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U.N. agencies in Myanmar say international aid workers are finally moving into the Irrawaddy Delta. More visas for aid workers are being processed, and half a million people have now received food rations from the World Food Program.

Israeli diplomats have fled Egypt after an attack on their embassy in Cairo and were forced to leave Turkey after a diplomatic row. As Israel appears to lose its Muslim allies, many worry about possible repercussions on the peace process, Israel's security and the U.S. role in the region.

Ahmadou Kourouma's Allah Is Not Obliged recounts the story of a child soldier in Liberia. Author A. Igoni Barrett says in this book, horror and humor become bedfellows, making for a heartbreaking yet laughter-filled read.

Before the earthquake struck, fortunes were looking brighter for the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation. International donors and investors had begun to believe that Haiti might have a future in manufacturing and tourism.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is visiting Sudan, where some 10,000 U.N. peacekeepers are being used to enforce the 2005 agreement that ended Africa's longest civil war. Ban's visit includes a trip to Darfur, site of what many countries term genocide.

David Sedaris' latest essay collection, Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls, mixes his trademark quirky observations with less successful fictional asides in which he takes on the voices of assorted ultraconservative bad guys.

The fast food giant's "national hiring day" aims to fill 50,000 openings — and gives the company a chance to battle the stereotype that it is an employer of last resort.

The term "red line" has been used by the U.S. and other countries to refer to unacceptable actions including Iran's development of nuclear weapons and North Korea, and the use of chemical weapons in Syria. While there is value in having clear-cut parameters for intervention, there is also great risk.

Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., talks about a possible shift in U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan. Khalilzad, a former envoy to Kabul who is now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, says possible changes may focus on drug eradication and redefining what success would look like.

A military coup brought down Mali's prime minister in March, allowing radical Islamists from Mali and surrounding areas to take hold of an area the size of Texas. As al-Qaida-linked militants take over the northern part of the country, many wonder what the U.S. and other can do to intervene.