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Vice President Joe Biden was criticized for coming up from behind and getting too close to Stephanie Carter at her husband's swearing-in ceremony as secretary of defense.

Global Rules Of Greeting Vary, But Biden And Travolta Get No Support

11:25am February 26, 2015

by Marc Silver

The vice president and the actor are getting panned for the way they greeted women in the past week. That made us wonder: What's the greeting etiquette in parts of the world we cover in our blog?

World News

Indonesia's New President Runs Into Political Challenges

7:52am February 26, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

Just over three months in office, there are serious questions as to whether Joko Widodo can stand up to the national political elites and their vested interests.

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Indonesian Authorities Worried About Return Of Islamic Radicals

7:16pm February 24, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

Radicals from Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, have traveled to Syria to join ISIS. Some of them seek to establish a new Islamic state that would extend ISIS's caliphate.

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A Stolen iPhone, A New Connection And Minor Celebrity In China

7:16pm February 24, 2015

Months after Buzzfeed writer Matt Stopera's phone was stolen, new pictures from China started uploading to his photo stream.

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Rajendra K. Pachauri speaks at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 11, 2014. He is stepping down as chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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Head Of UN Climate Change Panel Resigns Amid Harassment Allegations

3:51pm February 24, 2015

by Julie McCarthy

Rajendra K. Pachauri's departure from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a big embarrassment for the group, which won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize along with former Vice President Al Gore.

Wilbur Sargunaraj tours the backwaters of Kerala, India.

World News

India's Kerala Has It All: Beauty, Bananas, Long Life, Girl Power

12:24pm February 24, 2015

by Marc Silver

President Obama praised the Indian state last month for good reason. It's got beaches, backwaters and the country's longest life expectancy and highest literacy rate. Plus, girls outnumber boys!

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry goes for a stroll along the shore of Lake Geneva on Sunday prior to renewed nuclear negotiations in Geneva with his Iranian counterpart.

World News

Iran Nuclear Talks Report Progress, While Critics Ratchet Up The Rhetoric

1:23pm February 23, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

U.S. and Iranian delegates are trying to settle on the framework for an accord on the future of Iran's nuclear program. Not everyone is impressed with this nuclear diplomacy.

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Dozens Killed In Blast Along India-Pakistan Border

11:49am February 23, 2015

by Philip Reeves

A suicide bomber killed more than 50 people on Pakistan's side of the Wagah border crossing with India. The bomber apparently targeted spectators returning from a famous flag lowering ceremony.

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Economy

Honda's President Resigns, After A Troubled Year For Carmaker

11:32am February 23, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Takanobu Ito, who has led Honda since 2009, will leave his post in June, giving way to Takahiro Hachigo, an executive who began his career as an engineer.

Obama Tree Isn't Dead; It Just Looks That Way

11:25am February 23, 2015

During his visit to India, President Obama planted a tree. It was covered in leaves just three weeks ago, and now it is bare. Authorities say that type of tree often loses leaves this time of year.

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