After tremendous crises, Bolivia is firmly in the ascendant but slumping commodity prices could just as soon derail President Morales' economic turnaround.

For the children a new curriculum awaits, with mentions of Ukraine carefully avoided, and a new focus on the history of Russia and the separatist regions.

The Western-backed rebels say they face a backlash from Syrians angered by the offensive because of civilian casualties from the week-old air campaign and suspicion of U.S. motives

Bitdefender, a Romania-based antivirus manufacturer, found last year that one in three of Android smartphone apps upload personal information to "third party companies, without specifically letting you know."

The course of Egypt's transition has raised concerns that the most populous Arab nation will fail to build state institutions free from corruption and nepotism that can deliver political stability and economic growth.

More Japanese women are continuing to work after having children, as a downtrend in wages since the late 1990s has made life harder for single-income families, and complaints about harassment and discrimination related to pregnancy and childbirth have risen