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Around The World In 10 Photos

Posted 06.02.2012

Read More: Photos, Photography, India, Senegal Poverty, World, Egypt, Photos of the World, Spain, Senegal, International Photos, Senegal Hunger, Egypt Elections, China, World News

From Argentina to Zimbabwe, the monumental to the day-to-day, each week, HuffPost World will present some of the most remarkable images from across th...

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How U.S. Taxpayers Are Funding the Taliban

Michael Hughes | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Hamid Karzai, World, Afghanistan, Books, Taliban, Abdul-Qayum-Karzai, Vietnam, Usaid, World News, World News
Michael Hughes

The U.S. has been financing both sides of the war in Afghanistan since 2001 as a startling percentage of foreign aid continues to flood Taliban coffers on a daily basis, according to Douglas A. Wissing in his new book.

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Insecurities Over Sovereignty: Why Pakistan Sentenced Shakil Afridi

Aziz Nayani | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: India, World, Abbottabad, Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, US-Pakistan Relations, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, World News, Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, Kashmir, World News
Aziz Nayani

On the surface, it makes little sense for Pakistan to convict the man who assisted in operations aimed at capturing bin Laden. The decision reveals a larger insecurity within the Pakistani psyche.

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Around The World In 10 Photos

Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Photography, Photos, World, Sudan, Germany, Central America, World Photos, Occupy, Protestors, Queen Elizabeth II, South Sudan, World News

From Argentina to Zimbabwe, the monumental to the day-to-day, each week, HuffPost World will present some of the most remarkable images from across th...

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Around The World in 10 Photos

Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Photos, Photography, Australia, World, Olympics, World Photos, Race, Pirate Party, Runners, Germany, Jewish, Oil, Muslims, Syria, China, World News

From Argentina to Zimbabwe, the monumental to the day-to-day, each week, HuffPost World will present some of the most remarkable images from across th...

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How Your Family Can Fly Around the World for (Almost) Free

David Code | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Frequent Flyer Miles, World, Travel, Vacation, Parenting, Credit Cards, Europe, Asia, Parents, Cheap Airfare, Parents News
David Code

Many parents either don't realize the power of their credit cards to earn vacations, or else they gave up on frequent flyer points after one frustrating attempt to redeem their miles

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An Open Letter to the Sultan of Oman : Please, Leave a Tip for a Sick Woman

Sasa Milosevic | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Sultan, World, Irena Paunovic, Health, Sultan of Oman, Oman, Zakat, Muslim, Organ Transplant, Sadaqah, Lung, Video, World News
Sasa Milosevic

During your recent and glamorous visit to Croatia, you left about $60,000 in tips for the staff of the hotels Hilton Imperial and Rixos Libertas in Dubrovnik.

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Al Qaeda Cooperators Give Inside View Of Terror Group

AP | By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Pakistan Terrorism, Terror, Terror Trial, World, Crime, Pakistan, Terrorism, Adis Medujanin Trial, Court Proceedings, Trials, New York, Al Qaeda, New York News

NEW YORK -- By the time a wayward kid from Long Island named Bryant Neal Vinas joined al-Qaeda in 2008, the sight of trainees swinging from monkey bar...

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Strange State of Palestinian Conflict Could Produce Unexpected Results

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Netanyahu, Iran, Gaza, West Bank, World, Middle East, Israel, Terrorism, Abbas, Olmert, Palestine, Fayyad, Diskin, Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike, World News
Daoud Kuttab

The Palestinian conflict is going through one of its strangest stages these days. So much is going against Palestine, yet so much is going for it.

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Remembering Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Vamsee Juluri | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Sai Baba Anniversary, Sathya Sai Baba, India, Hinduism, World, Sai Baba, Religion News
Vamsee Juluri

I have yet to find the right words for what he meant to my family and to me. He made me think that at its heart all religion is about selfless love, and he showed me that it is humanly possible.

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PHOTOS: 8 Surprising 'Inside-Out' Attractions

Conde Nast Traveler | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Outdoor, America, World, Activities, Rainforest, Park, Travel, Skydiving, Mountain, Skiing, Desert, Attractions, Theme Park, Indoor, Snow, Vacation, Museum, Slidepollajax, Conde Nast Traveler, Family, Active Travel, Adventure Travel, Travel News
Conde Nast Traveler

Ray Bradbury once wrote about an indoor dreamworld, the sun dome -- a giant spa and cafeteria centered around one giant, burning star. These attractions are similar -- and actually exist.

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Hunger Games -- The Price of Failed Transition

Duane Elgin | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Opportunity, World, Climate Change, Sustainability, HUnger Games, Hunger Games Movie, Transitions, Culture News
Duane Elgin

The first step in creating a positive future is to imagine it. If we can visualize a future of promise, we can create that future.

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Bringing Together the Palestinian Divide

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Netanyahu, Security, Hunger Strike, Wall, Gaza, West Bank, Peace, Rice, Obama, Two-State Solution, World, Bush, Free Passage, Shalabi, World News
Daoud Kuttab

The end of Hana Shalabi's 44-day hunger strike has produced mixed results, and has pointed out another under-reported issue -- the separation and difficulty of movement between Gaza and West Bank.

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Melting Before My Eyes

Lea Lane | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Travel, Climate Change, Glaciers, World, Greenland, Antarctica, Global Warming, Impact, Greenland Ice Melting, Greenland Glaciers, Greenland Ice, Green News
Lea Lane

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Shell Supports Iran's Murderous Mullahs; Should We Be Supporting Shell?

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 06.02.2012

Read More: Energy, Cnbc, Alaska, Department of the Interior, World, Royal Dutch Shell, Oil, Iran, Neda Agha Soltan, Beaufort Sea, Wall Street Journal, Iran's Mullahs, National Iranian Oil Company, Shell Oil, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

The callous greed in the oil patch seems to know no limits. Here we have a company, Royal Dutch Shell, bursting with earnings, at the apogee of its yearly returns, going after the last dollar or Euro to make things fatter still.

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Kony 2012 -- Why the Backlash Matters

Jeremy Konyndyk | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: World, Joseph Kony, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, Advocacy, Kony Uganda, Kony Crisis Uganda, kony2012 Controversey, kony2012, World News
Jeremy Konyndyk

As a result of the inadvertent harm caused by well-meaning but misguided advocacy and the offense caused by turning the Kony crisis into a marketing pitch, humanitarian advocates must hold themselves to a higher standard.

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Obama Fulminates Over China's Export Restrictions on Rare-Earths While Silent On OPEC's Collusion

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Rare-Earths, Kuwait, Nopec, President Obama, World, President Georgw W. Bush, Saudi Arabia, Anti-Trust Laws, Oil, Iran Oil Embargo, Congress, China, Opec, World News
Raymond J. Learsy

OPEC continues to practice its restraint of trade scot-free, with nary a word of condemnation given the influence of oil interests, the commodity exchanges, and our incredibly oblivious courts.

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Arab Spring Activists Inspired to Capture Airwaves

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Egypt, Community Radio, World, Radio, Foreign Affairs, Tunis, Palestine, Libya, World News, Palestine Radio, Media News
Daoud Kuttab

Palestine's experience of capturing airwaves in a period of transition was of extreme interest to media activists from Libya, Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen.

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Christian Zionism Challenged In Bethlehem

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Christian Zionism, Palestine, Christianity, Religion, Obama, Foreign Affairs, World, Palestinians, Evangelicals, Israel, Religion News
Daoud Kuttab

The "Christ at the Checkpoint" conference hosted more than 600 evangelicals from around the world. But before it opened, the conference was the subject of multi-pronged attacks.

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The Lives of Chinese Migrant Workers: An Interview With Author Michelle Dammon Loyalka

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Migrant Workers, Xi'An, World, Economy, Books, China, Inland China, Chinese Workers, Michelle Dammon Loyalka, Books News
Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Loyalka's new book zeroes in on the experiences of workers not in one of China's coastal boom towns or in Beijing but in the much less frequently written about inland metropolis of Xi'an.

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ELECTION EXTRAVAGANZA: 2012 Will Tell All (MAP)

Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Elections, Video, World, Yemen Elections, Vladimir Putin, US Elections, Barack Obama, Calderon, Nicolas Sarkozy, Russia Elections, Mexico Elections, France Elections, World News

Will Putin remain in power in Russia? Is French president Nicolas Sarkozy headed for a second term? Who will call the White House home next January? ...

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Pakistan's Colonial State of Mind Keeps Baloch in Chains

Michael Hughes | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Punjab, Human Rights, World, Baloch, Pakistan, Balochistan, British Imperialism, Barack Obama, State Department, World News, Afghanistan, World News
Michael Hughes

American politicians were quick to condemn monsters like Gaddafi for human rights atrocities but are still reluctant to do the same with Pakistan. There isn't a military solution to this crisis.

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WATCH: Ai Weiwei Design UK Pavilion Via Skype

Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Video, World, Ai Weiwei Chines Government, Olympics 2012, Ai Weiwei Serpentine Gallery, Ai Weiwei Skype, Ai Weiwei Olympics, Ai Weiwei, UK Arts, Arts News

Legendary Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, along with architectural design duo Herzog & de Meuron, will design the Serpentine Gallery pavilion f...

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The Happiest People In The World...

Reuters | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Happiest People in the World, Ipsos Poll, Ipsos Global, Ipsos, World, Reuters, World Happiness, Happiest World, Happiest Country, Happy World, World News

NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Despite economic woes, wars, conflicts and natural disasters the world is a happier place today than it was four years ...

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In London, Egypt's Wael Ghonim Criticises 'Western Double Standards'

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Wael Ghonim, Google, Arab Spring, Twitter, World, Egypt, Revolution, UK Tech, Muslims, Hosni Mubarak, Facebook, Syria, UK News
Faisal J. Abbas

Are Arabs better or worse off following the 2011 revolutions? Did the Arab Spring make the world a safer place and should the UK and USA accept the new democratically-elected governments of the Middle East if the people vote-in religious parties which may oppose Western interests?

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