With a population of over 1.3 billion and a current growth rate of 7.8%, China is often viewed as a major emerging market. Then why do some want to leave?
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North Korea's missile threats and unceasing instability in Syria were prominent discussion topics during the G8's meeting in London on Thursday.
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Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Israel won't solve the Palestinian issue, but it represents the latest in a series of small steps toward restarting the peace process.
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Nicolas Maduro and Henrique Capriles will square off this weekend to replace the late Hugo Chavez as the president of Venezuela.
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The U.S. military's shift to primarily counterinsurgency tactics have left significant weaknesses in the country's strategy for recovering unsecured nuclear weapons.
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A violent campaign led by the same monks who head the pro-Democracy protests is ripping Burma apart, and this needs to stop.
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Tensions between North Korea and the U.S.-supported government in the South are higher than ever. What would a real war look like?
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FEMEN is a Ukrainian-based group that is fighting for women's rights in non-Western countries by baring it all. But this might as well be called colonialism 2.0.
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The reported merger of al-Qaeda in Iraq with Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria poses serious problems both for those in Syria and for the wider region.
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Award-winning True Colors youth theater troupe combats ignorance and fear-fueled homophobia with productions on love and LGBT youth. They need your help funding their documentary on equality.
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"This was a brazen act of religious desecration, and it is something that is shocking to everyone in this community."
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Try searching for “Yodok Gulag” on Google Maps, and you will find morbid joke reviews of concentration camps like they are for TripAdvisor.
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Birmingham city council's act of protest is getting a lot of attention.
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Watch this beautiful ceremony celebrating the union of two gay men in South Africa.
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The world has learned to ignore what North Korea says. What they're not talking about is their arsenal of smallpox, anthrax, bubonic plague, nerve gas, and other deadly biochemical weapons.
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Chiquita, the banana giant, is suing the Securities and Exchange Commission to prevent the release of thousands of documents that might expose its ties to Colombian paramilitary groups.
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A recent announcement by the Iraeli government details plans to build illegal settlements beyond the Green Line for Holocaust survivors. But how does putting them in danger help them?
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Pakistan is one of three countries where polio is still on the rise. And it's becoming increasingly difficult for health workers to administer vaccinations without endangering their own lives.
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Last week, Eurostat, the statistical agency of the EU, published a report on worryingly high unemployment in the Euro zone: over 12%. Could Americans pull ahead of Europe as a result?
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered the UK government to compensate convicted child rapist Mustafa Abdi for his legal expenses.
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The new Laser Weapon System, or LaWS, is a destructive military weapon. With all the drones and lasers jargon, one can't help but think: Are we in the future? Is this "Star Wars"?
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Kenya's general election last month occurred without violence, but for a generation of Kenyan girls and women, violence is a fact of everyday life.
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Several news organizations reported the departure of one staffer as the evacuation of the North Korean embassy. The press needs to stop misinforming the public by crying wolf.
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Once again, the P5+1 talks with Iran have failed to jumpstart peace. And it's because of the U.S.
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As North Korea continues to rattle the world, Kim Jong Un’s chubby little cheeks and lovable demeanor are finally trending on the web. Here are some great memes of him.
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