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China's then Public Security Minister Zhou Yongkang attends the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing. (October 16, 2007 file photo)
Global Politics
It’s official. The ‘Dick Cheney’ of China is a target of Beijing’s anti-corruption campaign
Global Politics
It was once the world’s most important political border — now it’s a bike path
Shanghai Husi Food - a major supplier to many foreign fast-food chains in China, including McDonald's and KFC has been accused of using tainted meat.
Business, Economics and Jobs
A meat scandal in China has customers asking just how safe is Western fast food?
A member of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) takes his position during a patrol looking for militants of the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in a neighborhood in Ramadi, July 23, 2014.
Global Politics
Iraq is in serious trouble. Here’s how it got there
Russian-owned VTB Bank will be impacted by EU sanctions against Russia's economy. A monument of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin stands on the top of a building.
Global Politics
With new sanctions, the EU launches a broad economic attack on Russia
A car drives past the remains of a spent ammunition on the suburbs of Donetsk, Tuesday. Intense fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine killed dozens of civilians, soldiers and rebels, as Kiev pressed on with an offensi
Conflict & Justice
A Ukrainian military offensive blocks access to Malaysia Airlines crash site
A car drives past the remains of a spent ammunition on the suburbs of Donetsk, Tuesday. Intense fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine killed dozens of civilians, soldiers and rebels, as Kiev pressed on with an offensi
Conflict & Justice
A Ukrainian military offensive blocks access to Malaysia Airlines crash site
Communist flags are reflected in a lingerie shop window during a traditional Labor Day march in St. Petersburg in 2013.
Global Politics
The Russian government has banned lingerie — for your health
A member of the Kurdish security forces takes up position with his weapon as he guards a section of an oil refinery.
Conflict & Justice
After ISIS advance, Kurds win back important control over northern Iraq’s oil
Xavante indigenous activist Hiparidi Toptiro has been fighting to keep his tribe's protected forests, in Mato Grosso state, safe from farmers looking to expand their soy fields. Toptiro has bullet scars testifying to the dangers of activism in Brazil.
Environment
Activists in Brazil are fighting to protect the environment — and their lives
Music Heard on Air
Music heard on air for July 29, 2014