Turks and Kurds may be trading accusations over responsibility for the execution-style murder of three Kurdish activists in the heart of Paris last week, but they agree on one point: the timing was no coincidence. The …
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The Blind Girl vs. Putin: A Plea for Russia’s Handicapped Orphans
Apart from healthy orphans, Moscow’s new law prohibits children who need medical help unavailable in Russia from being adopted by Americans
Where Does France’s Unmarried President Really Stand on Same-Sex Marriage?
A demonstration drawing perhaps 800,000 showed mounting opposition to draft law granting marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples–and highlights wide ambivalence some claim Socialist President François Hollande shares.
Scotland Yard Report Reveals Details Of Jimmy Savile’s Crimes
In the three months since the late British TV presenter Jimmy Savile was accused in a commercial television exposé of sexually abusing underage girls at the height of his fame, the scandal has spread to include other people and …
Kurdish Assassinations in Paris Turn a Spotlight on Turkey-PKK Talks
The murder of three Kurdish nationalists in Paris amid reports of peace talks between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party has sparked clashing theories over who is responsible for the killings
Amid the Depardieu Tax Debacle, France’s Budget Minister Accused of Dodging Taxes
France’s controversy-weary President François Hollande sees a Cabinet member accused of tax fraud after the government’s proposed 75% tax on wealthy incomes is struck down
Britain’s Class Divide: Can Oxbridge Solve Its Privilege Problem?
In a country with the lowest social mobility in the Western world, Oxford and Cambridge rank last among large research-intensive U.K. universities in terms of students drawn from public schools. How will that change?
The Road to Recovery: Malala Yousafzai Discharged from Hospital
Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year old Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head in October by a Taliban assassin, has been discharged from the British hospital that had been treating her since October 16.
In France, Nothing Says ‘Happy New Year’ Like a Burning Car
France’s leftist government ends previous blackout on nationwide New Year’s Eve car burning by revealing figures confirming the spread of France’s distinctive tradition of auto arson as protest
France’s 75% Income Tax on the Rich Overturned as Unconstitutional
Socialist President François Hollande’s promise to create social “justice” by raising taxes on France’s wealthy overturned on constitutional grounds–for now.
France’s Colonial Hangover: Apologizing Abroad, Ignoring Injustice at Home
French President François Hollande took strides to heal wounds between France and Algeria, but his recognition of “unjust” colonial history overlooks continued prejudice Algerian descendents still face in France.
Why Is Turkey’s Prime Minister at War with a Soap Opera?
A Turkish soap opera based on the life and reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the 16th century Ottoman sultan might at times appear gaudy, predictable, and rife with historical inaccuracies. But, to Turkey’s Prime Minister …
Stay Classy: Britain’s Newest Scandal Is All About The Country’s Oldest Obsession
Some years just don’t know when they’re over and 2012 seems determined to squeeze one more scandal out of Britain’s beleaguered establishment. Like #hackgate, the saga that last year led Rupert Murdoch to close down his Sunday tabloid News of the World, or #duckgate, the revelations in 2009 that some MPs and peers padded their …