The Czech Republic is polarized over joining the euro zone, Africa needs to push more ambitiously for faster progress and Libya’s government said that the Lockerbie bombing case is closed, despite British and American hopes for a …
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Child labor remains a problem in India, information about soil pollution is a state secret in China and thousands of Colombian coffee growers have gone on strike
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The Brazilian Congress picks leaders who are accused of corruption, the BRICS nations agree to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis together and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes an historic visit to Egypt
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New Delhi’s air pollution was worse than Beijing’s on Thursday, China’s surplus labor will disappear by 2025 and Argentina refuses to hold talks over Falkland Islands
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On deck for Tuesday: Vietnam’s Communist Party apologizes for corruption, the Ibrahim Prize for good governance in Africa has no winner this year, Gary McKinnon’s extradition to the U.S., Cuba lifts travel restrictions and …
Bringing Down ‘Watch Brother’: China’s Online Corruption-Busters Tread a Fine Line
For a government that prizes stability, using online fervor to bring down corrupt individuals can be a dangerous exercise.
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On deck for Wednesday: The Italian government fires an entire city council for suspected ties with the mafia, the IMF lowers its global growth forecast, and the U.S. military reportedly gets more involved in the Syria crisis.
Hugo Chávez’s Re-election Bid: Is the Latin American Left Stumbling?
Venezuela’s firebrand socialist president is no longer a shoo-in to win re-election on Oct. 7—for reasons that are also haunting other leaders on the Latin American left.
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Today picks: years of poor management leave Vietnam’s banks in unhealthy shape, concern’s over whether Mongolia’s mining boom comes at the expense of its citizens, and the Royal Family’s latest scandal comes at the cruellest …
The Taliban Execution: What Happens When a Nation Fails
A gruesome video depicts the Taliban’s take on adultery in today’s Afghanistan. But it also tells of the failures of an 11-year project of nation-building
French Police Raid Sarkozy’s Home, Offices in Illicit-Campaign-Funding Inquiry
Police raids on Tuesday targeting the home and offices of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy aim to turn up evidence in alleged illegal campaign funding of conservatives by L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt
How India’s ‘Right to Information’ Laws Put Power in the People’s Hands
Journalists, rights groups, and ordinary citizens are increasingly using India’s Right to Information Act to hold officials accountable.
How Malaysia’s Leader Is Damaging His Reformist Reputation
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has styled himself a reformer, but his government’s prosecution of protesters shows he still has a long way to go.