Arvind Kejriwal, a rabble-rousing, fearless anticorruption activist, has launched his own political party. But, given the murkiness of India’s political culture, is that the right route for Kejriwal’s cause?
Catalonia Votes: Why the Region’s New Proindependence Majority Won’t Guarantee Separation from Spain
Two proindependence parties could form an alliance in the regional parliament and call for a referendum — if they can do a deal on economic policy
Bullets Fly Around Provincial Peace Talks in Afghanistan
Taliban ambushed a provincial governor’s convoy en route to peace talks, killing two police and one civilian — but the international coalition calls the Helmand meeting a success
Defining Peacekeeping Downward: The U.N. Debacle in Eastern Congo
As the people of Goma fled rebels, they were greeted by the sight of U.N. peacekeepers — fleeing ahead of them
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Sudan allows China to set up an agricultural free-trade zone, the Amazon is Brazil’s fastest-growing region, and two young women are arrested in India for comments made on Facebook.
Why the Murder of ‘Macho’ Camacho Underscores the Case for Puerto Rican Statehood
The boxing champ’s shooting death is just the latest reminder of the U.S. commonwealth’s plague of violence
Sudan: Is Bashir’s Regime Crumbling?
As economic woes deepen, many observers suspect that Bashir, subject of a war-crime indictment at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, will face an internal power struggle that he may not survive.
After the Power Play in Egypt: Morsi and the Islamists vs. Everyone Else
In a decree that stunned almost everyone, Egypt’s President turns from basking in praise over negotiating a Gaza cease-fire to assuming virtually authoritarian power
Golden Triangle: After Obama’s Visit to Rangoon, What’s Next for Burma-China-U.S. Relations?
For years the most important political and economic partner of the Burmese regime, China has a new rival for Burma’s friendship and vast resources—the United States.
The Benghazi Attack’s Person of Continuing Interest
Ahmad Abu Khattallah has been linked to the incident again and again. But more than two months after, he has yet to be officially interrogated. TIME conducts several interviews with one of Benghazi’s most intriguing people
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After the Cease-Fire in Gaza, Will the Cyberwar Continue?
You didn’t need to be a Middle East specialist to understand that something was seriously off-kilter early on Wednesday when Israel’s Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom displayed a “Free Palestine” photo on his Facebook …