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Worldcrunch » Archives for September 2011

September 2011

Google HQ, Beijing (Cory M. Grenier)
Futurechina

Google In China 2.0: New Strategy Avoids Censorship Showdown

by Worldcrunch September 30, 2011May 21, 2025
Myanmar President Thein Sein, an unlikely reformer
Geopoliticsmyanmar

In Burma, Unexpected Glimmers Of ‘Glasnost’

by Worldcrunch September 30, 2011May 21, 2025
Air Guitar 'Heroes': Take Your Pick!
Societyfinland

Air Guitar ‘Heroes’: Take Your Pick!

by Worldcrunch September 30, 2011May 21, 2025
Walking in the streets of Christiania in Copenhagen
Societydenmark

Danish Squatters Launch Alternative ‘IPO’ To Avoid Eviction

by Worldcrunch September 30, 2011May 21, 2025
Starting in 2016, Europe plans to standardize food labels
Food / Travelgermany

EU Food Labels On The Way – Just Not Right Away

by Worldcrunch September 30, 2011May 21, 2025
Agents escort a defendant for processing in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Geopoliticsunited states

Bodies Pile Up As Drug War Rages Again In Puerto Rico

by Worldcrunch September 30, 2011May 22, 2025
Crash victims leaving the scene
Geopoliticschina

Another China Rail Accident…Another Cover-Up?

by Worldcrunch September 29, 2011May 21, 2025
The cover photo for Amnesty International's report on sexual violence in Colombia.
Societycolombia

Rape, The Invisible Crime In Colombia’s Drawn-Out Civil War

by Worldcrunch September 29, 2011May 22, 2025
China: Gold Vending Machines!
Economychina

China: Gold Vending Machines!

by Worldcrunch September 29, 2011May 21, 2025
Madonna’s Gym Venture A Hit South Of The ‘Borderline’
Economymexico

Madonna’s Gym Venture A Hit South Of The ‘Borderline’

by Worldcrunch September 29, 2011May 21, 2025
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (EPP)
Geopoliticsitaly

Happy Birthday Silvio! His Circus-Like Reign Crumbling, Berlusconi Hits 75

by Worldcrunch September 29, 2011May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsbahrain

ARABICA – A Daily Shot Of What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing

by Worldcrunch September 28, 2011May 21, 2025
An Italian nursery school (Simone Ramella)
Societyitaly

Parental Monitoring: Nursery School In Italy Introduces Classroom Webcam

by Worldcrunch September 28, 2011May 22, 2025
First Boeing 787 Dreamliner Finally Delivered - Landing In Japan Three Years Late
Economyjapan

First Boeing 787 Dreamliner Finally Delivered – Landing In Japan Three Years Late

by Worldcrunch September 28, 2011May 21, 2025
Is Germany Cooking The Books On Its (Low) Unemployment Rate?
Economygermany

Is Germany Cooking The Books On Its (Low) Unemployment Rate?

by Worldcrunch September 28, 2011May 24, 2025
Scooting through Tokyo
Societychina

China Still Has Much To Learn From Japan

by Worldcrunch September 28, 2011May 21, 2025
'BadB' as portrayed in a promotional cartoon (YouTube)
Futurefrance

Jailed ‘Hacker King’ Set For Extradition To The U.S.

by Worldcrunch September 28, 2011May 21, 2025
Salmonella infecting a human cell
Futurefrance

World’s Largest Food Safety Lab Opens Doors in France

by Worldcrunch September 28, 2011May 21, 2025
French Feminists Want To Ban The Word 'Mademoiselle'
Societyfrance

French Feminists Want To Ban The Word ‘Mademoiselle’

by Worldcrunch September 28, 2011May 21, 2025
A Moscow subway station
Societyrussia

Moscow’s New ‘Silent’ Subway Won’t Disturb Underground Bolshoi Theater

by Worldcrunch September 28, 2011May 23, 2025
A Paris high school (faungg)
Societyfrance

Church Wants France To Shelve ‘Pro-Gay’ High School Biology Text

by Worldcrunch September 27, 2011May 21, 2025
A recent protest in Cairo over university fees (Gigi Ibrahim)
Economyegypt

After Arab Spring, The Price Of Revolution Is Slow Economic Growth

by Worldcrunch September 27, 2011May 21, 2025
Robotic Seals Help Japanese Tsunami Victims
Futurejapan

Robotic Seals Help Japanese Tsunami Victims

by Worldcrunch September 27, 2011May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsbahrain

ARABICA – A Daily Shot Of What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing

by Worldcrunch September 27, 2011May 21, 2025
The German execution of 51 Polish hostages in 1941 in retaliation for an attack on a Nazi police station (wikipedia)
Economygermany

Was Hugo Boss Hitler’s Tailor? German Fashion House Tries To Quiet Wartime Rumors

by Worldcrunch September 27, 2011May 21, 2025
Ruble banknotes
Geopoliticsrussia

Oligarchs Beware: Switzerland Agrees To Give Bank Info To Russian Finance Ministry

by Worldcrunch September 27, 2011May 21, 2025
Guatemala's Pollo Campero, a fried chicken chain, had to shutter the four restaurants it opened in Shanghai (above)
Economychina

Why Latin American Companies Can’t Thrive In China

by Worldcrunch September 27, 2011May 21, 2025
Different worlds collide in China's largest cities
Societychina

China: Who Can Stop The Tyranny Of The Privileged Class?

by Worldcrunch September 26, 2011May 21, 2025
Medvedev and Putin
Geopoliticsrussia

First Signs Of Dissent In Moscow After Putin-Medvedev Announce Top Jobs “Swap”

by Worldcrunch September 26, 2011May 21, 2025
Scuffles As Curtain Falls On Barcelona's Last Bullfight
Societyspain

Scuffles As Curtain Falls On Barcelona’s Last Bullfight

by Worldcrunch September 26, 2011May 21, 2025
Zuckerberg at Friday's F8 Facebook convention (paz.ca)
Futureunited states

Why Facebook Must Die For Internet Freedom To Flourish

by Worldcrunch September 26, 2011May 21, 2025
Greek Prime Minister Papandreou and German Chancellor Merkel
Economygermany

German Tax Protester Won’t Pay Up If His Money Goes To Greece

by Worldcrunch September 26, 2011May 21, 2025
One of Mr. Okamato's Grünwald Co. homes
Societyjapan

A New German Suburb Rises…In Osaka, Japan

by Worldcrunch September 26, 2011May 21, 2025
(YoungJ523)
Geopoliticsgreece

Europe’s Past And Future – And The Risk Of ‘Just Blaming It On The Greeks’

by Worldcrunch September 25, 2011May 21, 2025
Narendra Modi at a BJP rally (Al Jazeera)
Geopoliticsindia

Narendra Modi: The Mercurial Indian Leader With A Double Identity

by Worldcrunch September 25, 2011May 21, 2025
Khodorkovsky during his trial
Geopoliticsrussia

Exclusive: A Prison Call For Reform In Russia From Kremlin Foe Khodorkovsky

by Worldcrunch September 25, 2011May 21, 2025
Economyiceland

Króna Crisis: A Place Where The Euro Still Shines

by Worldcrunch September 25, 2011May 21, 2025
Turkey Bears Down On Kurds After PKK Rebels Kill Six Turkish Officers
Geopoliticsturkey

Turkey Bears Down On Kurds After PKK Rebels Kill Six Turkish Officers

by Worldcrunch September 25, 2011May 21, 2025
Chile's busy industrial port in Valparaiso
Eyes on the U.S.brazil

American Political And Economic Problems Still Have A Way Of Trickling South

by Worldcrunch September 24, 2011May 21, 2025
Classic macho men like Burt Reynolds (left) are losing ground to more carefully-coiffed modern guys like Justin Timberlake
Societygermany

Why The World Needs More Macho Men

by Worldcrunch September 24, 2011May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsbahrain

ARABICA – A Daily Shot Of What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing

by Worldcrunch September 23, 2011May 21, 2025
(gregor.schlatte)
Geopoliticsisrael

Palestinians Eager For Statehood, But Doubt UN Can Solve Their Problems

by Worldcrunch September 23, 2011May 21, 2025
The Western Wall in Jerusalem (DavidSpinks)
Geopoliticsisrael

Israel’s Only Path To Peace Must Begin With A Palestinian State

by Worldcrunch September 23, 2011May 21, 2025
A woman wearing the full-body veil on Saudi Arabia TV1 (Emitron_68)
Geopoliticsfrance

Veiled Muslim Woman Launches Bid For French Presidency

by Worldcrunch September 23, 2011May 21, 2025
A memorial to Roma victims of Nazi regime, in Ukraine(Anosmia)
Geopoliticsczech republic

Czech Xenophobes To Displaced Roma: ‘Gas The Gypsies!’

by Worldcrunch September 23, 2011May 24, 2025
Rashid Al-Ghannushi, leader of Islamist Nahda party, on the right(Magharebia)
Societytunisia

Mosque & State: Tunisia’s Moderate Islamist Party Is Favored In Next Month’s Vote

by Worldcrunch September 23, 2011May 21, 2025
A French mother and her newborn
Societyfrance

The More Women Work, The More Babies They Have, New French Study Says

by Worldcrunch September 23, 2011May 21, 2025
The end for Albert Einstein's century-old theory?
Futurefrance

Was Einstein Wrong? A French Experiment Could Upend The Very Basics Of Physics

by Worldcrunch September 23, 2011May 21, 2025
Rosé wine sales are at an all-time high (easyrab)
Economyfrance

Rosé On The Rise As More French Wine Drinkers Prefer Pink

by Worldcrunch September 23, 2011May 21, 2025
China Must Worry About China: It’s In The World’s Interest Too
Geopoliticschina

China Must Worry About China: It’s In The World’s Interest Too

by Worldcrunch September 23, 2011May 21, 2025
South African rugby coach Peter de Villiers
Societysouth africa

Rugby Coach Peter de Villiers, South Africa’s King Of Controversy

by Worldcrunch September 23, 2011May 21, 2025
(twicepix)
Economyswitzerland

How UBS Can Cash In After Its $2.3 Billion Debacle

by Worldcrunch September 22, 2011May 21, 2025
European Suds Study: A Beer A Day Keeps The Doctor Away
Societybelgium

European Suds Study: A Beer A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

by Worldcrunch September 22, 2011May 21, 2025
Pope Benedict XVI was greeted by Merkel and Wulff in Berlin on Thursday.
Geopoliticsgermany

Pope Benedict XVI’s Troubles At Home

by Worldcrunch September 22, 2011May 21, 2025
Concha del Toro, a Chilean wine producer, moved up in the ranking after buying vineyards in California.
Economyargentina

Ranking Latin America’s Most Global Companies

by Worldcrunch September 22, 2011May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsyemen

ARABICA – A Daily Shot Of What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing

by Worldcrunch September 21, 2011May 21, 2025
Workers canning tangerines at the Huangyan No 1 Canned Food Factory
Economychina

After Baby Milk Scandal, China Launches Food Industry Safety System

by Worldcrunch September 21, 2011May 21, 2025
(christine zenino)
Food / Travelfrance

An Iconic Paris Bookshop’s Old-School Recipe For Surviving The Digital Age

by Worldcrunch September 21, 2011May 22, 2025
Hmm... That's not my bone?
Societyswitzerland

Dogs Go Vegan

by Worldcrunch September 21, 2011May 22, 2025
Soldiers guarding the North/South border in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (John Pavelka)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

North Koreography: Kim Jong Il’s Regime Put To Party Rock Anthem

by Worldcrunch September 21, 2011May 21, 2025
Meuli after surgery (SFTV)
Futureswitzerland

From Opera To Operating Table: Swiss Doctor Breaks New Ground On Fetal Surgery

by Worldcrunch September 21, 2011May 21, 2025
Police on the streets of Cairo on Jan. 25 (RamyRaoof)
Geopoliticsegypt

A Grim Warning From Egypt’s Interior Minister: ‘We Will Shoot Intruders’

by Worldcrunch September 20, 2011May 21, 2025
Yemen Violence Escalates
Geopoliticsyemen

Yemen Violence Escalates

by Worldcrunch September 20, 2011May 21, 2025
Societyfrance

Why The DSK Affair May Have Changed The French Workplace Forever

by Worldcrunch September 20, 2011May 21, 2025
Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López (Wikpedia)
Geopoliticsvenezuela

Does Venezuela’s Chávez Finally Have A Real Challenger?

by Worldcrunch September 20, 2011May 21, 2025
Are you feeling Oakay today?
Futuregermany

How To Make A Tree Talk — And Tweet

by Worldcrunch September 20, 2011May 24, 2025
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou shaking hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao
Economychina

Europe’s Debt Crisis: A View From China

by Worldcrunch September 20, 2011May 21, 2025
German soldiers raise their flag over the Acropolis in Athens, Greece (1941)
Economygreece

Debt Crisis Twist: Does Germany Owe Greece 70 Billion From World War II?

by Worldcrunch September 19, 2011May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsyemen

ARABICA – A Daily Shot Of What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing

by Worldcrunch September 19, 2011May 21, 2025
Major Anti-Nuclear Demonstration Hits Japan
Geopoliticsjapan

Major Anti-Nuclear Demonstration Hits Japan

by Worldcrunch September 19, 2011May 21, 2025
Wen Jiabao arrives at 2009 Davos forum in Switzerland (WEF)
Economychina

China Ramps Up Investment In Europe As Continent’s Debt Crisis Deepens

by Worldcrunch September 19, 2011May 21, 2025
Ushuaia, Argentina on the island of Tierra del Fuego
Futureargentina

Tierra Del Fuego Tech: A New Silicon Valley On South America’s Southern Tip

by Worldcrunch September 19, 2011May 21, 2025
(Wootang01)
Societychina

A Battle In Beijing As Migrant Workers’ Schools Are Shuttered

by Worldcrunch September 18, 2011May 21, 2025
Societychina

In China, The Hidden Slavery Of The Mentally Disabled

by Worldcrunch September 18, 2011May 21, 2025
Battle For Libya Grinds On: CNN Reports From Front Line
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Battle For Libya Grinds On: CNN Reports From Front Line

by Worldcrunch September 18, 2011May 21, 2025
CPP Studios, a German media group based in Offenbach
Economygermany

Radical Approach? German Firm Built On ‘Equal Pay, Equal Say’ For All Workers

by Worldcrunch September 17, 2011May 21, 2025
Meet Denmark's First Female Prime Minister
Geopoliticsdenmark

Meet Denmark’s First Female Prime Minister

by Worldcrunch September 17, 2011May 21, 2025
Prokhorov getting air time on Channel 24 back in June
Geopoliticsrussia

How A Billionaire Knows He’s Pushed The Kremlin Too Far

by Worldcrunch September 17, 2011May 21, 2025
Geopoliticssaudi arabia

ARABICA – A Daily Shot Of What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing

by Worldcrunch September 16, 2011May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsargentina

Terrifying Footage Of Train Crash In Argentina

by Worldcrunch September 16, 2011May 21, 2025
Tahrir square, June 2, 2012 (glichfield)
Geopoliticsegypt

Exclusive: Probe Reveals Interior Ministry Ordered Snipers To Kill Tahrir Protesters

by Worldcrunch September 16, 2011May 21, 2025
Oooh: look at those calves! But are they real?
Societygermany

‘Wundersocks’ With Your Lederhosen: Oktoberfest Gift For Men With Scrawny Calves

by Worldcrunch September 16, 2011May 21, 2025
General Guillermo Ramírez Chovar at a press conference following the Chilean earthquake in 2010.
Geopoliticsbrazil

From The Barracks To Business School: Latin American Generals Line Up For MBA’s

by Worldcrunch September 16, 2011May 21, 2025
(twicepix)
Economygermany

UBS Fallout: When “Star Power” Counts Too Much In The Banking World

by Worldcrunch September 16, 2011May 21, 2025
Turkish president Abdullah Gül
Geopoliticsturkey

Turkish President Has Lost Faith In Both Israel And Syria

by Worldcrunch September 16, 2011May 21, 2025
Exclusive: In Lehman Fallout, 'Old And Stupid' Investors Burned In Germany
Economygermany

Exclusive: In Lehman Fallout, ‘Old And Stupid’ Investors Burned In Germany

by Worldcrunch September 15, 2011May 21, 2025
Russian Pavillion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo (KimonBerlin).
Geopoliticschina

Why A Chinese-Russian Trade Agreement Was Dead On Arrival

by Worldcrunch September 15, 2011May 21, 2025
A video image of the family house in Willmersbach, Bavaria (DAPD)
Societygermany

In Germany, An Incest Case Everyone Knew About – But Did Nothing To Stop

by Worldcrunch September 15, 2011May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

ARABICA – A Daily Shot Of What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing

by Worldcrunch September 15, 2011May 21, 2025
Scene from
Food / Travelfrance

How Culinary Shows Take the Joy Out Of Cooking — Even In France

by Worldcrunch September 15, 2011May 21, 2025
Prime Minister Erdogan (10 O'Clock)
Geopoliticsegypt

“Don’t Be Afraid Of Secularism…” How Erdogan’s Egypt Tour Looks In Turkey

by Worldcrunch September 15, 2011May 21, 2025
Passion Sunday at the Chaldean Parish in Bab Tuma, Damascus
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

The Christians Of Syria: A Minority’s Dilemma Amidst The Arab Spring

by Worldcrunch September 14, 2011May 21, 2025
Exclusive: Amy Winehouse's Father Speaks
Societyunited kingdom

Exclusive: Amy Winehouse’s Father Speaks

by Worldcrunch September 14, 2011May 21, 2025
Measuring The Effects Of A Male Teacher Shortage
Societyfrance

Measuring The Effects Of A Male Teacher Shortage

by Worldcrunch September 14, 2011May 21, 2025
Otto Pérez Molina in 2007, raising his hand in his party's 'iron fist' salute. (Surizar)
Geopoliticsguatemala

Hard Questions For Ex-Intel Chief Pérez Molina, Likely Guatemala’s Next President

by Worldcrunch September 14, 2011May 21, 2025
Litvinenko's grave in Highgate cemetery in London (Gianni)
Geopoliticsrussia

Exclusive: In Private, Medvedev-Cameron Summit Tried To End Litvinenko Impasse

by Worldcrunch September 14, 2011May 21, 2025
A May protest in front of the Israeli Embassy in Giza, Al Jizah, Egypt
Geopoliticsegypt

Rage And Diplomacy: Has Israel Lost Its Last Allies In The Muslim World?

by Worldcrunch September 13, 2011May 21, 2025
U.S. Embassy Under Siege In Kabul
Geopoliticsafghanistan

U.S. Embassy Under Siege In Kabul

by Worldcrunch September 13, 2011May 21, 2025
Artist's impression of exoplanets orbiting the Sun-like star Upsilon Andromedae A
Futureswitzerland

Inside The Swiss Discovery Of 50 New Exoplanets Beyond The Milky Way

by Worldcrunch September 13, 2011May 21, 2025
A French honey bee (wwarby)
Food / Travelgermany

Stung Again: Europe’s GMO Honey Ruling Puts Future Of Agriculture At Risk

by Worldcrunch September 13, 2011May 24, 2025
Lessons From East Germany's Stasi Files For Post-Revolution Egypt
Geopoliticsgermany

Lessons From East Germany’s Stasi Files For Post-Revolution Egypt

by Worldcrunch September 13, 2011May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsqatar

ARABICA – A Daily Shot Of What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing

by Worldcrunch September 12, 2011May 21, 2025
The remains of the entwined Neolithic lovers
Societyitaly

The ‘Lovers Of Valdaro,’ The 6,000-Year-Old Tragic Italian Couple, Need A New Home

by Worldcrunch September 12, 2011May 21, 2025
Libyan voter (by septimius severus)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

The Bitter Tale Of A Teenaged Son Sent Off To Fight For Gaddafi

by Worldcrunch September 12, 2011May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsfrance

Deadly Explosion At French Nuclear Site

by Worldcrunch September 12, 2011May 21, 2025
Baclofen could become the cure to too many shots of whisky (openthpainter)
Futurefrance

A Prescription Muscle Relaxer May Be The Wonder Cure For Alcoholism

by Worldcrunch September 12, 2011May 21, 2025
Forbidden City's Palace Museum (beltzner)
Societychina

Experts On The Take: Dissecting A Chinese Penchant For Fraud In High Places

by Worldcrunch September 12, 2011May 21, 2025
Lolita Lempicka's version of the Nissan Micra
Economyfrance

How Carmakers Are Using High Fashion To Seduce Women Customers

by Worldcrunch September 12, 2011May 21, 2025
The 9/11 Decade: Ten Years Later, America Remembers
Eyes on the U.S.united states

The 9/11 Decade: Ten Years Later, America Remembers

by Worldcrunch September 11, 2011May 21, 2025
A prison in Frankfurt
Societygermany

Low-Budget Justice: Germany Opts For Electronic Ankle Monitors To Cut Jail Costs

by Worldcrunch September 11, 2011May 21, 2025
Ground Zero (Susan E. Adams)
Geopoliticsunited states

The 9/11 Decade: “In Our Own Despair…” How That Day Would Change Our Lives

by Worldcrunch September 11, 2011May 21, 2025
Muammar Gaddafi's Last Stand
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Muammar Gaddafi’s Last Stand

by Worldcrunch September 10, 2011May 21, 2025
North Korea has some breathtaking scenery (David Stanley)
Food / Travelunited kingdom

A Trip on North Korea’s First Cruise Ship

by Worldcrunch September 10, 2011May 24, 2025
The 1932 image behind Saint-Lazare station (Cartier-Bresson)
Societyfrance

First Ever Solo Auction For Legendary Photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson

by Worldcrunch September 10, 2011May 21, 2025
Societyfrance

Ocean Noise: Is Human Activity Raising Volume In ‘Silent’ Underwater World?

by Worldcrunch September 10, 2011May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

ARABICA – A Daily Shot Of What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing

by Worldcrunch September 9, 2011May 21, 2025
A member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang being arrested
Societyel salvador

Gang Violence Surges In El Salvador

by Worldcrunch September 9, 2011May 21, 2025
UK Companies Have Started Banning Social Media
Economyunited kingdom

UK Companies Have Started Banning Social Media

by Worldcrunch September 9, 2011May 21, 2025
Russian Toy Terrier
Societyitaly

Dognapped!? Russian Tycoon Offers Top Cash For Pooch Vanished From Genoa Hotel

by Worldcrunch September 9, 2011May 21, 2025
Two separate windows for entering this pious social network
Societyisrael

Introducing Faceglat: The ‘Kosher’ Facebook

by Worldcrunch September 9, 2011May 21, 2025
A security agent patrols a mall (Daquella Manera)
Eyes on the U.S.united states

The 9/11 Decade: Business No Longer As Usual As Security Becomes Central To Companies

by Worldcrunch September 8, 2011May 21, 2025
Video image of the plane's fuselage on fire (typist9837)
Geopoliticsrussia

Medvedev Lashes Out At Russia’s Air Industry After Crash Wipes Out Hockey Team

by Worldcrunch September 8, 2011May 21, 2025
In Costa Rica, Nutritionists Push Diet Of Worms And Insects
Food / Travelcosta rica

In Costa Rica, Nutritionists Push Diet Of Worms And Insects

by Worldcrunch September 8, 2011May 21, 2025
Taxing Coke to fight French deficit (dan taylor)
Economyfrance

Coca-Cola Halts Investment In France To Protest New “Soda Tax”

by Worldcrunch September 8, 2011May 21, 2025
Turkish soldier at the Ataturk mausoleum in Ankara (eddy13)
Geopoliticsturkey

Destruction Of A Myth: Turkey’s Once Esteemed Military Has Sunk To A New Low

by Worldcrunch September 8, 2011May 21, 2025
Swiss francs (Radar Communication)
Economyswitzerland

Capping The Franc: A Daring Move In Zurich

by Worldcrunch September 8, 2011May 21, 2025
Cairo (jonworth-eu)
Geopoliticsegypt

Al-Jama’a Al-Islamiya: Egypt’s ‘Other’ Islamists Stake Their Claim

by Worldcrunch September 7, 2011May 21, 2025
French Teachers Use Twitter To Teach Elementary School Students To Write
Societyfrance

French Teachers Use Twitter To Teach Elementary School Students To Write

by Worldcrunch September 7, 2011May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

ARABICA – A Daily Shot Of What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing

by Worldcrunch September 7, 2011May 21, 2025
Exclusive: Grandpa Gaddafi? Home Video Shows Dictator's 'Playful' Side
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Exclusive: Grandpa Gaddafi? Home Video Shows Dictator’s ‘Playful’ Side

by Worldcrunch September 7, 2011May 21, 2025
In Kabul, children play as British military vehicles pass (isafmedia)
Geopoliticsafghanistan

The 9/11 Decade: In Afghanistan, Dashed Hopes And Fears Of A New Civil War

by Worldcrunch September 7, 2011May 21, 2025
(hugo971)
Societygermany

Paris Hilton And German Insurance Giant Allianz Settle Diamond Squabble

by Worldcrunch September 7, 2011May 21, 2025
A school in Tanzania (jez_d)
Societychina

Why China’s Quest For Superpower Status Must Include True Generosity Abroad

by Worldcrunch September 6, 2011May 21, 2025
DSK at a Socialist rally in 2007
Geopoliticsfrance

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Will Talk To The French People — As Soon As Possible

by Worldcrunch September 6, 2011May 21, 2025
New Dramatic Footage Of Japanese Tsunami
Geopoliticsjapan

New Dramatic Footage Of Japanese Tsunami

by Worldcrunch September 6, 2011May 21, 2025
A Czech soldier (Jametiks)
Geopoliticsczech republic

Battle Of The Bulge: Half Of Czech Republic Soldiers Are Overweight

by Worldcrunch September 6, 2011May 24, 2025
Money changing hands in Somalia
Geopoliticssomalia

In Somalia, Where The Black Market Is The Only Source Of Stability

by Worldcrunch September 6, 2011May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsjordan

ARABICA – A Daily Shot Of What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing

by Worldcrunch September 5, 2011May 21, 2025
Julian Assange (New Media Days)
Geopoliticsgermany

The WikiLeaks Worst-Case Scenario, As Floodgates Open To Reveal Informants

by Worldcrunch September 5, 2011May 24, 2025
Hisham Matar's latest work is 'deftly written...careful'
Societyunited kingdom

Libyan Lit: Authors Freed From Four Decades Of Repression Find New Voices

by Worldcrunch September 5, 2011May 21, 2025
A pooch peers out from a Rome apartment (Metro Centric)
Societyitaly

‘All Dogs Allowed!’ Italian Proposal Would Forbid Housing Restrictions On Pets

by Worldcrunch September 5, 2011May 21, 2025
Young and old on a Ramallah street (gregor.schlatte)
Geopoliticsfrance

“Are They Ready?” Questions Loom Ahead Of UN Showdown On Palestinian Statehood

by Worldcrunch September 5, 2011May 21, 2025
Cuba Publicly Celebrates Its Patron Saint For First Time In 60 Years
Societycuba

Cuba Publicly Celebrates Its Patron Saint For First Time In 60 Years

by Worldcrunch September 5, 2011May 21, 2025
(MisrataPost)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Belhadj To Le Monde: “We Are Simply Muslim.” Libyan Rebel Chief Denies Al Qaeda Ties

by Worldcrunch September 4, 2011May 22, 2025
Ukraine: Facing Down The Growing Scourge Of Human Trafficking
Geopoliticsukraine

Ukraine: Facing Down The Growing Scourge Of Human Trafficking

by Worldcrunch September 3, 2011May 21, 2025
VW up! : Volkswagen's latest creation
Economygermany

Get ‘Up’! A First Test Drive In The New 9,500-Euro Mini Volkswagen

by Worldcrunch September 3, 2011May 24, 2025
All the world comes to Chungking (Cheung Fun)
Food / Travelchina

Chungking Mansions: Globalization Packed Inside One Hong Kong High-Rise

by Worldcrunch September 3, 2011May 21, 2025
Medical Breakthrough: Genetics May Cause Anorexia, Other Forms Of Weight Loss
Societyfrance

Medical Breakthrough: Genetics May Cause Anorexia, Other Forms Of Weight Loss

by Worldcrunch September 2, 2011May 21, 2025
Composition with Nudes and Yellow Slippers (1923)
Societyfrance

The Ferocious Nudes Of Fausto Pirandello

by Worldcrunch September 2, 2011May 21, 2025
A Mandela statue in London (paul-simpson.org)
Geopoliticssouth africa

Nelson Mandela: Last Stop Of The Journey

by Worldcrunch September 2, 2011May 24, 2025
Geopoliticssaudi arabia

ARABICA – A Daily Shot Of What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing

by Worldcrunch September 2, 2011May 21, 2025
Bald Gaddafi: Libyan Newspaper Mocks Fugitive Leader
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Bald Gaddafi: Libyan Newspaper Mocks Fugitive Leader

by Worldcrunch September 2, 2011May 21, 2025
Li Na, Chinese Tennis Star (#96)
Societychina

Li Na: The Global Marketing Of A Chinese Sports Superstar

by Worldcrunch September 2, 2011May 21, 2025
From Yvonne's Facebook fan page
Societygermany

Yvonne, The Cow On The Lam, Is Back!

by Worldcrunch September 2, 2011May 21, 2025
An abandoned school in Germany (Floksor).
Food / Travelswitzerland

‘Urban Explorers’ Quest To Discover Abandoned Haunts That Conjure Hidden Past

by Worldcrunch September 1, 2011May 21, 2025
Chinese tourists in Egypt (hammercem)
Economychina

Chinese Businesses Pay The Price In The Arab World For Not ‘Blending In’

by Worldcrunch September 1, 2011May 21, 2025
Manila Settlers Scuffle With Police
Geopoliticsphilippines

Manila Settlers Scuffle With Police

by Worldcrunch September 1, 2011May 21, 2025
Swedish policeman
Societysweden

Vacationing Italian Man Jailed In Sweden For Slapping His Son For Public Tantrum

by Worldcrunch September 1, 2011May 21, 2025
Rebels this spring on the front lines near Brega (David Monteleone)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Meet The Devout Islamist Heading Libya’s Rebel Forces In Benghazi

by Worldcrunch September 1, 2011May 22, 2025
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