Reaction To Ukraine Cease-Fire Is Muted
Fighting continues in eastern Ukraine, but a new cease-fire agreement is set to go into effect on Sunday. Two women in Ukraine say they don't expect the truce to last long.
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World Press Photo Of The Year: 2014 Winner
The 58th annual World Press Photo of the year has been selected. 2014 was a year marked by many wars, and so much human suffering. But the winning photo is an image of peace and love.
Keystone XL Pipeline Would Transport 'Dirty Energy'
Despite veto threats, the House sent the Keystone XL pipeline bill to President Obama. David Greene talks to Susan Casey-Lefkowitz of the Natural Resources Defense Council about environmental issues.
How NAFTA Changed American (And Mexican) Food Forever
The trade agreement has helped the U.S., Mexico and Canada sell a lot more food to one another. That's meant more seasonal produce for the U.S., and more processed food and supermarkets for Mexico.
Boko Haram Ventures Out Of Nigeria, Hitting Village In Chad
The Islamist extremist group that has killed and kidnapped thousands in Nigeria is increasingly expanding its area of operation as it reportedly tries to establish an independent state.
As Cease-Fire Nears, Europe Warily Watches Fighting In Ukraine
Despite Thursday's breakthrough, "The enemy shelled positions of the 'anti-terrorist operation' forces with the same intensity as before," a Ukrainian military official said Friday.
Weighty Issues Topped Agenda Of European Union Summit
European leaders met in Brussels on Thursday to address a range of crises facing the continent. Terrorism, the Ukraine conflict and Greek debt topped the agenda.
The U.S. Helped Beat Back Ebola — Only Not In The Way You Might Think
The deployment of troops to build treatment centers and train health workers didn't pan out as planned. But as most of the troops are being withdrawn, it is clear the U.S. still made a difference.
Not Too Much, Not Too Little: Sweden, In A Font
Sweden's government commissioned a typeface to represent the country on websites and elsewhere. The result, the designers of Swedish Sans say, reflects the clean and easygoing Scandinavian aesthetic.
Stealing Oil Is Easy, Selling It On The International Market Isn't
To steal oil, lots of people need to be in on it: small time crooks and criminal bosses, the owners of oil tankers, corrupt officials and even traders in the United States looking the other way.