After shunning media attention and the use of the Obama name, the U.S. leader's half brother has come out with a semiautobiographical novel
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Twin Italian archaeologists say they have discovered the remains of an army once thought to have been mythical, deep in the sands of the Sahara
As rising property prices in China threaten to become a bubble, policymakers are faced with difficult choices.
Concerned that it is becoming a destination for "suicide tourism," Switzerland wants to tighten its decades-old assisted-suicide law. But Swiss citizens are not so sure they want a change
Spain is in an uproar over Extremadura's decision to host seminars promoting "sexual self-exploration" among teenagers. The display of sex toys
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In the western desert of Algeria, the Sahrawi people hold an annual film festival to bring attention to their three decades in exile
Drug cartels have converted a tiny African country into an international nexus of illegal trade
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