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Aung San Suu Kyi Travels Abroad for the First Time in 24 Years
After more than two decades, Aung San Suu Kyi Burma’s pro-democracy leader, embarked on her first journey abroad following years spent under house arrest. TIME takes a look at her travels from Thailand to Norway where she will …
Why Did Michele Bachmann Flip-Flop on Being a Swiss Citizen?
What a difference two days make, especially in the tumultuous life of Republican Congresswoman and former presidential candidate Michele Bachmann.
On Wednesday, May 9, Bachmann [no relation to the article’s author] announced …
Ballot-Box Watch: Your Guide to March Elections
Global Spin previews upcoming polls from around the world
Not So Great, Britain: After E.U. Summit, U.K. Drifts Toward Isolationism
“Mommy, daddy, where were you when Britain left Europe?” David Cameron’s deployment in the early hours of Dec. 9 of the British veto over a Franco-German plan to save the euro will be seen as a pivotal moment by future …
Baaaad Behavior: What the Kidnapping of a Goat Says About the Switzerland’s Elections
The kidnapping of two goats may seem to have little relevance to politics. But then you realize the four-legged victims belong to the far-right Swiss People’s Party (SVP), which has built up massive support by scapegoating immigrants.
Zottel, the SVP’s official mascot, has come to symbolize the party’s anti-immigrant stance, and …