toward organics.
• Moroccan winemaker thrives
• Adventure travel: The Great Himalaya Trail?
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Headscarves in Turkey wave a red flag
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• British leaders reflect on US-UK relationship
• China grows thirstier
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Ethiopia's Harar casts spell
Ancient walled city bewitches with mix of Arab, African cultures, riot of colors, scents and spices.
• Modern shamans all the rage in S Korea
• Full Frame: Dia de los muertos
Migration nation
From Sudan to Israel: a tough road
Up to 1,000 migrants sneak across Israel's porous borders each month.
• Migrants, stuck in limbo, camp out in Patras
• Spain's immigration petri dish
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• France's new breed of entrepreneurs
• Delhi: The gender gap
• Nairobi: Kenyans weigh in on Obama
• Gaza: The politics of pumping iron
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• Doha: The devout and the decadent
• Guatemala: No worries about 2012
• Sinaloa: Front lines of Mexico's drug war
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The United States of Africa?
It's an idea that's been bouncing around since at least the 18th century. Does it have legs? — Gathara's World
Asia
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Avoid the tourist trap onsen/ski resorts and try out these gems tucked away in peace and quiet. — The Soul of Japan
Europe
A family that bikes together
You've seen a child and parent on a bike for two. The Dutch have a family bike for four! — 24 Oranges
Middle East
A punch back at Iran?
Iran announced an upcoming "punch" to stun the world. Now there is speculation about a counter-punch. —FPA Israel
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Carnival queen is a tot
World media in a tizzy over Carnival float with little seven-year-old in normally "sexy" role. —Adventures of a Gringa