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Jolie hopes Bosnia War movie speaks to her generation

Angelina Jolie didn't plan on directing a movie. But the more she learned about the 1990s Bosnia war, the more she felt responsible for bringing it home to her generation.

UN Cuts Off Funding for Palestinian Youth Magazine Over Article Praising Adolf Hitler

Busts of dictator Adolf Hitler are pictured at a media preview in Berlin

Zayzafouna is published under the patronage of the Palestinian National Commission for UNESCO.

Christmas Reindeer Mystery: The World’s Largest Herd is Vanishing

Children the world over are leaving carrots by the chimney for Santa's reindeer this Christmas, but the real reindeer population, and the Innu people who rely on them, need all the help they can get.

Hamas Plan to Join PLO Has Implications for U.S. Aid, Peace Talks

Washington's ability to mediate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict became more complicated Thursday after the militant Palestinian group Hamas announced plans to join the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), furthering its reconciliation with rival Palestinian faction Fatah.

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Boko Haram Squares off with Nigerian Cops; More Deaths, More Arrests

Nigerian police arrested 14 suspected members of Islamic militant group Boko Haram following a fatal shoot-out in the city of Kano over the weekend.

NATO Attack Violated U.N. Charter, Pakistan Tells Security Council

Pakistan has officially protested, with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), against a NATO attack on its military outposts that resulted in the death of 25 soldiers, terming it a gross violation of the United Nations Charter.

If Globalization Was Up for a Vote Today, Would the American People OK It?

Globalization has provided the United States with many benefits, but it is not without liabilities or problems.

Former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn and wife Sinclair arrive at Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy near Paris

Strauss-Kahn's Wife Voted Woman of the Year in France

After standing by her husband after he was arrested for allegedly trying to rape a New York hotel chambermaid in May, Anne Sinclair, the wife of shamed former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been voted Woman of the Year in a new French poll.

Europe hasn't fully committed to IMF: Flaherty

Canada's Flaherty says Europe hasn't done enough

European leaders have not done enough to deal with the region's debt crisis and should probably use the International Monetary Fund to more closely monitor countries with the biggest problems, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Sunday.

Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Execution Delayed, But For How Long?

An update on Youcef Nadarkhani, the Christian pastor in Iran who has been sentenced to death.

Russia Proposes U.N. Resolution on Syria

Russia has offered the United Nations Security Council a new draft resolution on the violence in Syria after having previously vetoed resolutions proposed by the European council members.

South Sudan Facing Severe Food Crisis: U.N.

Approximately 2.7 million people in South Sudan will require food aid from next year, according to the United Nations.

Will Hamas Now Abandon Syria and Assad?

Staying in Syria would tacitly suggest that Hamas supports Assad, who has already become the loneliest and most isolated leader in the Middle East.

Army Deserters Reported to Kill 27 Syrian Troops

Syrian army deserters killed at least 27 soldiers and security force personnel in a series of clashes in the southern province of Deraa at dawn Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Saddam Hussein's Dinnerware, Used in N.Y. Art Exhibit, Returning to Iraq

The U.S. attorney's office said dinnerware belonging to Saddam Hussein and the former royal family of Iraq was illegally imported into the U.S. and bought on eBay by an arts organization for an exhibition at a Manhattan restaurant.

Growth Disappointments Drag India Funds Down

Worries that India's evolution into an economic superpower may be overhyped and signs the government may lack the will to further dismantle a protectionist legacy drove India-themed funds to the bottom of performance league tables in November.

International groups want off Internet name expansion

The United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and 26 other international organizations are pressing the keepers of the Internet to prevent addresses like .un or .imf from being taken by cybersquatters in an upcoming expansion of domain names.

Iran Won’t Return Drone, Asks U.S. to Apologize

Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi has asked the U.S. to apologize to Iran for the recent drone invasion.

Malaria kills twice as many people worldwide than originally thought.

Deaths From Malaria Fall, But Funding Woes Loom

Malaria deaths have fallen dramatically in the past decade thanks to increased aid allowing more people access to nets and medicines, but the economic slowdown threatens to curb future progress, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.

West Africa Famine Alert: Is it Too Late to Act?

Millions of people in West Africa could be protected from a serious food crisis if preparations are scaled up across the region according to Oxfam.

Greenpeace activists hold a mock party opposite the venue where the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) is being held, in Durban December 10, 2011.

Durban deal may do little to cool heating planet

The world is forecast to grow hotter, sea levels to rise, intense weather to wreak even more destruction and the new deal struck by governments in Durban to cut greenhouse gas emissions will do little to lessen that damage.

Palestinians visit the grave of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah

Documentary looks at life of Palestinian leader Arafat

Associates of Yasser Arafat offer personal recollections in a documentary screened in Dubai this week on his search for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal that descended into violence and failed to lead to a Palestinian state.

China’s Execution of South African Female Drug Dealer Prompts Fury

Linden, who hailed from KwaZulu-Natal, reportedly asserted her innocence and claimed the drugs were planted in her suitcase.

Analysis: Durban Deal May Do Little to Cool Heating Planet

Syria's Elections Show Little Promise for a Troubled Country

Local elections were held in Syria on Monday, but will a vote do anything to change the ongoing protests and unrest in the country?

Euro zone agreement only partial solution: IMF

An agreement reached by European countries for deeper economic integration was a step in the right direction but not a complete solution for the euro zone's debt crisis, International Monetary Fund chief economist Olivier Blanchard said on Sunday.