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An Afghan policeman stand guard outside Bagram military base, 31 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Globe Trot: Taliban talks move forward

International | The White House has announced it will hold talks with the Afghan Taliban starting Thursday. This, though a Taliban spokesman acknowledges, “There is no ceasefire [with the US] now.” Fighters on Tuesday attacked…

Newly elected Iranian President Hassan Rohani gestures to supporters.

Globe Trot: New Iranian president pledges moderation

International |  Newly elected Iranian President Hassan Rohani said his June 14 win was a “victory of wisdom and moderation” over “extremism and immorality.” He…

Muslim worshipers listen to the sermon in the main hall of the Noor Islamic Center in Dublin, Ohio.

Globe Trot: Mosques as surveillance-free zones

International |  While executive surveillance overall has proliferated, the Obama administration since 2011 has made mosques off-limits to FBI agents. Surveillance and…

Against the mental grain
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Against the mental grain

2013 Books Issue |  Toss a few challenging old but pertinent classics into that pile of summer books

Dambisa Moyo

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2013 Books Issue |  Two books highlight two different approaches to Africa’s resources

Syrian soldiers loyal to President Bashar Assad in the town of Qusair, near the Lebanese border, in Homs province, Syria.

Globe Trot: Syrian government gains ground in conflict

International |  President Bashar al-Assad is gaining momentum in Syria’s civil war with aid from Hezbollah and is unlikely to fall in the foreseeable future.

Glenn Greenwald

Globe Trot: Reporter promises more leak revelations

International |  The Guardian continued to break stories on NSA’s massive surveillance program, revealing on Sunday along with the The Washington Post that contracted analyst…

Omar Bakri

Globe Trot: Islamic imam praises meat cleaver killer

International |  The man with the meat cleaver, who attacked and hacked to death British soldier Lee Rigby in south London last week, “was standing firm, courageous,

TURNED DOWN: Deborah and her mom (left); the caskets of her brother Caleb and her father Peter.
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A battle of wills and ideas

Nigeria |  In terrorist-plagued Nigeria, the Obama administration can’t decide whose side it’s on

Members of the demining unit of Hezbollah, raise up their hands as they shout slogans in support of pro-Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah.

Globe Trot: Syrian fighting spreads to Lebanon

International |  Hezbollah’s decision to enter Syria’s civil war on the side of President Bashar al-Assad threatens to widen the conflict. Yesterday rebels threatened to…

Soldiers place flags at Arlington National Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day.

Globe Trot: On this Memorial Day …

Memorial Day |  We remember the nearly 7,000 families who have lost loved ones in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for…

President Barack Obama at the National Defense University

Globe Trot: Al-Qaeda hasn't gotten Obama's memo about ending the War on Terror

International |  President Barack Obama defended his use of unmanned drones and at the same time warned against using drones as “a cure-all for terrorism.” In a Thursday…

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