Russia considers biggest population redistribution since Stalin
The Kremlin is considering pushing ahead with the biggest geographical redistribution of its population since Josef Stalin's forced deportations of entire nationalities in the 1940s.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov took a Kremlin-backed proposal to create an international tribunal on piracy to Kenya on Tuesday, saying Russia was ready to help to ease the pressure on countries including Kenya to prosecute suspects.
Muslims torch Christian homes in southern Egypt
Muslims set fire overnight to at least 10 houses belonging to Coptic Christians in a village in southern Egypt over rumors that a Christian resident had an affair with a Muslim girl, security officials said Tuesday.
Egypt 'police abuse' probe urged
Rights group Amnesty International demands a full investigation into claims that a second young man was tortured to death at a police station in Egypt.
Japanese citizen judges sentence man to death for first time
A panel of judges consisting of ordinary Japanese citizens has for the first time passed the death sentence on a man found guilty of two murders
NATO Is Razing Booby-Trapped Afghan Homes
In districts abandoned by the Taliban, estimates of the number of buildings destroyed by American troops begin in the hundreds.
Haitian cholera fuels anti-U.N. violence
Anti-U.N. riots spread to several Haitian cities and towns, as protesters blaming a contingent of Nepalese peacekeepers for an outbreak of cholera that has killed more than 1,000 people exchanged gunfire with U.N. soldiers. Protesters continued to barricade some roads
Obama's hopes on nuclear fading
Two of the president's initiatives, on disarmament and relations with Russia, have been dealt a serious setback
Gates: Sanctions causing rift in Iran
Gates said Tuesday that there were indicators that international sanctions on Iran had caused a rift between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The fastest growing economy in the Middle East
Recent reports from the IMF and Qatari authorities confirm that Qatar is on track to be the fastest-growing economy
Bivio – Europe's linguistic curiosity
Residents of the Swiss village speak three languages and several dialects of each. Tomorrow – World Languages Day – we celebrate those brave souls who have held out for another year against the great language blender that is Globish.
Detroit once thrived on bigness, but now it has to leave that idea behind. The secret of Rust Belt urban revival: smaller is better. If you want a healthy, bustling city, huddled masses are a good thing
Changing face of Sudanese capital
Will Ross reports on the changing face of the Sudanese capital
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