An Afghan man from the Badghis region of northern Afghanistan speaks with Sima Samar (R), the deputy chairperson of the Loya Jirga grand assembly, in Kabul June 15, 2002. (Caren Firouz/ Courtesy Reut…

Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.  

Anne Barnard’s article explores life in Damascus while photographer Andrea Bruce’s photos capture it visually for National Geographic. Yerevan Saeed discusses the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KR…

Smuggling may not be the world’s oldest profession, but it must rank a close second. For as long as political authorities have sought to control borders, criminal networks have tried to circumvent th…