Buoyed by their defeat of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya’s militiamen — perhaps with Qatari funds — bring their zeal and experience to the war against Assad
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In today’s required reading: another massacre in Syria, Japan plans to buy disputed South China Sea islands and communal violence rears its head again in Indonesia.
China’s Bridge Collapse: Infrastructure Boom Raises Safety Questions
On Sunday, 47 people died in two traffic accidents, highlighting the danger of China’s overcrowded and poorly maintained roads
How Is Samaras Doing? So Far, the Euro Zone Likes the New Greek Leader
There is a lot of hardship ahead but so far Merkel and the Germans like what they hear from the Greek Prime Minister. Will the honeymoon last?
Why Norway Is Satisfied with Breivik’s Sentence
The sentence preserves the country’s image of possessing a rehabilitative rather than a retributive justice system. And if Anders Behring Breivik is not fully reformed, his term in prison can be extended in five-year increments …
The Freelancer as Martyr: Mika Yamamoto (1967–2012)
The Japanese journalist who died amid gunfire in Syria was possessed of an unsung bravery and pursued a heroic mission. Her death exposes the grave dangers faced by freelance war correspondents
The Bomb Attacks in Libya: Are Gaddafi Loyalists Behind Them?
Or are the jihadists? The incidents pile up even as the newly elected government has not quite established a security regimen.
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Military stakes set to rise in Asia-Pacific, Bangladesh forcefully tries to keep its place as a low-cost export powerhouse and fresh leaks on Iran’s nuclear program.
The Toulouse Terrorist: Was He or Was He Not a Lone Wolf?
Report in le Monde detailing declassified intelligence reports suggest Toulouse killer Mohammed Merah had far more contacts with presumed radical allies than previously known–but security officials contend it doesn’t undermine …
Why Afghanistan Isn’t a Campaign Issue: Neither Obama nor Romney Have a Solution
The ‘systemic problem’ of uniformed Afghans attacking their American mentors raises questions about the viability of a bipartisan exit plan
“China is flouting its international legal obligations by forcibly returning Kachin refugees to an active conflict zone rife with Burmese army abuses.”
After South Africa’s Mine Massacre, Will the ANC’s Grip on Power Unravel?
Last week’s grisly slaughter of dozens of striking miners at the Marikana mine marks the slow unraveling of the South African government’s traditional basis of support
Prince Harry Becomes the Butt of Jokes, Raises Serious Issues for U.K. Media
A naked Prince tests the new spirit of press restraint after the hacking scandal that shuttered Murdoch’s “News of the World”