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Watch: The Wolverine trailer
The first full-length trailer for The Wolverine has hit the net. In director James Mangold’s sequel to the 2009 X-Men origins film, Hugh Jackman as mutant hero Logan/ The Wolverine, is facing some tough decisions
Harry Potter’s Portrait Artist
J.K. Rowling gave birth to Harry Potter, but Mary GrandPre breathed life into him for millions of readers
Killing Fields: Africa’s Rhinos Under Threat
Nestled in the golden bush grass of an open savanna, a black rhinoceros lies on her side. Her head is haloed by a dried pool of blood.
Yemen in Crisis: Last Impasse Before the Storm?
The President of Yemen had been under intense pressure. First, from the U.S
The Revolution Stops Here
Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the influential Qatar-based Islamic scholar, recently preached that the “train of the Arab revolution” had arrived in Syria. Syria could well be ripe for upheaval
Iran’s Embattled Supreme Leader: A Test for Ayatullah Khamenei
The fate of Iran’s Islamic revolution now rests in the hands of an enigmatic cleric who is little understood at home, let alone by the outside world. For the past 20 years, pictures of Ayatullah Ali Khamenei, with his oversize glasses, black turban and untrimmed white beard, have adorned shops, government offices and living-room walls throughout Iran. His modest childhood home in Mashhad has become a virtual shrine, his edicts are binding and his powers absolute
Venezuelan official granted asylum in Peru
Manuel Rosales, the mayor of Maracaibo, Venezuela, has been granted political asylum in Peru, Peru’s foreign minister said Monday. Rosales, a leading political opponent who lost the 2006 presidential race to Hugo Chavez, faces corruption charges in Venezuela