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Syrian Rebels Plot Their Next Moves: A TIME Exclusive

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:05:00 EST

As the regime continues to bash the insurrection within Syria's borders, rebels sneak back-and-forth from Turkey to try to figure on what to do next

Greeks Facing Austerity: A Return from Euro to Drachma?

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:05:00 EST

Some Greeks speak fondly of the old currency, but almost everyone knows that a return to it would mean immediate poverty -- and the resurrection of a venal kind of politics

European Budgets Cut Back on Green Solar and Wind Energy

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:05:00 EST

In Europe, budget tightening has forced governments to cut back on green-energy projects. Can the solar and wind industries survive without hefty subsidies?

Can China Successfully Educate Its Future Workforce?

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:05:00 EST

While China aims to continue to modernize its economy, the plight of millions of migrant children at substandard urban schools could jeopardize the nation's ability to grow and develop a skilled workforce, experts warn

After Somalia, Another Giant Famine Looms in Africa

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:05:00 EST

One famine -- Somalia's -- may be officially over but in the vast stretch of the Sahel, millions of people face drought and famine. It can still be avoided

Spain: Why 'Superjudge' Baltasar Garzon Is Being Punished

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:05:00 EST

One of the world's top crusaders against human-rights violations has been banned from the bench for 11 years. And his legal troubles aren't over

Why Is Your Boss Moving to Brazil?

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:05:00 EST

How Latin America's Economic Powerhouse is Luring the World's Top Executives

The Art of Nazi Hunting: How Israel's Mossad Found Adolf Eichmann

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:05:00 EST

"Operation Finale: The Story of the Capture of Eichmann" is a museum exhibit that chronicles the secret Mossad operation that stalked and captured Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann from his refuge in Buenos Aires, and smuggled him to Israel to stand trial

Egypt NGO Crisis: How Will U.S. Aid Play in Controversy?

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:05:00 EST

As the diplomatic uproar continues over the arrests and likely trials, the question of U.S. financial support for Cairo may come into play

In Singapore, Finding Peace Among the Pain of Thaipusam

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:05:00 EST

Beneath the vivid spectacle, the annual rite has a quiet and even tender meaning as a demonstration of love and loyalty, especially among men not ordinarily inclined to displays of emotion