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French Baby Killings: Was it Mental Illness or Murder? »
Now that Dominique Cottrez has confessed to killing her eight newborn children, France waits to find out whether the awful act was driven by psychosis or premeditated murder

Will Britain Give Up its Nuclear Submarines? »
With the Ministry of Defense facing budget cuts and the nation's nuclear-deterrent system seeming more and more like a relic of the Cold War, is it time for Britain to give up its Doomsday boats?

Palestinians Hold to Preconditions for Talks with Israel »
U.S. efforts to cajole Mahmoud Abbas into talks with the Israelis have yet to yield results. But the Obama Administration could soon find itself on the spot if such talks go ahead

China: Factory Explosion, Toxic Spills as Disasters Rise »
While China's boom has always been dogged by environmental and safety hazards, the frequency of disasters this summer has raised new questions about whether the country can maintain its pace of expansion without doing more harm than good

Spanish Court Seeks Arrest of U.S. Soldiers in Hotel Attack »
Spain's National Court has re-opened its case against three U.S. troops implicated in a 2003 attack on Baghdad's Hotel Palestine that killed two journalists

Will Singer Wyclef Jean Run for President of Haiti? »
Haitian-American Wyclef Jean, former leader of the Fugees, remains coy about declaring his candidacy for President of Haiti but may make an announcement soon

Washington Raises Iran War Rhetoric Over Nuclear Program »
The bomb-Iran agitation in Washington combined with President Obama's keeping a military option "on the table" may be designed to sweat Tehran into backing down, but it could also limit U.S. options

France After Baby Murders: Confronting Pregnancy Denial »
As Dominique Cottrez is arrested for killing her newborn babies, France struggles to understand pregnancy denial, the condition experts say drives some women to commit the awful crime

Afghan Women Fear Their Fate Amid Taliban Negotiations »
As the U.S. searches for a way out of Afghanistan, some policymakers suggest negotiating with the Taliban. But that would spell disaster for half the country's population: Afghan women

TIME Cover Depicts the Disturbing Plight of Afghan Women »
This week's cover of TIME, showing an Afghan woman who was disfigured by the Taliban, is disturbing, but the reality it shows in Afghanistan is something we cannot turn away from

Beyond WikiLeaks: The U.S. Security Concern of Pakistan »
Forget the secret war documents that WikiLeaks released and even Afghanistan. What counts is how the U.S. deals with Pakistan

Why Turkey Still Gets a Cold Shoulder From the E.U. »
As British Prime Minister David Cameron scolds the E.U. for not letting in Turkey, some say the nation itself is partly to blame

Catalonia Bullfighting Ban: Divisive Vote Stirs Politics »
Catalonia is the first region in mainland Spain to ban bullfighting, but opposition parties accuse Catalan politicians of using the vote to push a nationalist agenda

Burma's Than Shwe Visits India to Talk Energy, Security »
General Than Shwe, leader of the junta that has ruled Burma since 1988, arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday as part of a five-day state visit to discuss energy and insurgents

Afghanistan's Oprah: A Singer's Talk Show Tackles Taboos »
She's also the Hannah Montana of the nation -- adored by everyone and, somehow, finding ways of discussing taboo social issues

Cameron Courts India to be Britain's New Trade Buddy »
Forget the U.S., British Prime Minister David Cameron looks East in an attempt to boost Britain's economy -- and breaks with tradition by mixing big business with foreign policy