As the West and regional partners scramble to launch an offensive to reclaim Mali’s north, will the Islamists and rebel factions there budge?
Crisis at the BBC: Britain’s Public Broadcaster in Turmoil
Its Director General has resigned; some of its most senior staff have stood aside. Who is left to give the BBC the leadership it so badly needs?
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The Philippines Congress will decide on the fate of a reproductive health bill, an Iranian blogger was found dead after being arrested for his activism, and the BBC crisis goes from bad to worse.
Ireland’s Abortion Debate Heats Up
A heated abortion debate, both in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, is symptomatic of the island’s rapid transformation in recent decades
As Tibetans Burn Themselves to Protest Chinese Rule, Communists in Beijing Stress Happiness in Tibet
On Nov. 9, thousands of Tibetan students gathered in the historic monastery town of Rebkong to protest Chinese rule over the restive Tibetan plateau, where nearly 70 Tibetans have lighted themselves on fire since March 2011 in …
A Smart Car Dream in Israel—Not So Smart, After All?
Better Place, an ambitious electric car enterprise, pinned its hopes on Israel—but the smart car revolution imagined there has fallen flat.
Obama’s Triumph: Newspaper Headlines from Around the World
How the world — and cities in the U.S. — woke up to President Obama’s reelection.
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German authorities charged alleged Neo Nazi murderer, Foxconn looks to the U.S. to build new factories and Argentinian protestors take to the streets of Buenos Aires.
Syria Opposition Factions Balk at U.S.-Backed Unity Plan, But Keep Talking
As The Next Archbishop of Canterbury, Can Justin Welby Save The Anglican Communion?
He is an old Etonian, a graduate of Cambridge, a former oil executive—and he’s just been tapped as the next Archbishop of Canterbury. Could the man with high-level business skills be exactly what the fractious …
As Islands Dispute Simmers, China’s Hu Calls for Rise of a Maritime Power
As China’s leadership convenes at a once-in-a-decade handover of power, current President Hu Jintao rattles the saber
Mark Your Calendars: November 10 Is ‘Malala Day’
Malala Yousafzai sits in a hospital room surrounded by thousands of gifts, cards and messages of support from around the world, a feeling that has left her “inspired and humbled,” according to her father, who appeared in a …
At World Economic Forum, Indian Business Elites Fret Over Their Country’s Future Growth
At the World Economic Forum summit in the environs on New Delhi, a TIME-sponsored panel explored how India’s economy can be reinvigorated and made more inclusive in the decades to come