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The family of nine-year-old Ali Kinani speaks out
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The family of nine-year-old Ali Kinani speaks out
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair's ongoing testify could address a question that's loomed for seven years
Finding the balance between facilitating adoption and thwarting exploitation is tricky
Some suspect the billionaire philanthropist wants to capitalize on Google's dispute with China
Ali Hassan al-Majid's long and complex role in U.S.-Iraqi relations ends today
How can the Internet be free if it's run by the United States? A state-run newspaper slaps back at Clinton's speech.
Ambassador Eikenberry blocks the military's contentious strategy of hiring local militias
Secretary Clinton compares Internet repression to a child trapped under rubble
There used to be four. But Hillary Clinton has found a fifth one on the web.
Now with added violence and cruelty
Nicholas Kristof parries arguments against giving longterm development aid to Haiti
Reaching back to the Protestant reformation, commentators draw some telling comparisons to history
Editorials from leading French papers gripe about American bossiness in relief efforts
Translated reactions to Google's anti-censorship stand range from exultant to critical
The move, leading up to March elections, may risk re-opening the bloody sectarian divide of 2005
The country must deal with a tougher U.S. stance and an absent president
Newspapers are hailing Google's threat to leave China over censorship, but rivals aren't following suit
Iraqi security forces uncovered what could have become one of the worst attacks in years
Will other companies follow suit? Will China become increasingly isolated on the international stage?
Theories and speculation swirl around the booby-trapped motorbike used to assassinate Masoud Ali Mohammadi
Saturday Night Live mocks American confidence in Yemeni leadership
An Israeli air strike and reports that the CIA bomber was 'enraged' by war reignite the Gaza controversy
Members of Gordon Brown's own party tried to force him out of office, creating an opening for Tories
Conflict over Christian use of the word "Allah" escalates after unidentified men firebombed three Malaysian churches
After seven months of protests, observers debate whether the green movement could topple Iran's leadership
Dubai's Burj Khalifa tower officially opens to a mix of fascination and dismissiveness
As foreign policy experts turn their eyes to the fragile state, many warn that the U.S. should tread lightly
Harsh reactions to an attempt on a controversial Muhammed cartoon author's life
A tragic day for agents in Afghanistan raises questions about security and morale
Chinese execution of an allegedly mentally-ill British citizen causes a furious online debate
Senator Joe Lieberman thinks so, but commentators aren't so sure
The liberal "green" movement is seen as friendly to America, but helping them could spur a backlash
As violence escalates, both the opposition movement and the government have much to lose
Live analysis from leading bloggers on the outbreak of deadly protests in Iran
The failed attacker reportedly received the explosives from al-Qaeda in Yemen
An air strike in Yemen may have killed a top al-Qaeda official and the imam sought out by Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
The state's leaders are often lauded in Western press, but some warn we're exaggerating things
War-torn Ciudad Juarez yearns for the return of 100,000 self-exiled residents, and a resurrection
A writer who attended negotiations puts the blame for a weak agreement entirely on China's shoulders
Peter Galbraith represented the UN in Afghanistan, where he has been accused of suggesting that Hamid Karzai be replaced
The reformist cleric's death has already set off protests in Tehran
A state on the brink of economic collapse may become the next hotbed of terrorism
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