Priya Abraham | After the rout of the Islamic Courts Union, Mogadishu's transitional government must move quickly to establish law and order
Mindy Belz | An embattled president takes the battle-and its warriors-to a new level
Jamie Dean | Saddam's death closes a door on dictatorship and opens new debate about Iraq's future
Priya Abraham | Christmas means crackdown on some Christian worshippers
Priya Abraham | Concentrated funding for treatment-and the controversial return to insecticides-is beginning to lower malaria's scourge
Priya Abraham | Clamping down on "foreign" influences, the Kremlin forces churches to report attendance and even cash donations
Priya Abraham | Hugo Chavez's oil programs are popular, but his missteps are starting to hurt him
Jill Nelson | Politicians may have plans for Iraq, but Middle East historian Bernard Lewis weighs in
Priya Abraham | The murder of a high-profile Putin critic raises questions about Moscow's direction and its intentions abroad
