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Two small businesses have not only weathered the recession well but have actually expanded to new locations.

The military-led government in Myanmar has driven the country's economy and infrastructure into the ground. Many of its people cross the border to get better wages and basic health care.

The mother of a 12-year-old boy says the 10-year-old neighbor suspected of fatally stabbing her son is not a monster.

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Israel plans to replace Asian cooks in Japanese, Chinese and Thai restaurants to cut back on foreign workers. Now the workers are staging selective strikes, refusing to serve popular food.

Thailand's political unrest is hurting its tourism industry. After protesters seized the country's two main airports, tourists started canceling their holiday plans. The airports are open, but Thailand's image has been tarnished.

The initial suspicion of many -- that Monday's bomb scare at Harvard University was the work of a student who wanted to avoid taking a test -- may have been correct.

For the past month, Muslims around the world have been fasting in observance of Ramadan. Regular contributor Arsalan Iftikhar and his friend, Rabiah Ahmed, share childhood memories of their families observing the fast.