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Karachi: A place for all souls

H.M. Naqvi — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:59:09 +0000

Pakistan, intended as a place for India's Muslims after partition, makes its Christians and Hindus feel welcome, too.

Apologizing for a father's sins

John Otis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:11:51 +0000

Interview: The son of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar plays a central role in a film about his father’s violent legacy.

Gay sex on film? No problem. Baring political rifts? Problem.

Patrick Winn — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:27:32 +0000

Live and let live in Thailand. Except when one gay man is Buddhist, and the other is Muslim.

China and Costa Rica move toward free trade agreement

Alex Leff — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:01:57 +0000

China wants ties in the region, Costa Rica wants Chinese goods. But not everyone's pleased.

Kenya battles recurring drought

Tristan McConnell — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:51:35 +0000

Countries of East Africa and Horn of Africa plagued by successive years of low rainfall.

Hart: United, not divided, on climate change

By Alexandra Pearlman (Suffolk University) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:34:29 +0000

Former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart calls on China, America to build a global warming accord

Bye-bye Blair; hello, who?

Teri Schultz — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:43:58 +0000

The EU is trying to decide what kind of personality it wants for the new position of president.

Outrage packs a Dublin concert hall

Conor O'Clery — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:56:30 +0000

The audience was ready to cheer Ireland's "Four Angry Men."

Opinion: Why sanctions aren't the answer for Iran

Joel Brinkley — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:45:32 +0000

America needs to understand that punitive measures aren't going to keep Iran in check. Not when Russia and China have a lot to lose.

Indonesia: Corruption junction

Peter Gelling — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:02:20 +0000

A corruption scandal hits — you guessed it — the country's anti-corruption commission.

Opinion: Educating our way out of the crisis

Desmond Bermingham — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:34:41 +0000

After global finances and climate change, education should be number three for the G20.

Micronesia hosts its first outrigger canoe festival

Justin Nobel — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:02:10 +0000

An ancient, nearly forgotten form of sailing is revived on the island of Yap.

Crossing the border, 1990

Michael Moran — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:47:20 +0000

After the Berlin Wall fell, Michael Moran explored the strange new world on the border of East and West.

Easter Island: even more difficult to get to?

Pascale Bonnefoy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:42:50 +0000

Indigenous population considers limiting visitors and immigrants to one of Chile's top tourist destinations.

Troops' deaths shatter trust in Helmand

Jean MacKenzie and Aziz Ahmad Tassal — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:14:48 +0000

Afghans and Brits alike fear that the deaths of 5 British troops at the hands of a police colleague have tipped an already tense working relationship into outright distrust.

Design within reach

Daniel Grushkin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:36:19 +0000

Cameron Sinclair founded Architecture for Humanity to bring thoughtful design to the world’s neediest.

Soccer and soap operas in the Amazon

Seth Kugel — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:39:55 +0000

Even in a remote Amazon village, TV sets are tuned to stereotypically Brazilian obsessions.

"Ram pulp" with a side of polenta

Paul Hockenos — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:49:59 +0000

To enjoy restaurants in the new Bucharest you have to get past the menus.

Bulgaria won't be celebrating 1989

John Dyer — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:39:28 +0000

Bulgarians never reconciled with their communist past, and they worry about the present.

Afghanistan: The fog of war

Finbarr O'Reilly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:51:19 +0000

Video: Embedded with Canadian troops, photographer Finbarr O'Reilly captures the confusion and chaos of a worsening conflict.

How the wall still divides one family

David Wroe — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:59:13 +0000

While the Schmidts were able to escape East Germany, it had a profound impact on their lives.

The asses of New Delhi

Jason Overdorf — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:41:40 +0000

With a year to go before hosting the Commonwealth Games, Delhi targets the poor. Its donkeys, too.

The sinister echoes of November 9

David Binder — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:30:27 +0000

Germans might not celebrate the day the wall came down, but they are secure in their unity, writes David Binder.

Will the hajj be an incubator for swine flu?

Caryle Murphy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:32:43 +0000

Millions walk, pray and eat together during the hajj. How Saudi Arabia is trying to minimize the swine flu risks.

Full Frame: Freedom fighters, 30 years later

David Rochkind — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:31:47 +0000

A photographer tracks down anti-apartheid fighters who have since struggled to find productive places in society.

Book excerpt: "Emancipation"

Michael Goldfarb — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:30:26 +0000

Michael Goldfarb's new book looks at how liberating Europe's Jews from the ghetto led to revolution and renaissance.

Italy, the CIA and rendition

Michael Moran — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:56:26 +0000

Analysis: What Wednesday's stunning verdict in Rome means for the "War on Terror".

Tehran again sees protests and violence

Iason Athanasiadis — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:10:01 +0000

Anti-government protesters in Iran hijack a pro-government demonstration.

Senegal seeks long-term solution to flooding

Anne Look — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:06:06 +0000

Families are being moved from flood-prone suburbs to a new settlement 15 miles east of Dakar.

Soccer team's murder leaves villagers scared

Charlie Devereux — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:55:33 +0000

The murder of an amateur soccer team has heightened tensions between Colombia and Venezuela.

Why Poland has soured on Afghanistan

Jan Cienski — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:46:13 +0000

A recent poll found 77 percent of Poles want their troops withdrawn.