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U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is weighing an invitation to meet with President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, a senior U.N. source said, the same day that a deadly blast in Damascus drew widespread condemnation.

Greece may have given us the word democracy and many of the principles of civil society. But now it is “the sick man of Europe,” and the people of other European democracies are asking whether it’s worth saving with billions more dollars of their money…

Greece may have given us the word democracy and many of the principles of civil society. But now it is “the sick man of Europe,” and the people of other European democracies are asking whether it’s worth saving with billions more dollars of their money…

Greece may have given us the word democracy and many of the principles of civil society. But now it is “the sick man of Europe,” and the people of other European democracies are asking whether it’s worth saving with billions more dollars of their money…

Greece may have given us the word democracy and many of the principles of civil society. But now it is “the sick man of Europe,” and the people of other European democracies are asking whether it’s worth saving with billions more dollars of their money…

The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday it was suspending its work in Pakistan pending a review of its presence in the South Asian country.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday it was suspending its work in Pakistan pending a review of its presence in the South Asian country.

U.S. President Barack Obama has voiced his support for same-sex marriage, but across the world many gays and lesbians still face an uphill battle to be afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples.