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The protests of the Arab Spring have made it a risky time to be a ruler in the Middle East. But King Abdullah II of Jordan, who is among the world leaders at the United Nations this week, also sees opportunities.

Vaddey Ratner's In the Shadow of the Banyan draws on her childhood experiences under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. It follows Raami, a young polio survivor, from her idyllic home to the depths of totalitarian exploitation.

President Obama has been reluctant to call it a war, yet the administration and the Pentagon boast of a 40-nation coalition and warns of a military operation that could last for years.

Unmentionable: District 3 Race Gets Seedy

A unique type of neurosurgery offers hope to patients with spinal cord injuries.

In 1880, years before creating Sherlock Holmes, a young Arthur Conan Doyle went to the Arctic as the surgeon aboard a whaling ship. He recorded his adventures in journals full of notes and drawings, which have been published for the first time in a book called Dangerous Work.

Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, who led a May putsch against the country's democratically elected government, was approved unanimously by a hand-picked legislature.

More than ever before, Saudis are demanding political reform. They are unlikely to march in the streets, but a political scientist says the king's announcement of new unemployment and housing benefits probably won't be enough.

Benedict is facing pressure from many communities amid suspicion that he hasn't properly handled abuse cases within the Catholic Church. Commentator Kenneth Briggs says Benedict should step aside and ask for a full investigation, and only when his name is cleared should he return.

As global temperatures rise, many plants and animals are moving to higher elevations to keep their cool. But a new study found plants in northern California are actually moving downhill, where it's wetter. "These plants are tracking water availability more so than temperature," one researcher says.