AP PHOTOS: Editor Selections From Asia by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In images from across Asia last week, huge hot air balloons rose in Myanmar, tiny web-like lights lit up part of downtown Tokyo and decorated baskets were put out to float in rivers around Thailand.

Bono, Clooney, Kardashian Part of All-Star Campaign for AIDS by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Would you like to spend quality time with George Clooney as he showers you with compliments?

The Inheritance of Disaffection by CHRIS LEBRON

By CHRIS LEBRON

For black Americans, the protests on campus and elsewhere are a refusal to accept the shackles handed down to them.

Modern Etiquette: Why Not Something Personal for the Holidays? by REUTERS

By REUTERS

As I write this, I look up at a foot-high stack of holiday catalogs – clothing, travel gear, hiking gear, home accessories, pet accessories, art acquisition, cosmetics, natural foods, wine… They make me sad for all those trees.

A Puppet Theater Sparks a Performance Career by GINANNE BROWNELL MITIC

By GINANNE BROWNELL MITIC

A Tel Aviv choreographer says the toy that his parents made for him as a child influenced his choices.

An Expat’s Eye on Greece by RENA SILVERMAN

By RENA SILVERMAN

Dimitri Mellos’s guide to his native land aims to take viewers past the pretty postcard images of sun-drenched beaches.

Georgia Ending Richt’s 15 Years as Coach With Compliments by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Georgia is presenting Mark Richt’s exit as coach as a mutual decision, and Sunday’s announcement came padded with tributes usually reserved for retiring legends.

AP PHOTOS: Editor Selections From Latin America by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Opposition candidate Mauricio Macri won Argentina’s presidency last week, marking an end to the left-leaning and often-combative era of President Cristina Fernandez, who along with her late husband dominated the country’s political scene for 12 years…