World
Secret-spiller Assange appears in public
August 23, 2012WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says his organization will take action Aug. 25 with the support of twelve Latin American countries.
Read moreGermany’s plans to go green
August 21, 2012If the shift is successful, Germany could stand as a paradigm for industrialized countries looking to do the same.
Read moreMarikana mine massacre reflects South Africa’s persistent inequality and social turmoil
August 21, 2012More astute analysis highlights the appalling situation of South Africa's mining communities as being fertile ground for the crisis that has developed at Marikana.
Read moreKurt Maetzig, master of German cinema
August 21, 2012An extraordinary filmmaker who made extraordinary films and lived to the extraordinary age of 101, Kurt Maetzig died August 8. But he was virtually unknown in the U.S.
Read moreItaly’s heritage for sale
August 20, 2012Some 350 historic buildings in the capital and historic towns across the country are to be sold off.
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