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The seizure of luxury cars by French police investigating corruption underlines why UNESCO should not go ahead with a prize honoring Presdident Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea.

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Most Romanians have experienced significant improvements in their lives since the country joined the EU in 2007; however, many of the country's Roma continue to live in deep poverty. In an interview with the BBC, Heather Grabbe looks at what EU membership means for countries like Romania.

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In the aftermath of 9/11, the question was raised whether it was time for the U.S. to build a “domestic intelligence agency.” Could the attacks have been prevented if the U.S. had had the domestic equivalent of the CIA, like the UK has in its MI5?

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Joyce Ho is the inaugural Stanford-NBC News Global Health Media Fellow, which is partially funded by the Open Society Foundations. In a series of blog posts, she will share tips for communicating effectively about global health issues through journalism, TV broadcasting, photography, and more.

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Troy Davis's case represents everything wrong with the death penalty—from procedural obstacles to racial bias to witness mishandling to allegations of police and prosecutorial misconduct to inadequate assistance of counsel.

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For ten days this past August in Budapest, young Roma came together to learn about their culture, history, and achievements, and ultimately to build a sense of civic duty and social responsibility.

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