Christian Science Monitor

Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 12:13
Trying to understand individual events in Syria's war is daunting. But looking for trends gives a sense of the state of play: Syrians are in for a long, brutal war
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 11:34
As international media attention on Turkey's protest movement fades, authorities continue to stamp down on demonstrations amid signs that Prime Minister Erdogan is swerving further towards the kind of authoritarianism that originally incited them.
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 00:00
Brazil's Midia Ninja is a citizen media group that's been covering widespread protests through live streaming and other social media tools
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 00:00
In 2012, 244 minors faced drug-smuggling charges in the Tucson sector, compared with 122 in 2011. By the end of this May, the number was already 154
Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 13:27
On a dirt road in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna this morning, 13-year-old Joseph John walked home to collect money from his father for school fees. He was frustrated by missing his class. But after three attacks on schools in less than a month – including a gruesome massacre of children July 6 – he said school is more frightening than it used to be.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 06:42
Today is the final deadline for voter registration in Zimbabwe’s watershed elections on July 31. What is being billed as Zimbabwe’s first “free and fair” elections for president takes place amid concerns by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who is squaring off against President Robert Mugabe, that Mr. Mugabe will rig the elections in his favor.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 00:00
Brazilian politicians are calling on President Dilma Rousseff to take a tough stance against the United States and boycott her official visit to the White House in October
Monday, July 8, 2013 - 09:58
Mogadishu says Nairobi is creating an autonomous state of Jubaland on its border and backing a hand-picked warlord to run it. It's asking Kenyan troops to leave.

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