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A Secret Hospital in Syria
Over the past two months, as the carnage has continued, Medecins Sans Frontieres has secretly been... MORE
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Iran Bans Women From College Courses
Female students in Iran have been barred from more than 70 university degree courses in an... MORE
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Bad News for the Bubbly
Freakish weather conditions have hurt champagne producers, and experts warn that the prospects for... MORE
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From the Gap to the Firing Squad
Before the Syrian civil war began, Yaman Hamoud divided his time between college and working at a... MORE
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China: Filial Piety 2.0
For 600 years, a set of folktales taught Chinese children how to respect their parents.... MORE
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A Murderous Mental Breakdown
The wife of disgraced politician Bo Xilai said she was addicted to “hypnotic drugs,” when she... MORE
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Spain’s Robin Hood?
Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo, the left-wing mayor of a small town in Andalusia, has been organizing... MORE
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Iran Scraps Birth Control Policy
The Islamic Republic, which spearheaded a birth control policy in the early 1990s, is now... MORE
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Syria’s Assault on Aleppo Stalls
The country’s rebels now believe they can capture the country's biggest city within days despite... MORE
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Pussy Riot Trial Begins in Moscow
Members of Pussy Riot, a group of three female activist musicians, face up to seven years in jail... MORE
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Why I Love the Olympics
From buses that run on time to semi-naked women playing beach volleyball, London Mayor Boris... MORE
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Death Penalty for Gu Kailai?
The wife of powerful Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been charged with murdering a British... MORE
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Syria: Rebels Warn of Drawn-Out War
The Syrian Army is trying to prevent the country’s commercial capital from becoming a base for a... MORE
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All the Presidents’ Chefs
Vladimir Putin has a taster sample his every dish for poison, Barack Obama cannot stand beetroot,... MORE
