More young radicals are following in the footsteps of Toulouse killer Mohamed Merah by traveling from Europe to al-Qaeda training spots on their own, instead of through established terrorist networks
Does India Want to Be a Part of America’s Plan for Asia?
The U.S. Secretary of Defense swung through New Delhi on his eight-day visit to Asia to encourage Indian leaders to help the U.S. with its military and strategic goals in the region
Dispatch from Somalia: War, but a Glimmer of Hope
TIME’s Africa correspondent writes from the front lines in war-ravaged Somalia, where an African Union offensive against al-Shabab is offering a tenuous glimpse of progress
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Spain Doesn’t Want a Bailout — Just Send Money. Now!
Hesitant to apply more austerity, the fourth largest economy in the E.U. could get what it wants — direct injection of funds into its banks, not a bailout. It may just be too big to fail
Amid Economic Crisis, Spain Ponders Taxing Catholic Church Property
A concordat with the Vatican has exempted the church from taxation but towns and cities are looking for loopholes to get at funding during austere times
Why the U.S. Won’t Give Up on Kofi Annan’s Syria Plan
Senator John McCain may be cranking up the political heat on the Obama Administration over Syria amid reports of a new massacre at Hama, but don’t expect Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to berate Kofi Annan over the failure …
Simmering Discontent: The Biggest Challenge to Social Harmony
The widening gap between China’s rich and poor is turning ever more numbers of ordinary citizens into social activists. To maintain stability, the government must address the root causes of growing protests, not just suppress them
Must-Reads from Around the World, June 7, 2012
Syrian Shame – The Washington Post reports on unconfirmed accounts of a fresh massacre in Syria on Wednesday, just as representatives from 55 countries met in Washington to explore ways to sharpen sanctions against the Assad …
Finder of Flame Virus Tells Israel to Stop Before It’s Too Late
Eugene Kaspersky, the Russian cybersleuth who last week revealed the most sophisticated virus yet targeting Iran, was greeted as a hero at the Tel Aviv University conference on digital security on Wednesday. He didn’t pretend not …
Google Warns Gmail Users of ‘State-Sponsored Attacks’
Google has begun warning some users of its Gmail service that their accounts may have been targets of “state-sponsored attacks.” An announcement on Google’s Online Security blog doesn’t detail who the Internet giant suspects of …
After the Diamond Jubilee: Time to Hand Over the Diamond
Dear Queen Elizabeth II: Congratulations on your Diamond Jubilee. But now it’s time for you to hand over the diamond.
Egypt’s Revolutionaries Return to Tahrir Square, but Their Protests Are Flailing
Exasperated by their failure to shape events in their country since last year’s ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, thousands of Egyptian revolutionaries were back in Tahrir Square on Tuesday. The trigger for the latest wave of …