In Response – Under the headline “Nobel Laureates Clueless About Real Tibet,” semi-official mouthpiece Global Times rebuts a recent open letter from 12 Nobel laureates to Chinese leaders raising concerns about the self-immolation …
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Must-Reads from Around the World: April 4, 2012
Perilous Path – The Independent of London reports on how the already dangerous journey for refugees fleeing the violence in Syria has become even deadlier in recent weeks as President Bashar al-Assad attempts to tighten control of the country’s borders with fresh landmines, according to the paper’s interviews with aid workers and fleeing …
James Murdoch Resigns as Chairman of BSkyB Ahead of Looming Investigations
As James Murdoch surely knows by now, corporate dramas don’t merely play out in the boardroom. Unfortunately for him, they also unfold in the vast media landscape his family’s various businesses have helped shape. Rightly or …
Must-Reads from Around the World: April 3, 2012
Taking Stock – The Jerusalem Post says Israel’s security cabinet has been briefed on a worst-case scenario in a potential war with Iran. Israeli TV news station Channel 10 reported that experts estimate less than 300 people would …
Hungary’s President Resigns Over Plagiarism Scandal—and the Opposition Pounces
Pal Schmitt’s resignation as Hungary’s president is a scandal of Olympic proportions. The 69-year old—who was elected to the largely ceremonial role of president in 2010—stands accused of copying word-for-word large sections …
Ballot Box Watch: Your Guide to April Elections
Global Spin previews this month’s upcoming polls around the world
Must-Reads from Around the World: April 2, 2012
Eying the Presidency – The Daily News Egypt assesses the implications of the surprising nomination of the Muslim Brotherhood’s key financier and long-time chief whip Khairat Al-Shater for the upcoming presidential elections – …
French Anti-Terror Raids: A Sarkozy Election Gambit?
Urgent anti-terror operation, or election season security stunt? That’s the question some people in France were already asking themselves Friday in the wake of a series of dawn police raids resulting the arrest of 19 suspected …
Must-Reads from Around the World: March 30, 2012
War on Islam – The Washington Post reports that early morning raids in Paris and other French cities led to the arrest of 19 people suspected of radical Islamist activity. The raids come in the wake of al-Qaeda-inspired gunman …
Politics, Ahoy! Germany’s Pirate Party Scores Another Election Win
Last September, when the German Pirate Party won seats in the Berlin state parliament for the first time, mainstream politicians dismissed their success as a fluke. Sure, they had secured 8.9% of the vote, pushing them well past …
Must-Reads from Around the World: March 29, 2012
Probing Tragedy – The Guardian exclusively reveals a nine-month Council of Europe investigation found a “catalog of failures” by NATO warships and European coastguards led to the deaths of dozens of migrants left adrift at sea …
Reading the Riots: Report Highlights Issues That Led to Britain’s Unrest
For nearly a week last summer, some of the poorest neighborhoods of London were ablaze – both literally and figuratively – with riots and chaos, as hordes of the city’s youth destroyed and looted property. What began as a …
Must-Reads from Around the World: March 28, 2012
Mounting Pressure – Hot on the heels of allegations Monday by the BBC’s Panorama program that a News Corp. subsidiary company used a computer hacker to sabotage its biggest U.K. rival, the Australian Financial Review has now …