TIME talks to Daniel Tudor, author of ‘Korea: The Impossible Country,’ about the upcoming presidential election.
Tale of Two Corruptos: Brazil and Mexico on Different Transparency Paths
Mexico complains, often rightly so, about being overshadowed by Brazil, but Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index is one more reminder of how Latin America’s two titans differ today
The New Battle for Egypt
Egyptians take sides and take to the streets as President Mohamed Morsi assumes emergency powers he says are necessary to help pass a constitution
The Bust of Nefertiti: Remembering Ancient Egypt’s Famous Queen
On Dec. 6, 1912, archaeologists in Egypt discovered the bust of the great Queen Nefertiti. A hundred years later, the aura of that potentate — and the artifact that has immortalized her — lives on
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Air pollution in Asian cities has worsened in recent years, the French government plans to turn off nighttime lights in Parisian shops and John McAfee is arrested in Guatemala City
Is Syria’s Civil War Entering Its Final Act, or Poised for a New Phase?
The stern warnings by President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials this week that Syria‘s President Bashar Assad would face “consequences” and be “held accountable” for any use of chemical weapons against his own people, has …
Don’t Let Them Eat Cake: How Ethnic Tensions in China Explode on the Streets
On the streets of China it is a common snack, a dense nougat made from nuts, candied fruits, flour and corn syrup known informally as qiegao — literally “cut cake.” It is shaped into large, thick sheets and sold on the back …
Why Iran’s Capture of a “U.S. Drone” Matters — to Iran
The so-called downing of the ScanEagle is a welcome respite to a spate of bad domestic news—and perhaps a potential fig-leaf for policy shifts
Refuge for the Truth-Tellers: Inside the World’s Only Journalist Safe House
Nart Abdalkareem knew he was a marked man. For months the Syrian journalist had been shooting footage of massacres and bombed-out streets, and uploading it to al-Arabiyah Television, a channel based in Dubai, under the pseudonym …
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India is suspended from the International Olympic Committee, activists argue that the Arab Spring has failed to advance women’s rights in the region and Greece gets dubbed the “most corrupt” country in the E.U.
The Nanny Who Was a Princess: How a Kindness Turned Controversial
Norway’s Princess Mette-Marit went incognito to India to care for the twins of a gay courtier. She returned home to a controversy over surrogacy
Why the Military Is Unlikely to Intervene in Egypt’s Messy Power Struggle
The generals never enjoyed their time at the top of the post-Mubarak era. And looking at the political chaos in Egypt, who can blame them?
North Korea Plans Satellite Launch: Why Now?
The government led by Kim Jong Un has already attempted one launch, but plans to try again from Dec. 10 to 22