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Putin: 'Free man' Snowden in Moscow

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:27 AM PDT

Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who spilled U.S. surveillance secrets to the world, is a "free man" biding his time in a Moscow airport, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters Tuesday in Finland.

With Egypt in limbo, schools suffer

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 05:02 AM PDT

As Egypt struggles to wade through its political problems, an entire generation is at risk of being lost.

Spinning statue stumps museum

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 05:40 AM PDT

The museum officials were stumped. A statue is supposed to stand still, not rotate all by itself.

Empty seat mocks media

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:45 AM PDT

Do I stay or do I go. Almost everyone has already boarded the plane, including dozens of journalists. The airport staff, including lots of security guards, are now glaring at me.

How to fix broken schools?

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 02:07 PM PDT

As Egypt struggles to wade through its political problems, an entire generation is at risk of being lost.

India's floods called 'ecocide'

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 05:40 AM PDT

As the source of the Ganges River, the site of Hinduism's famous Char Dham pilgrimage and home to Rishikesh, the meditation retreat made famous by The Beatles, the India's northern Uttarakhand state justifies its title of "Land of the Gods."

Spinning statue stumps museum

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 06:14 AM PDT

The museum officials were stumped. A statue is supposed to stand still, not rotate all by itself.

Taliban attack presidential palace in Kabul

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 09:10 AM PDT

A group of attackers stormed the entrance to the presidential palace in Kabul early Tuesday -- but they were quickly repelled, Afghan police said.

India's deadly floods called 'ecocide'

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 05:21 AM PDT

As the source of the Ganges River, the site of Hinduism's famous Char Dham pilgrimage and home to Rishikesh, the meditation retreat made famous by The Beatles, the India's northern Uttarakhand state justifies its title of "Land of the Gods."

Rousseff proposes Brazil political reforms

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 09:16 AM PDT

In the wake of massive anti-government protests, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff proposed a referendum as a way to place political reform in the public's hands.

Qatar power transfer: Why it's unusual, historic

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 05:20 AM PDT

Qatar, a tiny but influential Persian Gulf nation, will have a new leader.

Will African coins rewrite Australian history?

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 05:22 AM PDT

Can a handful of ancient copper coins from a once-opulent but now abandoned corner of East Africa change what we know about Australian history?