Must-Reads from Around the World, July 30, 2012
Today’s selections include self-immolations in Israel and the trial of punk-artist-feminist-protesters in Russia.
Today’s selections include self-immolations in Israel and the trial of punk-artist-feminist-protesters in Russia.
Today’s picks include the rise of a long-dead Italian leader and the archetypical vixen.
Today’s required reading: Romney’s Euro vision, the London Olympics from Ai Weiwei’s point of view and reports of renewed repression in Mali.
Among today’s picks: An endless battle in eastern Syria, melting ice, and the CNOOC-Nexen deal.
In today’s choices: Germany may play peace-broker in Afghanistan, plans for the Hong Kong of the Caribbean and violence in India’s northeast.
Among today’s picks: the Syrian situation, Burma and Thailand play good neighbors and inside Argentina’s soccer hooligan culture.
Today’s picks include major economic reforms proposed by North Korean leader Kim Jon Un, the rejection of an appeal by Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei and U.N. Security Council members blaming each other for failing to come to an agreement on Syria.
Today’s picks include a terrorist attack in Bulgaria and an impending ASEAN announcement
Today’s global media stories look at evidence that a pirate leader has been granted diplomatic immunity by the Somali presidency, the defeat of Islamists at Libya’s first elections since the overthrow of Gaddafi and the …
Today’s picks: Syria’s most senior defector thinks President Assad is “ready to use chemical weapons,” a U.S. senate probe learns that HSBC has been aiding Mexican drug money laundering, and reaction to the African Union electing …
After meeting the generals in Egypt, Hillary Clinton arrives in Israel; Poland wants to frack itself; are women in North Korea now wearing shorter skirts?
Today’s picks include the official report into the death of June 4 dissident Li Wangyang, signs of internal strife in Iran and the Indian Navy’s IT personnel plans
Today’s global picks: another Syrian defection, the U.S. wades into the South China Sea and the decline of the Tetra Pak dynasty.