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Afghan demonstrators took to the streets for the fourth straight day on Friday, shouting anti-American slogans and violently protesting the U.S. military's burning of Korans.

Afghanistan's Koran riots: A crucial 'tipping point'?

February 24, 2012, at 2:55 PM

Protests spread after U.S. soldiers set Muslim holy books on fire, potentially blowing NATO's last shot to win over the Afghan populace

After U.S. soldiers inadvertently burn Muslim holy books in Afghanistan, President Obama writes a three-page apology note to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Will Obama's Koran-burning apology satisfy Afghans?

February 23, 2012, at 6:22 PM

The president says he's sorry about the U.S. military's "inadvertent" burning of Korans, which has already sparked violence claiming the lives of two U.S. soldiers

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Iran would not modify its nuclear program, regardless of international pressure.

Did foiled nuke inspections in Iran take us 'a big step closer to war'?

February 23, 2012, at 12:42 PM

International experts are denied access to a military site suspected of harboring nuclear weapons research — and the consequences could be dire

Afghan men shout anti-U.S. slogans: Protests erupted across Afghanistan over the burning of copies of the Koran at a NATO base.

The U.S. military's Afghan Koran burnings: 4 consequences

February 22, 2012, at 11:05 AM

For a second straight day, riots rage in Afghanistan after Muslim holy books are inadvertently burned at a U.S.-run NATO base

Daniel Larison: The problem with political bloviating on China

February 21, 2012, at 5:25 PM

U.S. presidential candidates love to harp on the world's most populous nation. But once they're in office, they quickly start singing a different tune

A oil tanker pulls into a Spanish port: Iran has cut off oil shipments to France and Britain, and has also threatened to stop sales to Spain and other EU countries.

How badly will Iran's oil 'blackmail' hurt Europe?

February 21, 2012, at 2:44 PM

Tehran cuts off oil shipments to the U.K. and France in retaliation for Western sanctions over Iran's nuclear program. Is this bad for the EU ... or Iran?

U.N. peacekeepers from Indonesia patrol the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 1993: The U.N. mission ended two decades of war, and help set up democratic elections.

Forget Syria: 5 cases where the U.N. wasn't impotent

February 17, 2012, at 11:18 AM

The U.N.'s condemnation of Syria won't force Bashar al-Assad to end his bloody crackdown. But that doesn't mean the U.N. is always toothless

Chinese gamers at an internet cafe: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) says Chinese hackers are illegally stealing business secrets from American firms.

Hacked: How China is stealing America's business secrets

February 16, 2012, at 3:52 PM

Sen. John Kerry is fed up with China's penchant for looting technology from U.S. businesses — up to $400 billion worth of data each year. When will it stop?

In the face of increasingly harsh international sanctions, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced this week that Tehran's nuclear scientists had made two "major" breakthroughs.

Iran's latest nuclear advances: 4 reasons the world should worry

February 16, 2012, at 10:49 AM

The State Department says Iran is overhyping its progress to look strong in the face of punishing sanctions. But how much of a comfort is that, really?

Yunte Huang: Why Republicans should lay off China

February 15, 2012, at 6:15 PM

Pete Hoekstra sparked a media firestorm with his racist "yellowgirl" ad. Sadly, he's hardly the only Republican trafficking in xenophobic Beijing-bashing

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, pictured in 2006, has instructed his followers to help Syrian protesters topple Bashar al-Assad's "pernicious, cancerous regime."

Are jihadists hijacking Syria's uprising?

February 15, 2012, at 10:43 AM

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri goes public with his support for the Syrian opposition — even though protesters want nothing to do with him

Xi Jinping, born into affluence but forced into years of harsh labor when his father ran afoul of Chairman Mao, has since worked his way up in the Communist Party, and is slated to assume China's presidency next year.

Xi Jinping: The 'mystery man' in line to lead China

February 15, 2012, at 10:32 AM

America is getting an introduction this week to the Chinese vice president, who is being groomed as the booming nation's next leader. A guide to Beijing's future boss

Members of F.E.W. Collective, a Chicago-based rap group, pose with Pakistani students: The group's Pakistan tour, funded by the U.S. State Department, led the South Asian nation to attempt a ban on hip-hop.

Pakistan's war on hip-hop: A 'lesson in tolerance'?

February 14, 2012, at 3:37 PM

What a ban on "vulgar" music says about a nation's evolving culture wars and its relationship to the West

This Israeli embassy car, pictured at a New Delhi police station, was damaged in a Monday bombing that Israel is blaming on Iran.

Coordinated attacks on Israeli diplomats: Payback from Iran?

February 14, 2012, at 3:14 PM

Bitter tensions between Israel and Iran grow worse as the feuding nations trade accusations over bombing attempts on Israelis in India and Georgia

Demonstrators protest near Homs: Syrian forces resumed their bombardment of the city of Homs Monday after Arab countries called for U.N. peacekeepers.

Syria: What's the Arab League's next move?

February 13, 2012, at 12:13 PM

Regional leaders call for a cease-fire and a U.N.-Arab peacekeeping force in Syria. Can they make it happen?

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