First Indian woman on Everest aids Himalayan flood relief efforts

Germans stick to their bottled water as tap tries to gain foothold

American evangelical collectors buy up Dead Sea Scroll fragments

Brazilian chef makes authentic Amazon food more accessible

California grandmother fights deportation after 30 years in United States

Immigrants, legal groups allege harsh treatment at U.S. border

Reports: Snowden granted temporary asylum in Russia

Rome’s traffic congestion breathes new life into biking

Scientist makes breakthrough on effort to create non-explosive fertilizer

Chicago’s Polish Village businesses hope immigration reform leads to revival

In China, entrepreneurs lead fight to curb air pollution

Brazil trying to reinvigorate sugar ethanol for cars

Israeli officials promise public referendum on any peace agreement

Teenage Ethiopian Americans bring parents’ music to life

Vietnamese Americans help Vietnamese bloggers stay one step ahead of authorities

Intensive Lunch: Controversial rice growing technique offers hope for bigger yields

Influx of Syrian refugees causing fresh tension in Lebanon

For People and Leopards Outside Mumbai, it’s Largely Live and Let Live

Bug farmer working to introduce insects to European diets

Turkish prime minister courts Kurds in bid to establish strong presidency

As Myanmar’s politics change, rural farmers still looking for recovery of their own

China’s economic rise fuels growth among outdoor pursuits

Turkish protests drive mixed reactions among political moderates

Language and culture of New Orleans embodied in one food: gumbo

School Year: South African students join countrymen in volunteering to honor Mandela

Solar-powered car now comes in family size

Snowden’s disclosure prompts global debate over privacy versus national security

Changing Myanmar means new dynamic between monks, government

Tracking Charity: Experts worry effectiveness of bed nets is waning

Pakistani men try blind texts to find love

Historical photos circulating depict women medical pioneers

American pop culture brings Yiddish language to the world

Mass. community puts Afghan-style counter-insurgency tactics to use against gangs

Italian band Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino sings to exorcise financial demons

Maine legislators agree to reopen path for international fish spawning

Jerusalem shopping mall at center of culture war in Israel

Spanish government plan takes wind out of sails of country’s renewable energy sector

Mrs. Lovett’s Colorful Math Classroom

Filipino domestic workers flee war in Syria, return home to no work

South African school discovers challenges in increasing enrollment, class sizes

Israeli-born Ethiopian Jew embraces ancestry in her music

Workers in Brazil mixed on public spending to prepare for sporting events

Rio de Janeiro’s controversial favela pacification program shows signs of success

Some immigrants sour on plan for path to citizenship in immigration reform bill

China’s new rich looking to get education on manners

Immigration reform would bring end to U.S. visa program benefitting Africans

Some Turks reconsidering Arabic connection to Turkish language

Solar powered ocean-going boat makes pitstop in Boston

Vegan lunch: Going meatless in Beijing

Disability rights advocate paints picture of changing Russia

Ancient Hellenes religion makes comeback in Greece

Undocumented immigrant drivers’ licenses latest battleground in reform efforts

Cold War linguists: NSA spies in Teufelsberg kept ear on Soviets

Brazil ratcheting up security as preparations for World Cup, Olympics continue

Brazil looks to education to improve upward social mobility

Australia moves to rein in pervasive gambling messages in sports

In South Africa, death in family puts high schooler at the helm

Turkish protesters turn slur around in protest against government actions

Deportation leaves family split apart, no one truly home

Greek government, citing budget problems, pulls plug on public broadcaster