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In this Monday, March 29, 2010 file photo commuters on a subway train injured by a blast which took place at the Park Kultury subway station. Insurgents from Chechnya and neighboring restive provinces in the Caucasus have been involved in terror attacks in Moscow and other places in Russia.

Globe Trot: Chechnya a breeding ground for terrorists

International | The city of Boston is under lockdown as a manhunt for the remaining suspect in Monday’s marathon bombing continues. The FAA this morning also closed airspace over the city. A timeline of…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks at the Opera House in Damascus Sunday.

Globe Trot: Defiant Assad, Chavez’s rule, brutal Burma crackdowns …

International |  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gave a defiant speech on Sunday—his first public address in six months—defending his harsh crackdown that has brought on…

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (left) and Vice President Nicolas Maduro

Globe Trot: Chavez picks successor, U.S. doctor rescued in Afghanistan ...

International |  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez admitted that his cancer has returned and designated Vice President Nicolas Maduro as heir to the socialist dictatorship he…

A latrine in a slum in Mumbai, India

Globe Trot 10.08

International |  The big debate here in India is over toilets vs. temples. India’s rural development minister, Jairam Ramesh, started it with a comment late last week that…

Hugo Chavez

Signs and Wonders 10.03

Newsworthy |  With friends like these … Hugo Chavez, the socialist dictator of Venezuela, has given President Obama his seal of approval. Last weekend Chavez said, "If I…

Crude diplomacy
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Crude diplomacy

Venezuela |  Hugo Chavez's oil programs are popular, but his missteps are starting to hurt him

Mission impossible
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Mission impossible

Venezuela |  Over indigenous protests, Hugo Chavez expels U.S. group

Referendum romp
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Referendum romp

Venezuela |  Strongman president survives a recall but puts no rifts to rest

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