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Analysis: Just days before presidential balloting is set to begin, a clear front-runner has yet to emerge.

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. Want a sneak peek into the future of design? This week Inhabitat hit NY Design Week to uncover the best...

Trillions of tonnes of water have been pumped up from deep underground reservoirs in every part of the world, says reportHumanity's unquenchable thirst for fresh water is driving up sea levels even faster than melting glaciers, according to new...

Ordered to decline an invitation to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee banquet, Spain's Queen Sofia is more isolated and alone than ever.

Vast swaths of Africa are being bought up by oligarchs, sheikhs and agribusiness corporations. But, as this extract from The Land Grabbers explains, centuries of history are being destroyedOmot Ochan was sitting in a remnant of forest on an old...

Col. Gordon R. Roberts, who received the Medal of Honor as a sergeant during the Vietnam War, retired from the Army on Friday at Fort Bragg. Roberts was the most senior soldier on active duty wearing the nation's highest military honor.

Divisions over Syria spray painted across Beirut

Venezuela’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum reports that the average price of Venezuelan crude sold by Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) during the week ending May 18, fell to $104.66 a barrel from the previous week’s $107.41.

Tens of thousands of protesters swarmed onto a major highway on Friday to criticize a proposal by Saudi Arabia for a closer union with Bahrain.

In 2011, France campaigned to ban niqabs -- face veils worn by Muslim women -- in an effort that center-right President Nicolas Sarkozy said was critical in ensuring women's rights. Much debated and contested, the veil ban -- which affected...