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- Chile textbook controversy: Pinochet's rule now a military 'regime,' not a 'dictatorship'Chile textbooks will now use the softer term 'regime' to characterize Gen. Pinochet's rule. But revulsion against Pinochet's human rights abuses remains widespread.聽
- China's new European trade hub: An Irish town of 18,000The Irish town of Athlone has approved a project that could bring as many as 400 Chinese businesses to Ireland. With China facing declining growth and Ireland mired in debt, both stand to benefit.聽
In Syria, peaceful protests 鈥撀燽ut also signs of growing violenceThe battle for Syria is getting messier. Today, large crowds turned out to call for the fall of Assad's regime. But a Damascus blast killed at least 25 鈥� a sign of how complex the uprising may become.
Henry Red Cloud: a solar warrior for native AmericaHenry Red Cloud returned to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to found Lakota Solar Enterprises, which builds and installs solar-heating equipment that saves low-income families money on heating bills.- What the execution of 15 kidnapped Pakistani soldiers meansIn an apparent surprise to the Pakistan military, insurgents executed 15 soldiers who had been recently kidnapped 鈥� a blow to talks between the government and the Pakistani Taliban.
- Fidel Castro death rumor shows paradoxes in CubaAs 2012 kicks off, blogger Anya Landau French weighs in on the Cuban economic and social developments that she will assess as she visits Havana next week.
- Africa Rising: Sub-Saharan Africa set for 2012 boomRising demand for natural resources is a boon for countries such as Sierra Leone, Niger, and Angola. But high consumer prices still pinch Africa's middle class.
- Ethiopia enters Somalia, but avoids African Union joint operationUnlike Uganda, Burundi, Kenya and Djibouti, which have sent thousands of troops under the African Union banner, Ethiopia is intervening in Somalia unilaterally, and won't stay for long.
Joran van der Sloot murder trial in Peru postponedJoran van der Sloot's trial was postponed today in Lima, Peru. Joran van der Sloot is accused of killing a Peruvian woman in 2010 and is suspected in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba five years earlier.聽
In China, cat soup to die for?In China police say a business tycoon died when he ate a dish of prized cat soup. The soup was poisoned.聽
World reacts to Obama's new military focus on AsiaChinese newspapers call on China to assert itself, while India and African nations ponder the implications of becoming 'strategic partners' with the US.聽
China stays cool as new US defense strategy targets AsiaSome Chinese scholars worry that the new US defense strategy could promote strategic competition in the long term. The most likely theater for crisis? The South China Sea.
Turkey jails former leader of its once-exalted militaryThe jailing of Turkey's former top military official, pending a trial on charges of terrorism and plotting to bring down the government, is only the latest of hundreds of arrests of those who pose a threat to the government's power.
Despite convictions, UK's Stephen Lawrence case still not fully resolvedNew information about the other suspects in Stephen Lawrence's murder, as well as a complaint about the sentences for the two men found guilty, means the racially explosive case is not yet settled.
Conflicting signals on reform in Burma (Myanmar)Aung San Suu Kyi is cautiously optimistic about the future of Burma (Myanmar) as the government approved her party to run in upcoming by-elections.
Death penalty for Egypt's Mubarak: How will that play with the tin-pot despot set?Egypt's former president Mubarak could face the death penalty in his trial. In Africa, several authoritarian leaders have ruled for decades, and harsh sentences could encourage them to cling to power by any means.
Kate Middleton lends a hand to children, the arts with her charity projects Kate Middleton, known as the Duchess of Cambridge, today announced the first five organizations she will support as a royal patron.
Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Educators They are explorers and activists, artists and educators, farmers and faith leaders 鈥� even mayors. And they have trenchant suggestions on how to improve the world.
2011 a banner year for the International Criminal CourtThe International Criminal Court continued to build credibility in 2011, but new challenges exist as Luis Moreno-Ocampo steps down as the ICC鈥檚 first chief prosecutor in 2012.
In Africa, using ants and termites to increase crop yieldsResearchers are confirming what African farmers already know: Termites and ants can be used to increase soil fertility and crop yields.