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Cuba's youth: restless but not often political

26 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

They just want the freedom to travel and access to the tech touchstones of their generation: iPods, Facebook, and text messages.

Meet Cuba's best-known Generation Y blogger

26 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

Yoani Sanchez won the Spanish equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, but her government wouldn't allow her to leave the country to receive it.

International aid for Burma (Myanmar) faces funding crunch

26 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

About $1 billion is needed over three years, according to a new assessment. But the junta's lack of reform is raising doubts about long-term assistance.

Labour defeat a blow for Britain's Gordon Brown

26 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

The prime minister faces intense pressure for change after his party lost in a once-safe Scottish constituency.

Italy cracks down on its Roma (gypsies)

26 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

A census of those living in some 700 often-squalid camps across the country, often blamed for much of Italy's crime, has raised comparisons to Fascist times.

This Cuban library lends DVDs about state torture

25 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

A government critic's collection includes Bibles, books by Cuban defectors, and positive biographies about Fidel Castro.

Why women now lead the dissident fight in Cuba

25 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

Only a handful of political activists are willing to risk fighting for basic freedoms. But more ordinary Cubans, they say, are asking how to get involved.

Hurricane season: big start

25 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

July's storms bolster forecasts for a very active year.

Cerebral maybe, but Scrabble's a sport in Senegal

25 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

The country produces top contestants in the Francophone World Championships, taking place in the country this week

Inflation adds to Pakistan's troubles

25 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

Rising prices and a falling stock market have sparked protests in recent weeks, increasing the pressure on a government already facing militancy, political discord.

Former US official accuses Afghan government of stymying anti-opium efforts

26 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

Thomas Schweich charges that President Karzai is protecting drug traffickers within his power base, and says the US Defense Department and some NATO allies have also resisted antiopium efforts.

In Berlin, Obama calls for stronger U.S.-Europe partnership

25 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

The Illinois senator addressed an enthusiastic crowd of some 250,000 that stretched for a mile to the storied Brandenburg Gate.

Berliners welcome Obama as they did JFK

25 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

The Democratic presidential nominee, who delivers the sole public foreign policy speech of his overseas tour here Thursday, was dubbed 'president of the world' by Der Spiegel.

Peru's García unpopular despite boom

24 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

President Alan García presides over one of the region's fastest growth rates, but his approval rating sank to 26 percent this week because the poor say their lives aren't any better.

Florida rancher: Havana will be Hong Kong of Caribbean

24 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

John Parke Wright, with close ties to the Castro brothers, says Cuba is starting to open up economically.

After Bush: A new Cuba policy?

24 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

John McCain supports a tight US embargo. Barack Obama says he'll loosen it.

Venezuela church-state clash grows

24 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

A new pro-poor break-away church vexes the country's Catholic leaders, who call it a Chávez ploy.

Cuba under Raúl: Creeping toward capitalism?

24 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

Since Raúl Castro took the helm in February, he's rolled out a series economic changes, including allowing Cubans to buy cellphones and giving farmers profit-incentives.

Indian government's unstable win

24 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

In wake of confidence vote, it faces shaky political alliances and corruption claims.

Egypt's child protection law sparks controversy

24 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

Islamist opponents from the Muslim Brotherhood argue that the law imposes foreign values on Egyptians.

Obama tries to balance solidarity and neutrality

24 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

The latest stops in his Mideast tour included the rocket-besieged Israeli town of Sderot and the West Bank town of Ramallah.

Ethnic Chinese find a voice in Indonesia

23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

Even after the lifting of a decades-old ban on displays of Chinese culture, the ethnic Chinese minority struggles to integrate.

Indian government survives no-confidence vote

23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

Its controversial deal to import US nuclear technology and fuel can now go ahead.

Karadzic arrest boosts Balkans, international justice

23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

The Bosnian Serb leader, indicted by the UN war crimes tribunal on 15 counts including genocide, had been on the run for 13 years.

Israelis see worrying pattern in bulldozer attack

23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EST

Tuesday's incident appears to mark the third time this year that Palestinians inside Jerusalem have been involved in attacks on Israelis.