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Army Sergeant First Class Robin Johnson and a member of the Iraqi army.
Conflict & Justice
The military is going beyond PTSD to help soldiers who have suffered a ‘moral injury’
A cartoon in Slovakian newspaper SME Daily
Arts, Culture & Media
How do you say ‘selfie’ in Danish, or French or Arabic?
Political activist Ahmed Douma
Global Politics
The sentencing of political activists in Egypt has raised fear of Mubarak-era repression
Joanna Ebenstein, founder of Morbid Anatomy, in a Krampus mask.
Arts, Culture & Media
Meet Krampus, the guy who really gets you if you’re naughty
A massive evergreen tree towers over the atrium in one of Istanbul’s largest malls.
Lifestyle & Belief
Wondering why there’s Christmas in a Muslim country? It’s just business, as usual
Kalashnikov Rifle
Conflict & Justice
Mikhail Kalashnikov, has died at 94, with ‘no regrets’
Arts, Culture & Media
Music heard on air for December 23, 2013
Conflict & Justice
Naughty or nice? Why is Putin freeing prominent dissidents?
Rhum art at Habitation Clement, Martinique
Arts, Culture & Media
You say Rum. I say Rhum. What the H is going on?
Khodorkovsky
Global Politics
There are many unknowns ahead for Mikhail Khodorkovsky, but he’s ready for the future
Arts, Culture & Media
Young Diomedes Diaz’ death captivates Colombia
Cho Mei and her parents, refugees from Burma, bought their first Christmas tree this year. Mei says she's even participating in a 'Secret Santa' gift exchange with her family-- something she learned from her Burmese church group in Oakland.
Lifestyle & Belief
These Liberian and Myanmar refugees cook up old, and new, Christmas traditions
Actors Rebecca Schneebaum, Maureen Keiller and Bobbie Steinbach (not pictured) performed "Muttersprache Mameloschn" at the Goethe Institut in Boston.
Arts, Culture & Media
What happened to Jewish survivors who stayed in the former East Germany after the Holocaust?