Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Colombia is the country with the longest armed conflict in the world. For years attempts at peace negotiations have failed, until now. President Juan Manuel Santos claims the current process in Havana ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Antanas Mockus is leading the race to become Colombia's next president, but has had to leave his spandex suit behind him. By Harriet Alexander 23 May 2010 • 8:30am When Antanas Mockus was elected ...

Antanas Mockus (Image by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/44112235@N04">Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung</a> - <a href="//commons ...

in Bogota, Mockus made headlines in 1993 as a university president when he dropped his trousers and mooned a group of unruly students to gain their attention. Famous for his eccentric ideas, Mockus ...

A FEW months ago when Antanas Mockus (above) started campaigning for this month's presidential election, his security detail comprised his campaign manager walking a few feet in front of him as they ...

His parents are from Lithuania. He spices his interviews with bons mots from French philosophy. The Abe Lincoln beard and political theatrics—he got married atop an elephant, and showered with his ...

Colombia's opposition candidate, Antanas Mockus, who according to the latest polls has the best chance of becoming his country's next president, says he will make education, science and technology his ...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Given the staid nature of the political establishment in Colombia, Washington’s top ally in the region, and the broad popularity of President Álvaro Uribe, it seemed a foregone ...

Cars wait to enter the U.S. from Tijuana, Mexico, through the San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or ...