Nart Abdalkareem knew he was a marked man. For months the Syrian journalist had been shooting footage of massacres and bombed- …
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Air pollution in Asian cities has worsened in recent years, the French government plans to turn off nighttime lights in Parisian shops and John McAfee is arrested in Guatemala City
Why Iran’s Capture of a “U.S. Drone” Matters — to Iran
The so-called downing of the ScanEagle is a welcome respite to a spate of bad domestic news—and perhaps a potential fig-leaf for policy shifts
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India is suspended from the International Olympic Committee, activists argue that the Arab Spring has failed to advance women’s rights in the region and Greece gets dubbed the “most corrupt” country in the E.U.
The Nanny Who Was a Princess: How a Kindness Turned Controversial
Norway’s Princess Mette-Marit went incognito to India to care for the twins of a gay courtier. She returned home to a controversy over surrogacy
Why the Military Is Unlikely to Intervene in Egypt’s Messy Power Struggle
The generals never enjoyed their time at the top of the post-Mubarak era. And looking at the political chaos in Egypt, who can blame them?
North Korea Plans Satellite Launch: Why Now?
The government led by Kim Jong Un has already attempted one launch, but plans to try again from Dec. 10 to 22
Egypt’s Constitutional Endgame: Where Confusion Is the Rule
With breathtaking speed and deep controversy, Egypt’s draft constitution heads for a Dec. 15 referendum. Has the shouting only started?
Viewpoint: Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill a Christmas Alarm for Christians
Conservative Christians have played a key role in the global gay marriage debate, but draconian anti-gay legislation set to pass as a “Christmas gift” in Uganda could prod them to ask whether their doctrine really reflects their religion.
Top 10 Everything: International News
In 55 wide-ranging lists, TIME surveys the highs and lows, the good and the bad of the past 12 months
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The Chinese government tightens its control over Macau’s casino industry, growing demand for domestic helpers fuels human trafficking in India and riots break out in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The Confessions of a Sniper: A Rebel Gunman in Aleppo and His Conscience
The sharpshooter had been a zealous convert to the cause of overthrowing Bashar Assad but one fateful and tragic assignment has unsettled his soul
Is Netanyahu Trying to Make the Two-State Option an Impossibility?
The go-ahead on the E1 settlements could make a contiguous Palestinian West Bank a practical impossibility–and with it, a viable two-state solution to the decades long impasse.
U.K. Slams ‘Immoral’ Tax Practices of Multinational Companies
A group of British lawmakers has released a report accusing multinational companies Amazon, Google and Starbucks of “immorally” using tax practices that allegedly allow them to “pay little or no corporation tax” in Britain.
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