More outwardly reputable middle-class people are shoplifting to cope with the economic downturn. And researchers say it may be hard to break them of the habit
Pakistani's designers celebrate couture with a nod to local styles and fashions -- and political turbulence
Hizballah got a greater share of power than that allocated them by the voters in a country where the ballot box rarely has the last word
A 28-year-old Russian-born German man was found guilty Wednesday of murder and sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman in a Dresden courtroom
France and Britain have never been the best of friends. But when Pierre Lellouche, the French Minister for European Affairs, called Britain's Conservative Party "autistic" and "pathetic," he may have crossed the line
In its first report on women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization explores how gender inequality kills millions of women and girls each year
In 1959, TIME magazine published its first edition for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. We look back at the politicians and pop idols, activists and athletes who shaped the region of the past five decades
Tuna populations around the world are being fished more aggressively. Even General Santos, the so-called Tuna Capital of the Philippines, sashimi export and canneries have been hit by a downturn in the number of fish coming to port.
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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The Iconic Photo of the Berlin Wall
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