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New Delhi鈥檚 pride: its modern metroSo classy, even its riders seem to behave better when aboard.
A breakfast to warm winter in KashmirA lamb dish called Harissa is a winter delicacy in Kashmir, but you have to wake up early to find it.
Hillary Clinton to step down from 'high wire' of US diplomacyIt's too early to talk of her legacy, or to grade the Obama administration's foreign policy, but four years of repairing relationships and defending US interests have taken a physical toll.听
Religious slights are the buzz as India marks Republic DayFollowers of India's three main religions - Islam, Hinduism, and Sikhism - have balked loudly at cultural slights this week. There's a reason for it, and it's not all politics.
Why the US won't fund Palestinian 'Sesame Street'Following a Palestinian appeal for UN recognition, US congressional funding for aid projects including a local version of 'Sesame Street' have been frozen.
From locksmith to limelight: Dujardin, star of 'The Artist,' adored in FranceJean Dujardin, who has already won a Golden Globe for his role in 'The Artist' and is nominated for an Oscar, has endeared himself 鈥� particularly his eyebrows 鈥� to the French.
Good Reads: America's decline, China's rise, the way forwardThere's a new genre of American journalism called 'Decline Watch,' tracking America's slow steady decline and China's rise. Here's your daily cup of sunshine.
Russia gives WikiLeaks' Julian Assange a TV platformThe state-funded Russian satellite news network Russia Today will air a television series hosted by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, still under house arrest in Britain.- Slave port unearthed in BrazilThe Valongo Wharf in Rio de Janerio was the busiest of all slave ports in the Americas and has been buried for almost two centuries.
State of the Union speech, as heard by China, India, France, Israel...State of the Union coverage in the world's newspapers says as much about the specific concerns of other countries as it does about what President Obama actually said.
With reelection prospects dimming, Sarkozy warns his career is 'at the end'Between the eurozone crisis, rising challenges from rivals, and growing French dissatisfaction with his leadership, Sarkozy has reason to worry about his reelection prospects.
France brings Armenian genocide bill one step closer to lawThe French Senate today approved a controversial bill making it a crime to deny the Armenian genocide in what many see as a political ploy ahead of elections this spring.- French politicians argue over who 'owns' Joan of ArcIn an election year Joan of Arc represents 600-year-old values that fit political messages on both sides of the aisle.
Russia closes deal on $550 million worth of warplanes for SyriaRussia has remained a staunch supporter of Syria's President Assad, blocking UN efforts to impose an international arms embargo.听- Warren Buffett sings in the Chinese New YearState-run TV marked Chinese New Year with a video of US billionaire Warren Buffett singing and playing a ukulele.听
- What's all the buzz about Oprah and Salman Rushdie going to India?The Jaipur Literary Festival has become Asia's biggest literary festival, and the fact that some of the biggest names in the book world attend highlights India's growing appetite for good reads.
Is it 'Burma' or 'Myanmar'? US officials start shifting.Sen. John McCain arrives Sunday with other US officials in Myanmar. Or is it Burma?
Costa Concordia wreck: What we know a week laterMany details have emerged about what happened before and after the Costa Concordia ran aground on Jan. 13, but it's still unclear what the captain was doing much of that time.
US files charges against Megaupload in 'largest copyright case'US prosecutors say that the video-sharing site Megaupload.com cost the US entertainment industry $500 million. Online activists worry the US case could stifle Internet freedoms around the world.- Make way for cyclists in Tel AvivThe 'Amsterdam of the Middle East,' Tel Aviv has miles of urban cycling paths and a new bike-share program.
