Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants the U.S. military to scale back the visibility and intensity of its operations in Afghanistan and end night raids that he said incited…

Reuters - A country-wide day-long general strike called by the main opposition party began to take hold across Bangladesh Sunday, following overnight violence that killed at least three people and…

AFP - Thousands of Albanians and Bosnians have been rushing to get biometric passports since the EU’s decision to lift visas restrictions for their countries, opening access to most of…

Reuters - Cuba will soon release two of 13 political prisoners who had rejected a government deal to leave the country in exchange for freedom, the Catholic Church said on…

Reuters - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi began her first day of freedom in seven years on Sunday with plans to meet her defunct political party after military…

AFP - The head of Britain’s armed forces said Sunday that Al-Qaeda can never be completely beaten, but argued that outright victory is “unnecessary” as long as governments are able…

Reuters - Guinea’s former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo held a small lead on Saturday in the West African state’s presidential election, but results so far showed his rival making…

Reuters - Cuba will soon release one of 13 political prisoners who have rejected a government deal to leave the country in exchange for freedom, a family member said on…

Time.com - The ever-changing urban landscape has become a common scene in many Chinese cities, but at what cost?

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Time.com - Seeing the opposition splintered, the regime has released Aung San Suu Kyi. Are the generals wagering that she no longer has the fearsome power she once possessed?

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