Two of Iran's Presidential Candidates Are Wanted for Murder

Firefighters and rescue workers search through the rubble of the Buenos Aires Jewish Community center in this July 18, 1994, file photo after a car bomb rocked the building, killing 85 people.
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Iran has announced the list of eight qualified candidates who have been approved to campaign for president, including two men who are suspects in a notorious 1994 terrorist attack.

By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 4, 2013

The Church of England Still Won't Let Its Gay Bishops Have Sex

On Friday the Church of England announced that it's decided that to allow gay clergy to be elevated to bishop, even if they are in a civil partnership — provided they aren't actually having sex with anyone.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 4, 2013

Iran Actually Agrees to More Nuclear Talks

Iran's top nuclear negotiator announced Friday that his nation will sit down for talks with the world's six major nuclear powers this month, rekindling a small bit of hope for a deal to end the country's bid for nuclear weapons.

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By David Wagner

Jan 4, 2013

Today's Best

Five Best Friday Columns

Rebecca Dana on Current TV, Paul Krugman on budget bickering, Jeremy Warner on robotic economic growth, Tim Padgett on Venezuela's ailing leader, and William Pesek on India's rape case. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 4, 2013

The Horror of Driving a Subway Train That Kills Someone

The awful stories of two recent New York City subway deaths have sparked sad tales of the victims and their murderers, but have mostly ignored another another unlucky participant: the driver of the train who had to watch someone die.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 4, 2013

Lung Infection May Keep Hugo Chavez from His Own Inauguration

Venezuelan officials have finally offered some news on the health of President Hugo Chavez, saying he has "respiratory insufficiency" due to a severe lung infection. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 4, 2013

Malala Yousafzai Checks Out of the Hospital

The young Pakistani girl who was nearly assassinated by Taliban forces last October has been discharged from a British hospital, but still faces more surgery and lengthy recovery process.

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By Connor Simpson

Jan 3, 2013

Meanwhile, in Canada, a Narwhal Tusk Smuggling Ring Has Been Busted

Does one of your neighbors have a narwhal tusk displayed in his living room for the whole world to see? Well, you should tell him to put it away, because that majestic tooth from the unicorn of the sea was, most likely, smuggled illegally from Canada.

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By Connor Simpson

Jan 3, 2013

The State Department Does Not Want Google's Eric Schmidt in North Korea

Your dreams of a Google in North Korea (and the hilarious Google doodle potential therein) is not in jeopardy, but the State Department does not condone Bill Richardson and Eric Schmidt's big trip to North Korea, at least not right now.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Jan 3, 2013

Chart of the Day

India's Rape Problem, Mapped

India has continued to reel following the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi, and now, as her attackers face charges, a map looks at the country through rape statistics

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By David Wagner

Jan 3, 2013

Today's Best

Five Best Thursday Columns

Alex Koppelman on the Sandy relief bill, Charles Blow on future cliffs, Matt Lewis on conservatives losing the culture war, Sheri Berman on waning Arab Spring optimism, and Gideon Rachman on Britain's relationship with the EU.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 3, 2013

Drone Strike Kills Top Taliban Commander in Pakistan

Maulvia Nazir, a Pakistani tribal leader with links to the Afghan Talbian, was killed on Wednesday night along with 12 other militants in two U.S. drone attacks near the Afghanistan border. 

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By J.K. Trotter

Jan 3, 2013

Vladimir Putin Has Officially Made Gerard Depardieu an Ex-Frenchman

In the midst of a French flap over taxing the rich, Putin publicly offered Depardieu a Russian passport. But that was only the start: According to the Kremlin's official Twitter account, Depardieu is now an actual citizen of Russia.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 3, 2013

Bored, Lonely Japanese Man Becomes a 'War Tourist' in Syria

Calling himself "a combination of samurai and kamikaze," a Japanese truck driver is so bored with life at home that takes vacations in Syria, photographing the war from the front lines.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 3, 2013

Police to Seek Death Penalty Against Indian Rape Suspects

Police in India will reportedly submit 50 pages of criminal charges against five men on Thursday, including murder, rape, robbery, assault, and kidnapping for the brutal gang rape of a young woman that has generated worldwide outrage.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 2, 2013

'Egypt's Jon Stewart' Under Investigation for Making Fun of Morsi

Egyptian prosecutors are investigating the host of a satirical political TV news show (sound familiar?) because he may have insulted the president. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 2, 2013

Can an Anti-Blackout Save Journalist James Foley in Syria?

We may never know whether imposed silences by their parent organizations helped NBC News's Richard Engel or The New York Times's David Rohde escape, but the Agence France-Presse is now trying the opposite.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 2, 2013

Death Toll From Syria's Increasingly Grim War Passes 60,000

As disturbing videos surfaced, bombs went off, and another journalist disappeared, the conflict in Syria reached a macabre milestone this week.

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By David Wagner

Jan 2, 2013

Today's Best

Five Best Wednesday Columns

Ezra Klein on the GOP's fiscal compromise, Maureen Dowd on the Democrats' cliff surprise, Amy Davidson on future fiscal fights, Anuradha Roy on rape in India, and Shashank Joshi on Pakistan's nuclear weapons.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 2, 2013

India's Accused Gang Rapists Are Having a Tough Time Finding Lawyers

Police reports revealed today that the six men accused of the fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old student allegedly tried to run over over her after they raped and attacked her with an iron rod. That, on top of worldwide outrage, is making it really tough for these men to find legal representation. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jan 1, 2013

Wait, What Exactly Happened Last Night? A New Year's Review

Some people imbibe a little too much champagne on New Year's Eve and forget the night's previous events. So in the interest of helping those people piece together their night, we compiled a little news roundup of events from around the world. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 31, 2012

In Russia, Beer Will No Longer Be a Food

Don't laugh: Lagers, ales, and pilsners were long considered "food" by the Russian government, but thanks to a new rule going into effect in 2013 (any minute now over there), it's going to be a lot tougher to find a brewski in the motherland.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 31, 2012

A Heartbreaking Look Inside the World of India's Gang Rape Victim

As India drags its feet to prosecute the six men whose gang rape of a young woman on a New Delhi bus led to her death and continuing protests across the country, we're finding out more about the victim.

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By David Wagner

Dec 31, 2012

Today's Best

Five Best Monday Columns

Eric Singer on how the fiscal cliff affects paychecks in Congress, Jonathan Chait on Obama's fiscal caving, Bill Keller channels the NRA's president, John O'Sullivan on mass firings at Russia's Radio Liberty, and Gordon Chang on the Japanese economy.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Dec 31, 2012

Al-Qaeda Puts a Bounty on a U.S. Ambassador's Head

Al-Qaeda in Yemen has begun to offer bounties for anyone who kills U.S. soldiers and officials in their country, including the U.S. ambassador. 

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 30, 2012

Venezuela Cancels New Year's Festivities After Chavez Suffers 'Complications'

In a rough weekend for world leaders' health, Hugo Chavez ran up against "new complications" after his cancer surgery and remains in "delicate" condition in Cuba.

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By Connor Simpson

Dec 30, 2012

U.N. Envoy's Outlook for Syria Is Not Good

U.N. envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi isn't mincing words when it comes to how bad it is in Syria right now. It's already terrible and it's only getting worse. 

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By Connor Simpson

Dec 30, 2012

Protestors Take to Streets of India While Victim's Body Is Flown Home

The woman who was shockingly gang raped in India has been cremated, and the men who attacked her have all finally been charged with murder. 

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By Connor Simpson

Dec 30, 2012

The Video from That Russian Plane Crash Is Terrifying

Imagine driving down the highway one day when a plane suddenly careens into the side of the ramp you're driving on and debris starts flying everywhere. Horrifying, right? For some in Moscow, that became a reality on Saturday. And there's video, too. 

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By Connor Simpson

Dec 29, 2012

Francois Hollande's Big 75 Percent Millionaire's Tax Isn't Totally Dead

When France's Francois Hollande was elected President this year, his biggest mission was going to be reducing the country's massive deficit. His solution was an impressive 75 percent tax on earnings over $1 million. Unfortunately, that dream is dead. 

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By Connor Simpson

Dec 29, 2012

Bashar Al-Assad Barely Goes Outside Anymore

The Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is so paranoid about assassins coming for him that all of his meals are thoroughly vetted before he eats them, and he rarely ventures into the great outdoors anymore. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 28, 2012

The Gang Rape Victim Who Shocked India Has Died

The 23-year-old woman who was raped and attacked by six men on a moving bus in New Delhi, India, setting off a wave of protest and government action through the country, died as a result of her injuries in a Singapore hospital Friday.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 28, 2012

Chart of the Day

The Words That Define World History

What if the world were defined by its history? And what if that history was defined by Wikipedia? That's what this word-association map of each country on Earth illustrates.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 28, 2012

Could Belgium Bring Down Scientology?

After a years long legal battle, federal prosecutors in Belgium say they're ready to charge the Church of Scientology and its leaders as a criminal organization on charges of extortion, fraud, privacy breaches, and the illegal practice of medicine.

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By David Wagner

Dec 28, 2012

Today's Best

Five Best Friday Columns

Noam Scheiber on the truth about the fiscal cliff, Paul Krugman on the end of growth, Robert Samuelson on elite high schools, Walter Russell Mead on Syria, and Bruce Crumley on France's colonial legacy.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Dec 28, 2012

Russia Tells Assad to Start Talking to Syrian Rebels

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is pushing harder for actual negotiations to take place to end the Syrian civil war, but continues to insist that his country will not support any actual intervention.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 27, 2012

The Atlanta Braves Think This 'Screaming Indian' Logo Is a Good Idea

The team hasn't used their "Screaming Indian" logo in any capacity since 1989. Today, some 23 years later, they're bringing the offensive Native American imagery back — not that anyone in particular was asking for it.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 27, 2012

Chart of the Day

Where America's Adopted Children Come From

With Thursday's news that Vladimir Putin plans to sign a bill that would forbid Americans from adopting Russian children, the Wall Street Journal brings us this graph that shows how patterns of U.S. overseas adoption has changed since 1999

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 27, 2012

India Plans to Shame Rapists, Even as Its Cops Shame Rape Victims to Suicide

After a brutal gang rape that shocked the country, India's government promised to publicly post the photos, names, and addresses of rapists. The announcement came on the same day a gang rape victim committed suicide after pressure to marry one of her attackers.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 27, 2012

Priest Blames Domestic Violence on Lack of Domesticity, Housework by Women

The Italian Catholic community was thrust into controversy over the holiday when a priest posted on his church's bulletin board a text about domestic violence against women that seemed to place blame on the victims.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Dec 27, 2012

Putin Will Sign Anti-American Adoption Law

In a move that may sour relations both at home and with the U.S., Russian President Vladimir Putin said he sees "no reason not to sign" a controversial law that would ban American citizens from adopting Russian children.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Dec 26, 2012

Egypt's President Signs the New Constitution into Law

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi spoke to the nation today after officially signing off on the new constitution that officially passed in a nationwide referendum. 

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By David Wagner

Dec 26, 2012

Today's Best

Five Best Wednesday Columns

Shashank Joshi on talking to Iran, Molly Redden on a female Pentagon chief, Mark Bittman on obesity, Susan Crawford on Comcast's power, and Ruth Marcus on inflation inside the fiscal cliff. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Dec 26, 2012

Russia's Parliament Bans Americans from Adopting Russian Children

What started as a political protest against American interference has turned into an actual law banning American parents from adopting children in Russia and only awaits the signature of President Vladimir Putin to take effect.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Dec 26, 2012

Is a Top Syrian Defector Hiding in the United States?

A British newspaper report had spurred furious speculation about the whereabouts of one of the Syrian regime's top defectors and rumors that he may be working with intelligence officials in the U.S. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 25, 2012

The People Approve of Egypt's New Constitution, It Seems

After two referendums, the Egyptian people have approved of the country's controversial new constitutionthe one that led to mass protests in Tahrir Square, with a 63.8 percent margin, reports Reuters.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 25, 2012

The Pope Isn't Likely to Get His Christmas Wish for Peace This Year

During his annual Christmas address at the Vatican this year, the Pope prayed for peace in Syria, something that doesn't look likely any time soon.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 24, 2012

Police in Swaziland Say Miniskirts and Bare Midriffs Make Rape Easier

In some countries, wearing a miniskirt or exposing your midriff can bring you catcalls and second looks. In Swaziland, it can bring you jail time.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 24, 2012

Syrian Rebels Say Assad's Troops Just Attacked Them with Poisonous Gas

It's unclear exactly what exactly happened in Homs on Sunday, but it doesn't sound good.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 24, 2012

Queen Elizabeth Continues Her Year of Hipness with a Christmas Address in 3D

This year, Britain will be seeing a lot more of Queen Elizabeth during the annual Buckingham Palace broadcast on Christmas Day. No, not like that, pervert.

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