China Looks To Dominate Marijuana Market in Wake of Global Policy Reforms
Uruguay and Colorado the sites of the most recent examples of marijuana policy being liberalized around the world
Foreign Policy
Japanese PM Wants To Explain Controversial Shrine Visit To China and South Korea
The Yasukuni Shrine honors Japanese war dead, including war criminals
Rebels in Syria Push Al Qaeda Back Near Turkish Border, US Open To Iran Playing Role in Peace Talks
Peace conference scheduled for Jan. 22
Dennis Rodman Arrives in North Korea With Team of Former NBA Players
Says he loves Kim Jong-un
UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer Says Billions More in Cuts Will Be Needed After Next General Election
Many of the cuts would be made in the welfare budget
Iran Offers To Help Iraq Fight Al Qaeda
Iraqi forces are trying to remove fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant from two cities in the Anbar province
Angela Merkel Fractures Pelvis While Cross-Country Skiing
The German chancellor has canceled meetings for the next three weeks
Kerry: US Will Help Iraq With Fight Against Al Qaeda-linked Militants, But Won't Send Troops
Says it is "their fight"
Eyewitnesses Say the Iraqi Government Has Lost Control of Fallujah
Al Qaeda-linked fighters and Sunni tribesmen have been fighting government troops
Pussy Riot is Free! But They Aren't Russia's Key to Freedom.
There's a huge disparity between what American media is reporting and what Pussy Riot really stands for.
Al Qaeda's Chief in Lebanon Dies While in Custody
Army general told the Associated Press Majid al-Majid died of kidney failure
Thirteen Killed in Clashes Between Police and Pro-Muslim Brotherhood Protestors
Muslim Brotherhood, demonstrations in support, have been banned
Claim: Snowden May Have Lied About China Contacts
Weak sourcing speculates on China's involvement while Snowden was in Hong Kong
DOD Removing 20 Locations From List of Areas That Qualify For Imminent Danger Pay
Among them Serbia, the Gulf of Oman, and East Timor
Documents Show Libyan Government Warned UK Day Before Fatal Shooting at Embassy in London
During anti-government rally
Ethiopian Foreign Minister: Talks Between South Sudan, Rebels Fruitful
Africa's newest country on brink of civil war
Kim Jong Un Reportedly Feeds Uncle to Starving Dogs; Is There Any Other Kind in North Korea?
Unconfirmed, implausible report nevertheless could only be true coming out of North Korea
Protesters Demonstrating For Third Day in Wake of Gang Rape and Murder of Teen in Calcutta
Victim died on New Year's Eve
Robert Gates Planning For Book Tour Later This Month While in a Neck Brace
Former Secretary of Defense fell on New Year's Day
Kim Jong-un's Executed Uncle Reportedly Eaten Alive By 120 Starved Dogs
According to a newspaper with links to the Chinese Communist Party
More Congressman Open To Granting Snowden Clemency Deal To Get Him Back To US
NSA whistle-blower is currently in Russia
Destruction of Syria's Chemical Weapons Begins
Chemicals to be put on U.S. government cargo ship
Putin in Sochi To Inspect Venues For Winter Olympics
Visit comes after suicide bombings in Volgograd
Italian Navy Rescues Over 1,000 Migrants in 24 Hours
Most from Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East
UNICEF: Violence Against Children, Including Beheadings, Increasing in CAR
Being targeted and recruited
Chinese Rescue Ship in the Antarctic May Now Be Stuck
Had helped with rescue passengers on the Akademik Shokalskiy
At Least Four Dead After Cambodian Police Fire on Protesters
Striking garment workers are pushing for the minimum wage to be doubled
Hezbollah Moving Long-Range Missile From Syria to Lebanon
According to Ronen Bergman, an Israeli national security analyst
Al Qaeda Fights Government Forces, Attacks Police Stations in Western Iraq
Taking advantage of the alienation many Sunnis feel
India's Prime Minister To Step Down After 10 Years in Office
Manmohan Singh's decision clears the way for Rahul Gandhi to be the next prime minister provided the Indian National Congress are still in power after this year's elections
