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Amid a series of missteps, the cricket star-turned-politician faces a no confidence vote after the country's all-powerful generals signaled that they would no longer back him.

An equal number say Israel's response to Hamas' attack has either been too much or about right. A majority of Democrats now say it's been too much, driven by people of color and younger respondents.

Oxford professor Ben Ansell says we are witnessing a battle between nationalism and liberalism that will write our own time indelibly into the history books of tomorrow.

Part of the Hermosos Huesos ("Beautiful Bones") project. (Photo Courtesy of Hermosos Huesos)Texas-born artist Wayne Hilton has been fascinated by Mexican culture and Dia de Los Muertos ever since he was a child. He found himself particularly intrigued with La Catrina, the skeletal image so often associated with the Day of the Dead. As an adult, Hilton has created a body of work using La Catrina as a kind of artistic scaffolding for his intricate, highly-detailed creations using beads, jewelry, fabric, and more. He calls his group of decorated skeletons "Hermosos Huesos," or "beautiful bones." As he told KPR's Laura Lorson, there's a rich political and artistic subtext to the figure of La Catrina that lends itself to a kind of over-the-top, ornate decorative style.Artist Wayne Hilton spoke with KPR's Laura Lorson. The Hermosos Huesos exhibition opens tonight (FRI) at the Mulvane Art Museum in Topeka, with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30. The sculptures will be on display until December 20. The Topeka Dia de Los Muertos Festivalhas been going on all month, and continues until November 3. For more information, visit the Hermosos Huesos project, the Tonantzin Society website, and the Mulvane Art Museum.

Scientists say the iceberg is one of the largest seen by satellites. But the full implications of its separation off remain to be seen.

With Democratic leader Harry Reid's victory in Nevada, Republican hopes for taking over the Senate have faded — even as Reid's leadership will be put to the test in a more narrowly divided Senate with a handful of Tea Party members. Republicans have picked up six seats — in Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Opposition parties are slamming the brakes on billions in defense funding as the China escalates military pressure.

We start to lose muscle in our 30s, and the loss accelerates with age, putting us at risk of frailty later in life. But what you eat — specifically how much protein — is a big part of the solution.

Poland's far-right Law and Justice party spent eight years stacking the courts with allies, destroying the judiciary's independence. The new government is finding it's tough to undo the damage.

Republican Sam Brown will face incumbent Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen, who also won her primary Tuesday night, in a race that could help decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.