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A member of the political opposition to Italy's scandal-plagued PrimeMinister resigns after allegations of involvement with transsexualprostitutes

The name of the place was, if anything, a synonym for bad luck but now it ison the trade highway between Peru and Brazil, between the Pacific and theAtlantic

TIME's Kabul correspondent talks about a tradition that is coming to an endas the tenor of the war changes and the expatriate community suffers a seachange

One unlucky traveler got hit with an excess-baggage charge so outrageous, he may as well have bought his luggage its own seats on the flight

French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to move Albert Camus' ashes to the famed PanthÉon in Paris as a way of revering the writer and philosopher. His critics, however, see more tactical motivations

China may figure more prominently in Washington's strategic calculations, but Indians believe their country will be closer to Washington in the long term

Opposition activists want the U.S. to focus more on human rights, and they fear a nuclear deal with the West will boost the regime's domestic standing


Protecting Jungles: One Way to Combat Global Warming

Talking with the Taliban

Russia has pledged to clean up its police forces -- again -- after whistleblowers posted videos online complaining of corruption, low pay and poor working conditions

What we learned from the American President's journey through the Middle Kingdom

While Tehran pushes to renegotiate a deal on nuclear fuel, the U.S. is pushing for more sanctions. Iran seems to be betting that it can withstand whatever Washington can muster

A few Indian tour operators are cashing in on Indian's rising divorce rate with a new offer: The perfect holiday -- just you, your spouse, and a relationship counselor

Eschewing the superstar candidacy of Tony Blair, the E.U. picks low-profile politicians as its first president and foreign minister

A new study finds that the oceans' ability to absorb man-made carbon emissions may be dwindling, at the same time the world's emissions rates show no sign of slowing

The latest cultural obsession in Japan is Nobuyuki Tsujii, a 21-year-old blind piano prodigy and the first Japanese winner of the Van Cliburn International Competition in June

President Obama wants China's backing for harsh sanctions if Tehran remains defiant, but Chinese interests militate against escalating the standoff

The manic celebrations that rocked Egypt's capital on Nov. 14 could turn dark on Wednesday if the national team loses a crucial World Cup qualifier


In Kenya, a government austerity drive turns into a political scandal that has left the public -- and especially mechanics -- puzzled and cynical

After shunning media attention and the use of the Obama name, the U.S. leader's half brother has come out with a semiautobiographical novel

Can America's trade imbalance with China shrink the way Japan's surplus did? Short answer: no

Concerned that it is becoming a destination for "suicide tourism," Switzerland wants to tighten its decades-old assisted-suicide law. But Swiss citizens are not so sure they want a change

Spain is in an uproar over Extremadura's decision to host seminars promoting "sexual self-exploration" among teenagers. The display of sex toysat the first session probably didn't help matters

The Palestinian Authority itself could collapse if its President acts on his threat to walk away, and that could doom U.S. efforts to support a security force capable of enforcing the peace

The U.S. exit strategy in Afghanistan is based on transferring control to local forces. That is unlikely to happen anytime soon

The U.S. President addresses several hundred students in Shanghai, presses the flesh and answers questions -- including one about Beijing's Internet restrictions. If only the rest of China had been watching

There is a long history of Chinese officials censoring the comments of U.S. presidents, but the Obama Administration is trying to find cracks in the "Great Firewall."

The Filipino boxer wins by TKO in an electrifying match with Miguel Angel Cotto. But is it enough to save boxing?