Terrence McCoy

ReporterWashington, D.C.

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“The people that envy & hate you the most,” she wrote on Facebook, “stalk you on social media the most.“

  • May 22, 2014

  • May 22, 2014

The courtroom drama underscores a broader cultural clash between modernity and tradition.

  • May 22, 2014

  • May 21, 2014

  • May 21, 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan faces the growing belief he is not only powerless to confront the radicalized Boko Haram, but can’t even save the girls.

  • May 20, 2014

  • May 20, 2014

Its length, from its head to the tip of its tail, was [130 feet.] Standing with its neck up, it was about [65 feet] high — equal to a seven-story building.

  • May 19, 2014

The brazen act reflects broad discontent in Chile as the South American country moves toward education reform.

  • May 19, 2014

The story had it all: sex, murder, North Korea. Too bad it was fake.

  • May 19, 2014

A developing case in Europe highlights a broader clash between one person’s right to privacy and the public’s right to know.

  • May 16, 2014

Many governments urge consuming fish oil, and many Americans do. But what if the original study that touted fish oil’s benefits was flawed?

  • May 16, 2014

Turkey’s disaster says less about the world’s mining conditions than its own deteriorating ones.

  • May 15, 2014

  • May 15, 2014

Malik Bendjelloul’s story took him to Cape Town -- where he would hear of an obscure American artist who would change his life.

  • May 14, 2014

You don’t even want to know how it was preserved for 17 million years.

  • May 14, 2014

In a country that has seen mine explosions before, Tuesday night’s tragedy was among the deadliest.

  • May 14, 2014

Five centuries ago, Columbus’s third ship was left behind. Now, it’s likely been found.

  • May 13, 2014

What does this mean for the planet and the human species? Likely a lot.

  • May 13, 2014

The many problems plaguing Brazil’s games’ preparation: robberies, police strikes, murder, drought, corruption and even Dengue fever.

  • May 13, 2014
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About Terrence

Terrence McCoy is a foreign affairs reporter at the Washington Post. He served in the United States Peace Corps in Cambodia and got his masters' degree at Columbia University. He is the author of an e-book “The Playground,” which tracked China's economic expansion into Southeast Asia and was named a finalist for the Livingston Award. He is from Madison, Wisconsin.