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Afghan soldiers take positions following a clash with Taliban fighters on the outskirts of the eastern city of Jalalabad on July 7. The U.S. is trying to organize peace talks, but the latest effort has been put on hold while the fighting continues.

Despite Repeated Tries, Afghan Peace Efforts Still Sputter

4:48pm July 20, 2013

by Sean Carberry

The latest effort, like others before it, has gone nowhere. With American combat troops planning to leave by the end of next year, the opportunities for peace talks are dwindling.

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European Films In Russia's Heartland

4:48pm July 20, 2013

by Eleanor Beardsley

For the past few years in July, a sleepy Russian provincial town has rolled out the red carpet to host the best in European film.

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A helicopter carries VIPs to the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo in 2010. Politicians taking expensive helicopters and government planes have generated controversy in Brazil.

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Brazil's Highflying VIPs Face Backlash Over Air Travel

7:57pm July 19, 2013

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

The recent protests in Brazil highlighted poor public transportation services. Now, politicians who rely on frequent helicopter flights, even for short trips, are under scrutiny.

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Will Robot Nannies Save Japan's Economy?

9:40am July 19, 2013

by Lisa Chow

More than half of all Japanese women quit their job after giving birth to their first child.

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Pitch-Drop Worse Than Watching Paint Dry

7:39am July 19, 2013

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have some long awaited test results: After 69 years, they have captured on video a drop of pitch, also known as bitumen or asphalt. The experiment proves pitch is a liquid.

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Tour De France Racers Want To Leave Shadow Of Doping Behind

6:00am July 19, 2013

by Eleanor Beardsley

The Tour de France reaches its conclusion on Sunday. This year, angry competitors said they were sick of riding under the cloud of dopers from the 1990s and 2000s. The current race appears to be dope-free, but one can't be sure about that yet.

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Russian Opposition Leader Convicted Amid Controversy

6:00am July 19, 2013

by Corey Flintoff

A Russian court has convicted one of the country's most prominent opposition leaders of embezzlement. Alexei Navalny faces a sentence of five years in prison in a controversial case that he says was trumped up to derail his political career. Navalny was instrumental in organizing mass protests against the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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With President Morsi Out, Gulf States Open Their Checkbooks

4:52pm July 18, 2013

by Leila Fadel

In Egypt, many are hopeful that with the Islamist president out of power, stability will return — and so will foreign investment. Already, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are pumping billions into Egypt now that the Muslim Brotherhood is no longer in power. And miraculously, the fuel shortages and power cuts that were plaguing the nation seem to be gone.

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For Those In Aleppo, Syria, Commuting Can Be Lethal

4:52pm July 18, 2013

Tired of your commute to work? Imagine if on the way to your job, you had to dodge sniper fire. That's the case for many people in Syria. David Greene talks to Anthony Loyd, a correspondent for the Times of London, who just spent time in Alepo, Syria.

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Supporters of Nelson Mandela rally outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, where he has been treated for more than a month. The anti-apartheid icon turned 95 on Thursday.

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As Nelson Mandela Turns 95, South Africa Celebrates

10:39am July 18, 2013

by Jason Beaubien

Mandela remains hospitalized, but South Africans take the opportunity to honor the man who symbolized the anti-apartheid movement.

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