Madonna’s concert video featuring Marine Le Pen’s face with a swastika on it has generated a lawsuit from the extreme-right National Front party — and unease that the pop star went too far
Teodorin Obiang: The Dictator’s Son with a Malibu Mansion and a Warrant for His Arrest
Wanted on money-laundering charges in France, Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue, son of the 70-year-old President of Equatorial Guinea, is the poster child of Africa’s kleptocratic political elites
Taxicab Confidential — Tehran-Style: Who Is Iran’s Next Political Star?
The mayor of Tehran usually runs for President, and next year may see the current office holder do just that. Why cabbies love him
Didier Drogba Becomes China’s Biggest Soccer Import
Will the former Chelsea star help turn Chinese soccer around?
Must-Reads from Around the World, July 16, 2012
After meeting the generals in Egypt, Hillary Clinton arrives in Israel; Poland wants to frack itself; are women in North Korea now wearing shorter skirts?
How a Ban on Polio Vaccination in Parts of Pakistan Puts the Entire World at Risk
The Pakistani Taliban has banned vaccination campaigns in the country’s north, delaying the goal of global eradication of polio and putting the world’s children at risk
For Us or Against Us: Egyptians Confront Clinton with Conspiracy Theories
While secular activists worry the U.S. may be supporting an Islamist rise, the only thing certain is that Washington is losing influence over Cairo
Heavy Rains Trigger Flash Floods, Mudslides in Japan
Record rainfall in Japan has produced mudslides and flash floods forcing hundreds of thousands to flee and leaving at least 32 dead or missing.
New Delhi Demands Water: The Indian Capital’s Annual Shortage
In what has become a chronic phenomenon, the residents of India’s capital region suffer a virtual drought as the agency in charge of delivering water falls short, despite an uptick in rainfall.
Must-Reads from Around the World, July 13, 2012
Today’s picks include the official report into the death of June 4 dissident Li Wangyang, signs of internal strife in Iran and the Indian Navy’s IT personnel plans
In Colombia, the War Between the Presidents
Ex-President Uribe has several bones to pick with the man whom he annointed as his succesor, incumbent President Santos
Will Syria’s Conflict Spill Over into War-Weary Iraq?
As the violence in Syria spirals into an increasingly bloody maelstrom, Iraq’s Foreign Minister voices his country’s fears that the chaos is spilling across the border—and that Baghdad won’t be able to contain it
China: Forced-Abortion Victim Promised $11,200, but Family Fears for Life
In June, Feng Jianmei was bundled into a van with a pillowcase over her head, then driven to a hospital by family-planning officials and held down while medical staff injected poison into her pregnant belly