The late President may have helped deepen Ghana’s roots of democracy, but the economy has been uneven, and polls in December may reflect middle-class discontent
Echoes of Iraq: Yemen’s War Against al-Qaeda Takes a Familiar Turn
Tribal militias have joined the campaign against the local franchise of the radical movement. It may have helped oust al-Qaeda from a few cities, but it may not guarantee peace in the long run
Syria’s Rebel Judges Promise Sharia Justice With Mercy
In Tal Rifaat, the Assad regime has been replaced by a local tribunal of clerics, guided by Islamic law and the pursuit of political reconciliation
Foodie Alert: Would You Have a Living Fossil for Dinner?
A Peruvian rescue of the enormous paiche, a jungle fish once dwindling in number, brings a delicious new ingredient to restaurant menus around the world
Must-Reads from Around the World, August 10, 2012
Today’s required reading: the Chinese Communist Party’s version of events in the murder trial of Bo Xilai’s wife, more trouble for Sheldon Adelson and an interview with the departing envoy to Iraq.
In China, Brief Murder Trial of Ex-Official’s Wife Offers Few Answers
At the trial of Gu Kailai, the world was given but a brief glimpse of the players in the Bo Xilai scandal.
Egypt’s Morsy Walks a Political Minefield in Sinai Crisis
While the military mounts a largely symbolic show of force, the elected President starts a slow and deliberate campaign to assert executive authority
What Lies Ahead for Libya: An Interview with the Prime Minister
Libya’s Abdurrahim El-Keib has run the government for the National Transitional Council for 10 months. He admits Libya has problems, but he remains optimistic about the future
Must-Reads from Around the World, August 9, 2012
Today’s picks: recent history repeating itself in Pakistan, insider politics Japan-style and how a U.N. climate change compensation scheme went awry.
As the Sinai Goes, so Too the Golan Heights?
The new status quo in the Middle East is one of porous borders, growing radicalization and the fragmentation of once stable nation-states
Out of Syria: An Expelled Italian Priest Calls for Peace and Reconciliation
A 57-year-old Italian cleric who has lived in Syria for more than thirty years speaks out on the nature of the conflict and his hopes for peace.
State of War: Syria’s Crusader Castles and Medieval Fortresses
TIME looks at a number of Syria’s most famous medieval fortresses, some of which are nearly a millennium old.
Must-Reads from Around the World, August 8, 2012
Among today’s picks: factional politics in China, the emerging proxy wars in the Middle East and remembering 8-8-88 in Burma.