Thai protesters pour own blood outside government headquarters

Thai protesters pour own blood outside government headquarters

Surge in rhino poaching devastates African populations

Organized gangs decimate Zimbabwe herds and may wipe out South Africa's endangered black rhinos within a decade. Ranchers trying to save the animals find heartbreak amid carcasses shorn of horns.

In debt-plagued Greece, immigrants feel the heat

Although ultra-right groups have been responsible for fanning anti-immigrant feeling in the economically distressed country, the influx of foreigners is increasingly resented by moderate citizens too.

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India's government withdraws nuclear power legislation

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2 Americans and a third victim are killed in Mexico shootings

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Three people associated with the U.S. Consulate in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juárez have been killed in drive-by shootings, U....

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Chinese premier slams U.S. 'protectionism,' says yuan is not too low

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Israel's Netanyahu seeks to ease tension after Biden's Mideast trip

Israel's Netanyahu seeks to ease tension after Biden's Mideast trip

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried Sunday to move beyond a diplomatic rift with the U.S. even as Obama administration officials...

Chinese premier slams U.S. 'protectionism,' says yuan is not too low

Chinese premier slams U.S. 'protectionism,' says yuan is not too low

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2 die as avalanche hits snowmobile rally in Canada

2 die as avalanche hits snowmobile rally in Canada

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How Dubai unraveled a homicide, frame by frame

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How Mexico gets it wrong

The killing of three people linked to the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez on Saturday forces a rethinking of the situation in Mexico. The...

Overhauling No Child Left Behind

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The system that divides China

The language was blunt; the tone direct. "We hope that decades of Chinese government maladministration can end with this generation. . . ....

Stumbling over settlements

A week later, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still apologizing for the timing of his government's announcement of plans to...