OPINION

Ever wonder about the European Union, a sometimes unwieldy body of 28 nations, each of which sacrifices some measure of its national sovereignty?

Personal trainer Andrew Dixon took his own set of weight loss transformation photos to show just how easily these images can be manipulated to offer the promise of extreme weight loss results.

UCLA researchers said the brain responses of self-identifying sex addicts to sexual imagery did not mirror drug addicts' responses to images of drugs.

Brazil is the emerging market country with perhaps the greatest economic potential - if it can get the higher education equation right.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the UK's British National Party share more than an acronym.

Using unmanned surveillance drones for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance offers Africa significant benefits.

A holiday by any other name is just as French. Even in Wisconsin, it turns out.

If you can take your eyes off the carnage in Egypt, you'll see a much more encouraging version of the Arab Spring.

The International Criminal Court's probe of Israel strays -- in a big way -- from its obligation to focus on genocide and war crimes.

Kylie Jenner posted a picture of her bikini-clad self to her Twitter account on Saturday.

Sheryl Sandberg’s ill-advised comment about not being on the Asiana flight should serve as a reminder to all of us.

I had to travel to Tokyo to find out what it's like to be stopped and frisked because of the color of one's skin.

Gandolfini, who brilliantly played conflicted North Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano, became a reluctant superstar.

The burning question of Bert and Ernie’s sexual orientation flared up again this weekend with the New Yorker’s celebratory cover illustration.

Nelson Mandela is widely regarded as a beloved peace icon, while Yasser Araft remains largely a pariah outside the Arab and Muslim world.

James Woods and six other celebrities whose have notably younger girlfriends or wives.

Fans are speculating more than ever who will play Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele after the movie's August 2014 release date was revealed.

The Indian Ocean, sometimes called the maritime Silk Road, represents the profound linkages between the Middle East and a rising Asia.

Of all the challenges on his plate, U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey worries most about something nebulous.

The drums of war are beating again in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. The adversaries are Egypt and Ethiopia.

The Egyptian government is, quite literally, running out of gas.

Which celebrity baby name is weirder, Blue Ivy Carter or North "Nori" West?

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West named their daughter North West, according to TMZ.

James Gandolfini dies in Rome.

The tragic events of Bloody Sunday in January 1972 prompted Paul McCartney to do something extraordinary -- write an angry, protest song.

Steely Dan was unusual in that Fagen and Becker remained rather anonymous -- like studio session musicians who shunned the fame and publicity.

Many Americans view China’s emergence as the world’s second largest economy with trepidation. The United States, it seems, is in decline.

In highlighting Iran’s nuclear pursuit, U.S. policymakers and pundits have cast insufficient light on Tehran’s other activities.

Nations around the world are understandably concerned that weapons of mass destruction could be used with horrific consequences.