Cuba's interventions in Angola and Ethiopia were viewed with alarm in America and disapproval in Moscow, but Castro seems to have acted on his own, and perhaps even effected some positive change.
Consumer demands for protection against computer virus and worm attacks threaten to quash the Internet as it now exists.
"Virtual" investments and globalization are just a few of the contemporary wrinkles causing a reconsideration of the concept of property.
Certain forms of dance are in danger of vanishing because their intricacies are known only to a select few.
Partisanship has migrated from the nation's capital to the state capitals, and many Americans say they are sick of it.
It's long been known that FHA policies discriminated against black homebuyers. Now comes the news that private lenders followed the same flawed guidelines.
Some critics have questioned the authenticity of certain Rembrandt paintings because of their theatricality, but, according to Robert Hughes, drama defines the painter's style.
The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq coupled with the European Union's footdragging on membership have strained relations with Turkey, a vitally strategic partner in the troubled Middle East.
What we don't know can hurt us, at least according to the security experts.
The high price of crude oil is also exacting a price on democracy in petroleum-producing nations.