The Taliban's Qatar Office: Are Prospects for Peace Doomed?
The elaborate opening ceremony seemed to suggest the Doha office was an embassy of an alternative government rather than a front for Afghan reconciliation
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Protesters Throng Brazil's Streets to Rail Against Government Corruption
Anger over a bus ticket price fare hike in the Brazilian megapolis of Sao Paolo has blown the lid off a seething pot of frustrations and tensions
James Gandolfini, 1961-2013: A Made Man Who Made TV Great
TIME TV critic James Poniewozik says that Gandolfini, with his subtle performance as a suburban mobster in The Sopranos, wrote the blueprint for the modern, complicated TV antihero
Boehner in a Bind on Immigration
Passing the bill may be his trickiest challenge
Brazil's Protests Reveal Region's Fumbling Elites
Latin American citizens are demanding equal rights
Ben Bernanke to Markets: Chill Out!
The Fed will keep short-term interest rates near zero
Phoenix: 5 Concert-Tour Tips
Thomas Mars shares the secrets of the band's road-trip success
Microsoft Backtracks on Xbox One
Following intense backlash, a reversal on used games and offline play
Gender Benders
12 brands defying sex stereotypes
Ford Smartens Up by Dumbing Down
Too much tech in our cars is baffling drivers
Oxford English Dictionary Adds New Words
"Slow jam" and "geekery" are officially real things
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