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Ahmet Uzumcu, head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, speaks during an interview in Rome January 16, 2014. The removal and destruction of the most dangerous agents in Syria's chemical weapons arsenal may not be completed until th
Conflict
Chemical weapons watchdog warns on Aleppo barrel bomb attacks
An aerial view of the Haj pilgrimage in Mecca
Global Politics
“You’re not Muslims!” Iran and Saudi Arabia in new war of words.
Jalal Baig hamming it up in grade school
Belief
Eid memories: ‘The highs and lows of my childhood depended on the moon.’
In Buddhist Myanmar, there's a view that abortion is wrong because "human life happens only in a blue moon, so we shouldn't waste a life like this."
Health
Providing safe illegal abortions in Myanmar is a ‘karmic balance,’ says one doctor
A teenage horseman practices his draw between rounds of horseback archery. The event, known as "Atchan jaa atuu," requires riders to shoot at targets while at full gallop.
Culture
At the World Nomad Games, top athletes compete in horseback archery, eagle hunting and more