New economic data on China shows that recovery is poor and that China's economic growth momentum is slowing. Can the new Chinese leadership under President Xi Jinping create long-term growth?
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You might not know much about North Korea except that it's an isolationist mystery. A peek past the veil reveals some startling tidbits, however.
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A bunch of anti-gay-marriage protesters crashed the French Open Men's Finals ... shirtless and waving fire. What message were they trying to convey, exactly?
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They'll Occupy anything that isn't clothing.
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For over a week, Turkish protesters have responded to every instance of police violence with acts of kindness and community.
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The recent fire at an Islamic center in North London has raised concerns about hate crimes in retaliation for the murder of a British soldier.
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China's new leader seems more informal than his predecessor, which could give Obama a chance to reach out and re-establish a degree of trust between the two nations.
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Garment factories have become common practice overseas, but what many people don't realize is that sweatshops aren't limited to land abroad.
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We're used to thinking of Putin as a bit of a despot, especially since the Kremlin does a good job of keeping its leaders' personal lives private. But things could change with this announcement.
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Along with big yellow ducks, here is a list of some of the other bizarre things that the Chinese government has censored, from penis-shaped buildings to empty chairs.
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It's not enough for policymakers to claim that they're just acting to protect us, as demonstrated by revelations of the NSA's PRISM program. We need to ask tough questions.
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The protesters in Turkey have issued their demands to the government. What will Erdogan do next?
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Through his recent counter-terror speech at the National Defense University, President Obama has finally revealed the final parts to his foreign policy doctrine.
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Iran's supreme leader plans to "engineer" the presidential elections, calculating all steps to get his own man elected. This could very well below up in his face.
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Africa has long been a pariah of underdevelopment, and it is high time our leaders started work towards providing people with the human dignity they deserve.
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If Obama wants to resolve the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, he should drop a bombshell of his own.
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Bolivia's rural areas lack judicial or police resources. Communities are forced to take justice into their own hands, but the resulting vigilantism is hardly ever a good thing.
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1150 years ago on May 24, the Reformation started in eastern Europe.
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Fifty years of federal regulation changed Detroit from the richest city in America to a bankrupt ghost town with only 10.6% of its residents claiming they are white.
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Many Israeli Jewish citizens harbor exclusionary ideas about a “pure” Israel with no Arabs.
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The Obama administration, rightly or wrongly, has sought to distance itself from its allies. Here are six times Obama said "no."
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I left Turkey to attend college in the U.S. because I was afraid of what an Islamist government might do. Upon returning home, it seems my worst fears have been realized.
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The now-iconic photo symbolizes the ongoing clash between a "traditional" government and women's personal lives.
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The Pew Research Center is at it again, surveying countries to gauge how tolerant of homosexuality they are. Some results might surprise you.
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If Republicans continue to block president nominees, Democrats may unite and launch the Nuclear Option. Find out Why.
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