Critics say new crime-prevention legislation can be easily used for political ends
India’s Prime Minister and ‘Crown Prince’ Have an Awkward Spat
India’s ruling Congress Party was scrambling this week to smooth over an uncharacteristically public rift that erupted on Friday between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party vice president Rahul Gandhi, scion to the …
Russia Takes On Greenpeace — and Stakes Its Claim to the Arctic
Germany Says Rainbow Olympic Uniforms Aren’t a Jab at Russian Anti-Gay Laws
The rainbow colors evoke the gay rights movement
An Ancient Refuge for Those Fleeing Syria’s War
Many refugees from Aleppo and neighboring Idlib province have fled to the countryside. Some have taken shelter in an ancient Roman ruins near Kafer Rouma.
Italy’s Berlusconi Is Forced to Back Down in Parliament—Will He Now Bow Out?
On the surface, Italy‘s day ended as it began—with the country’s Prime Minister Enrico Letta in an uneasy, unstable alliance with the media mogul Silvio Berlusconi. In a last minute speech in the Italian senate on Oct. 2, …
Ancient City Discovered Beneath Mound in Northern Iraq
The ancient city of Idu, which dates back more than 3,000 years, is one of the largest archeological discoveries in Iraq’s Kurdish region
Vatican Bank Opens Its Books For the First Time
The Vatican’s Secretive Financial Institution Pulls Back the Curtain on Its Assets After Years of Secrecy
Berlusconi Changes Course and Backs Italian Government
The former prime minister announced that his party will support Prime Minister Enrico Letta ahead of a confidence vote
Poaching Of Rhinos On The Rise In South Africa
The number of rhinos killed by poachers has hit a new annual record in South Africa, raising worries of a downward population spiral in a country that is home to almost all of Africa’s rhinos, Reuters reports.
As of the end of September, 704 rhinos had been killed by poachers in South Africa, exceeding the record of 668 set in 2012, …
Jellyfish Invasion Forces Nuclear Shutdown In Sweden
A huge cluster of jellyfish forced Sweden’s Oskarshamn plant, the site of one of the world’s largest nuclear reactors, to shut down by clogging the pipes conducting cool water to the turbines, reports the Guardian.
The plant’s operator said that over the weekend large numbers of moon jellyfish clogged the cooling water intake …
Another Soothing Tweet from Iran’s @HassanRouhani Disarms Twitter’s Founder
Iran’s newly elected president tweeted out his progressive stance on the nation’s Twitter ban
Canada Rolls Out a ‘$1 Billion’ Privatized Medical Marijuana Industry
Health officials expect it to become more than a $1 billion industry, but pro-weed advocates are unimpressed