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Author Germaine Greer's latest book chronicles her efforts to reclaim part of Australia's ancient rainforest.
Environment
Feminist icon Germaine Greer is getting down in the dirt for a new challenge
Author Germaine Greer's latest book chronicles her efforts to reclaim part of Australia's ancient rainforest.
Environment
Feminist icon Germaine Greer is getting down in the dirt for a new challenge
People pray next to the bodies of eight Palestinian members from the al-Haj family from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian medics said the relatives were killed in an early morning air strike carried out by Israel that destroyed at least
Conflict & Justice
In attacking Israel, Hamas might be trying out a back-to-basics strategy
Arts, Culture & Media
Country music fans in Ireland are reeling as Garth Brooks’ comeback tour concerts are cancelled
Mynor Guevara speaks to a colleague after he barricaded himself in the Guatemala City pharmacy where he shot activist Patricia Samayoa. She was the sixth friend of journalist Jill Replogle to die in the past five years in Guatemala.
Conflict & Justice
Even thousands of miles away, there’s seemingly no escape from Guatemala’s violence
Security officers stand outside the U.S. Embassy in Berlin July 10, 2014. Germany asked the top U.S. intelligence official at the Berlin embassy on Thursday to leave the country, a highly unusual step reflecting the deep anger within Angela Merkel's gover
Global Politics
Spying on friends doesn’t necessarily make them enemies
NSA
Global Politics
Why is the US government spying on this Muslim American lawyer?
Sports
How Argentinians made ‘Bad Moon Rising’ their soccer anthem
Sports
How Argentinians made ‘Bad Moon Rising’ their soccer anthem
Blood Sport
Sports
The story behind the story of Alex Rodriguez’s suspension from Major League Baseball
Global Politics
Their ‘Great Charter’ is nice. But some British pols are pushing for a proper constitution
Music Heard on Air
Music heard on the air for July 10, 2014
Sports
Will Brazil’s World Cup loss go down as a sad sports moment, or become a political flashpoint?
Gas flares at the Suncor Oil Sands Mining Site.
Environment
The view over Alberta’s tar sands shows booming wealth — and environmental destruction
Greek armor
Arts, Culture & Media
Why did Greek warriors go to war wearing what today looks like a linen mini-dress?