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The complicated story behind the famous hymn ‘Amazing Grace’

Culture

While the song has a universal message, its origins are much more complex.

A NATO soldier stands at the site of a suicide car bomb blast in Kabul, on October 11th. A suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of foreign troops in the Afghan capital during rush hour-traffic, flipping an armored vehicle on its side. No fatalities were

What veterans think about President Obama extending the US military mission in Afghanistan

Conflict
Monterrey Pride parade

Will Caitlyn Jenner bring more attention to the issues still affecting the transgender community?

Lifestyle
President Barack Obama shakes hands with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tameem bin Hamad Al Thani, while hosting the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council at Camp David on May 14, 2015.

A royal Saudi ‘snub’ isn’t stopping the flow of American weapons to the Gulf

Conflict
President Obama at a news conference. His certainty about a North Korean hack aroused journalists' suspicions.

Did Obama tip off reporters to the US hack of North Korea?

Global Politics
A St. Petersburg shop advertises a sale as Russia's ruble crashes to unprecedented lows Tuesday.

A plunging Russian ruble generates nervousness and humor

Economics

Russians had a rude awakening this morning when they discovered that their interest rates doubled overnight AND the ruble plunged to its lowest level. The Russian Central Bank increased interest rates by 7 percent, hoping to avert a ruble freefall. And it could get worse.

A campaign sign is pictured on November 3, 2014. Republicans are poised to pick up seats and could win control of the US Senate on Tuesday in midterm elections heavily influenced by deep voter dissatisfaction with President Barack Obama's job performance.

American campaign rhetoric stuns overseas observers

Global Politics

When you call your leader a dictator, it seems like things are getting pretty bad in your country. But rhetoric like that has been par for the course in the 2014 midterm elections, and The Guardian’s Rory Carroll says explaining that to readers overseas is a big challenge.