Wikileaks: Does Bradley Manning deserve a Nobel Peace Prize?
February 9, 2012, at 3:10 PMIcelandic lawmakers nominate the accused secret spiller — reigniting a debate over whether Manning aided the world, or aided the enemy
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February 9, 2012, at 8:30 AMSantorum's million-dollar day, Syria's escalating violence, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
Could Vladimir Putin really face a 'Russian Spring'?
February 8, 2012, at 2:51 PMThough the resilient Russian leader is still a near-lock to win back the presidency next month, anti-Putin protests are growing
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Can America's relationship with Egypt be saved?
February 7, 2012, at 5:55 PMEgypt's refusal to back down from its decision to arrest 19 Americans deepens a worrying rift between the longtime allies
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Ousting Syria's Assad: Whose responsibility is it?
February 7, 2012, at 12:14 PMMany world leaders agree that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has to go. But no one is eagerly volunteering to sweep him aside
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Daniel Larison: The brewing proxy war in Syria
February 6, 2012, at 5:55 PMAs Western governments clamor for Bashar al-Assad's ouster, they roar toward a dangerous conflict with Syria's Russian and Iranian patrons
Closing the U.S. embassy in Syria: Will it help?
February 6, 2012, at 5:25 PMAs Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces shell dissenters, Washington summons its diplomats home
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Queen Elizabeth's diamond anniversary: By the numbers
February 6, 2012, at 4:25 PMBritain's reigning monarch has seen a dozen presidents, six popes, and 30 corgis come and go since assuming the throne in 1952
Would Israel attack Iran without U.S. approval?
February 6, 2012, at 1:29 PMEhud Barak and Co. are ratcheting up their rhetoric as Iran's nuclear program continues unchecked — and many U.S. officials don't think our allies are bluffing
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Why Russia won't take a stand against Syria: 4 theories
February 6, 2012, at 9:53 AMMoscow and Beijing block a United Nations effort to condemn Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. What is Russia hoping to gain?
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The man who stole a glacier... to make cocktails?
February 6, 2012, at 6:30 AMChilean police say they have busted a ring of thieves who swiped ice from a remote Patagonian glacier to sell to trendy restaurants
Europe's unrelenting deep freeze: By the numbers
February 3, 2012, at 1:31 PMHundreds have died as a wave of cold air from Siberia pushes temperatures in many towns to their lowest point in a century
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Dissecting the Mayan apocalypse
February 3, 2012, at 11:25 AMDid the ancient Mayans really predict that the world would end in 2012, as millions of people believe?
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Will Egypt's soccer riot derail the revolution?
February 2, 2012, at 4:01 PMFirst fatal riots. Then a massive protest. Is this the justification for a crackdown that Egypt's ruling military has been looking for?
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