Does a week of protests in and around Khartoum show that Sudan is facing its own Arab Spring?
The Continuing Saga of Aisha–and the Women of Afghanistan
When she appeared on the cover of TIME in August 2010, Aisha Bibi became an immediate symbol of the plight of Afghanistan–and the rights of its women–if the Taliban returned to power. Her face had been mutilated–nose and ears …
Military Intervention Still Unlikely After Syria Shoots Down Turkish Jet
After shooting down a Turkish jet flying in international airspace, the embattled Syrian regime is sticking to its guns. But Turkey, Syria’s infuriated neighbor, and the rest of the international community are not likely to …
Must-Reads from Around the World, June 25, 2012
Today’s stories include an update on the unfolding Turkey-Syria crisis, a dispatch from Mexico’s second city and the Chinese Communist Party’s main mouthpiece talking up property market intervention.