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Members of the Tunisian parliament wave flags after approving the country's new constitution.. Tunisia's national assembly approved the country's new constitution on Sunday in one of the final steps to full democracy three years after protests erupted int
Conflict & Justice
Tunisia is succeeding where Egypt failed
Civilians stand along a street in Homs. Washington called on the Syrian government on Monday to allow aid convoys into Homs, where "people are starving", and said that all civilians must be allowed to leave the besieged area freely.
Conflict & Justice
Why some residents of the besieged Syrian city of Homs are staying put
As more young people try hookah smoking, health officials urge them to keep in mind it's just as dangerous as cigarettes.
Health & Medicine
Why the popular trend of smoking hookah in Detroit has one doctor alarmed
Sochi
Sports
Russia steps away from its Soviet past one cuddly Olympic mascot at a time
Gary Shteyngart
Arts, Culture & Media
The world according to Gary Shteyngart in four languages
French President François Hollande
Global Politics
A friend of François Hollande says he wanted a ‘Chinese Wall’ between his public and private life
Sochi has been struggling to make its public spaces handicapped accessible, including sidewalk markings for the visually impaired. Two weeks before the Olympics, there was still work to be done.
Sports
Sochi says goodbye to its Soviet era and hello to a modern Olympics
US luger sliders
Sports
The new Olympic luge relay race has three sleds, four racers and a touchpad
A green tamale -- filled with chicken and cilantro -- made by Karina Medina, and sold on the street in Lima.
Arts, Culture & Media
Here’s why some Peruvians are giving up jobs as lawyers and accountants to become chefs
Music Heard on Air
Music heard on the air for January 27, 2014
French electronic duo Daft Punk
Arts, Culture & Media
Daft Punk does something no other French music group has