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Worldcrunch » Archives for December 2011

December 2011

A South Korean navy sailor and US army soldier at Yongsan (Joint Chief of Staff)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Across Border From North Korea, A Visit To The Quiet Heart Of US Power In Asia

by Worldcrunch December 31, 2011May 21, 2025
Swiss police (Kecko)
Societygermany

Look Who’s Coming To Dinner: Cops Invite Themselves To Homes Of Young Criminals

by Worldcrunch December 31, 2011May 21, 2025
The Tropical House in Switzerland will produce 300kg of caviar by February 2012 (swissinfo.ch)
Food / Travelswitzerland

Ring In New Year With The Latest In Culinary Luxury: Swiss Caviar

by Worldcrunch December 30, 2011May 21, 2025
Communist party candidate Gennady Zyuganov (Mika Stetsovski)
Geopoliticsrussia

In Russia’s Race For President, Can Anyone Exploit Putin’s Weakness?

by Worldcrunch December 30, 2011May 21, 2025
The snow church in Mitterfirmiansreut can hold up to 200 people
Societygermany

Winter Wonder: In The Bavarian Woods, A Real Church Made Of Ice And Snow

by Worldcrunch December 30, 2011May 24, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Euro Keeps Dropping, Dips Below 100 Yen For First Time Since 2001

by Worldcrunch December 30, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Crew Still Aboard Burning Russian Nuclear Submarine

by Worldcrunch December 30, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

North Korea Vows No Engagement With South’s President

by Worldcrunch December 30, 2011May 21, 2025
Kim Jong-il's snowy funeral (RT video)
Geopoliticschina

Beijing Holds The Key To North Korea

by Worldcrunch December 30, 2011May 21, 2025
A kiss is just a kiss (Martin Garri)
Societyitaly

“That’s Amore!” But It Ain’t Cheap: Italian Shopping Survey On The Costs Of Love

by Worldcrunch December 30, 2011May 21, 2025
Ozgur Gundem newspaper features its own troubles
Geopoliticsturkey

A New Press Crackdown: Is Turkey Really A Model For Democracy?

by Worldcrunch December 29, 2011May 21, 2025
Armenian civilians are marched to a nearby prison in Mezireh by armed Ottoman soldiers (Wikipedia)
Geopoliticsfrance

Turkish Hackers Target ‘Pitiful, Pathetic’ French For Armenian Genocide Vote

by Worldcrunch December 29, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

European Stocks Flat After Italian Debt Sale

by Worldcrunch December 29, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Spain King’s Son-In-Law Subpoenaed in Graft Probe

by Worldcrunch December 29, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Turkey air strike kills 35 near Kurdish village

by Worldcrunch December 29, 2011May 21, 2025
A messy birthday (anaulin)
Economygermany

The Euro’s Messy Birthday – But Its Best Years Are Still To Come

by Worldcrunch December 29, 2011May 24, 2025
Russian signs on a pharmacy in Brooklyn, NY (Violette79)
Societyrussia

Facing Demographic Woes, Russia Struggles To Lure Ex-Pats Home

by Worldcrunch December 28, 2011May 21, 2025
Gut Aiderbichl is an Austrian sanctuary for animals, including 50 donkeys.
Societyaustria

From Pain In The Ass Herd To Farm Calendar Pin-Up, A Blind Donkey’s Holiday Tale

by Worldcrunch December 28, 2011May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsbahrain

ARABICA: A Quick Shot Of What’s Brewing In The Arab World

by Worldcrunch December 28, 2011May 21, 2025
A fishing boat near Shangai (Bruce Tuten)
Geopoliticschina

After Stabbing At Sea, Old Animosities Surface Between China And South Korea

by Worldcrunch December 28, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Tarzan’s chimpanzee Cheetah dies at age 80 in Florida

by Worldcrunch December 28, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Mourners fill snowy streets of Pyongyang for Kim Jong-il’s funeral

by Worldcrunch December 28, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Argentine President diagnosed with thyroid cancer

by Worldcrunch December 28, 2011May 21, 2025
German right-wing terror suspects Beate Zschäpe, Uwe Böhnhardt and Uwe Mundlos (Wikipedia)
Societygermany

Our Son Was A Neo-Nazi Terrorist

by Worldcrunch December 28, 2011May 24, 2025
Israeli air power on display [nivs]
Geopoliticssudan

Did Israel Just Launch Another Attack On Sudan?

by Worldcrunch December 27, 2011May 21, 2025
The man with the plan: billionaire Nicolas Berggruen (YouTube)
Eyes on the U.S.united states

The “Homeless Billionaire” And His Plan To Save California

by Worldcrunch December 27, 2011May 21, 2025
Swarovski's glass beads will be slightly more subtle than these (Mr. T in DC)
Economyswitzerland

Swarovski Luxury Crystal Maker Moonlights In Road Safety Reflector Business

by Worldcrunch December 27, 2011May 21, 2025
New Peruvian President Ollanta Humala (left) with Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff
Geopoliticsmexico

Power Shifts, Chile Protests And Peru Election Mark Wild Year In Latin America

by Worldcrunch December 27, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for Baghdad blasts

by Worldcrunch December 27, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Ethiopia jails Swedish journalists on terror charges

by Worldcrunch December 27, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Arab League mission arrives in embattled Syrian city of Homs

by Worldcrunch December 27, 2011May 21, 2025
Ma Ying-jeou, the current president of Taiwan
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

How The Coming Taiwan Election Is Being Read (And Misread) On Mainland China

by Worldcrunch December 26, 2011May 21, 2025
Pricey whiskies can be worth holding on to (saschafatcat)
Economygermany

Why Whisky May Be Just The Thing For Jittery Investors

by Worldcrunch December 26, 2011May 24, 2025
A snow storm in Basel, Switzerland (pppspics)
Societyswitzerland

In Swiss Tri-Border Region, Citizens Extend Helping Hand To Homeless Asylum Seekers

by Worldcrunch December 26, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Brazil economy overtakes UK

by Worldcrunch December 26, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

South Korean civilian delegation enters North to pay respects to Kim Jong-il

by Worldcrunch December 26, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Suicide bomber kills 7 outside Iraq ministry

by Worldcrunch December 26, 2011May 21, 2025
Prosecco on ice (James Cridland)
Food / Travelfrance

Italian Prosecco Leads France’s Champagne In This Year’s ‘Bubbly’ Battle

by Worldcrunch December 26, 2011May 21, 2025
Online dating site Parship.ch
Societyswitzerland

Online Dating Grows Up: No Longer Taboo, But Courting Online Kind Of Sucks Too

by Worldcrunch December 25, 2011May 21, 2025
San Secondo Parmese, Italy
Societyitaly

Neo-Fascist Political Movement To Run Northern Italian School Council

by Worldcrunch December 25, 2011May 22, 2025
Don't give in to temptation (GabrielaP93)
Societygermany

Don’t Feed Him Holiday Leftovers: Diets For Dogs, Tips For Softhearted Owners

by Worldcrunch December 25, 2011May 24, 2025
Vladimir Putin (WEF)
Geopoliticsrussia

Why No One Has The Guts To Challenge Putin

by Worldcrunch December 24, 2011May 21, 2025
Classic Vespa 50 Special (Jen Camera)
Societyitaly

Early Christmas For Italian Man As Vespa Turns Up 35 Years After It Was Stolen

by Worldcrunch December 24, 2011May 22, 2025
A cut of Bologna salame at the Tamburini delicatessen (mmchicago)
Food / Travelitaly

My Emotional Menu: Emilia Romagna May Just Be Italy’s Richest Cuisine

by Worldcrunch December 24, 2011May 22, 2025
Dancing with the Stars: Nancy Pelosi and Donald Tsang
Geopoliticschina

Politics As Show Biz, From North America To North Korea

by Worldcrunch December 23, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Turkey Lashes Back At France Over Genocide Bill, Points To French War In Algeria

by Worldcrunch December 23, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

New Zealand town rocked by earthquakes

by Worldcrunch December 23, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Double Car Bombings in Damascus Kill At Least 30

by Worldcrunch December 23, 2011May 21, 2025
Women protesters in Tahrir Square (Al Jazeera English)
Geopoliticsegypt

The Hypocrisy Of A Blue Bra: Why New Calls For Egyptian Women’s Rights Ring Hollow

by Worldcrunch December 23, 2011May 21, 2025
A Santa spotting, circa 1895 (Chuck Coker)
Geopoliticsfrance

From Paris, A Provocative Little Letter To Santa

by Worldcrunch December 23, 2011May 21, 2025
Protests accompanied the nine-year war, like this one in 2007 (Andrew Ciscel)
Eyes on the U.S.iraq

All Wrong: A Final French Takedown On The Iraq War

by Worldcrunch December 22, 2011May 21, 2025
(Arianna Fishman)
Economyfrance

Bon Appétit à l’Américaine, As US Food Giant General Mills Booms In France

by Worldcrunch December 22, 2011May 21, 2025
Mikhail Khodorkovsky being led into court during his second trial.
Geopoliticsrussia

Bogus Crimes? Khodorkovsky Case At Crossroads, As Russian Politics Heats Up

by Worldcrunch December 22, 2011May 21, 2025
Argentina produced a record 131,000 tons of dulce de leche in 2010
Food / Travelargentina

For Argentina’s Dulce De Leche Makers, It’s Been A Sweet Decade

by Worldcrunch December 22, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

In Major Speech, Medvedev Urges Reforms

by Worldcrunch December 22, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

U.S. Futures Rise Amid Optimism on Economy

by Worldcrunch December 22, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

At least 63 killed in coordinated Baghdad attacks

by Worldcrunch December 22, 2011May 21, 2025
The colors and contradictions of Havana (Leshaines123)
Societycuba

Christmas Card From Cuba: Thaw Delivers Santa Claus, But Not Human Rights

by Worldcrunch December 22, 2011May 21, 2025
South Park's version of Angela Merkel on stage with the 'Funnybot' (Comedy Central)
Societygermany

Evil Genius: South Park Takes Aim At The ‘Ugly German’

by Worldcrunch December 22, 2011May 24, 2025
By June 2012, 1,455 CCTV cameras will keep an eye on the streets of Paris (ebrkut)
Societyfrance

New Paris Surveillance Cameras Crack Down On Crime

by Worldcrunch December 21, 2011May 21, 2025
Uncle Sam on the fritz (Rich Anderson)
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Is America On The Verge Of Irrelevance?

by Worldcrunch December 21, 2011May 24, 2025
Thomaskirsche in Leipzig, Germany (vxla)
Societygermany

Court Decision: State Labor Laws In Germany Don’t Apply To Church Employees

by Worldcrunch December 21, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Qaddafi Son Being Held by Rebels, Denied Access To Lawyer, Rights Group Says

by Worldcrunch December 21, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

WSJ: Hackers From China Accessed U.S. Chamber Network

by Worldcrunch December 21, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Exclusive: N.Korea military, uncle to share power with Kim heir

by Worldcrunch December 21, 2011May 21, 2025
(graybee)
Food / Travelswitzerland

Grape Pulp And Snow Plows: Swiss Firm Clears Winter Roads With Winemaking Waste

by Worldcrunch December 21, 2011May 21, 2025
The hotel
Food / Travelitaly

Über Internship: Italian Students Given Keys To Run A 3-Star Hotel

by Worldcrunch December 21, 2011May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsiraq

ARABICA: A Quick Shot Of What’s Brewing In The Arab World

by Worldcrunch December 20, 2011May 21, 2025
Soccer fans will be able to buy beer in stadiums at Brazil's 2014 World Cup (JS PH)
Economybrazil

FIFA To 2014 World Cup Host Brazil: Let There Be Beer

by Worldcrunch December 20, 2011May 21, 2025
NTV's Italo, Italy’s first private high-speed train (NTV)
Food / Travelitaly

Ferrari Railroad? Italians Unveil Europe’s First Private High-Speed Train Line

by Worldcrunch December 20, 2011May 21, 2025
Gold is just one of Africa's natural resources that grabs investor attention (Grassroots Group)
Geopoliticsethiopia

Russia In Africa: An Alternative To China’s Investment Monopoly?

by Worldcrunch December 20, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Deadly snowstorm halts travel in central US

by Worldcrunch December 20, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Syria to execute ‘terrorists,’ state TV warns

by Worldcrunch December 20, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

North Korea leader Kim Jong-il lies in state

by Worldcrunch December 20, 2011May 21, 2025
Bettina and Christian Wulff (Wikipedia)
Geopoliticsgermany

A First Lady’s Ambitions: Inside A Simmering German Presidential Scandal

by Worldcrunch December 20, 2011May 24, 2025
Kim Jong-Il earlier this year (Wikipedia)
Geopoliticschina

How Kim Jong Il’s Legacy Looks Across The Border In China

by Worldcrunch December 19, 2011May 21, 2025
Tahrir square, June 2, 2012 (glichfield)
Geopoliticsegypt

Prepare For The ‘Pakistanization’ Of Egypt

by Worldcrunch December 19, 2011May 21, 2025
Come inside for your haute cuisine to go (Vic Lic)
Food / Travelfrance

The Chicest Sandwich In Paris Is Now Available To Go. If You Can Afford It

by Worldcrunch December 19, 2011May 21, 2025
Young people in Barcelona (Macle)
Food / Travelspain

Alcohol, Sex, Skateboarding: Barcelona Raises “Excess” Behavior Fines

by Worldcrunch December 19, 2011May 24, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Stock index futures signal early gains

by Worldcrunch December 19, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Fresh violence hits Tahrir Square

by Worldcrunch December 19, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

North Korea’s Kim Jong Il dies; South goes on high alert

by Worldcrunch December 19, 2011May 21, 2025
The Dalits, among India's so-called 'Untouchables', have long been confined to poverty (Carol Mitchell)
Societyindia

From ‘Untouchable’ To CEO, Businesses Break Down Caste Barriers In India

by Worldcrunch December 19, 2011May 21, 2025
US and Iraqi soldiers Al Muradia, Iraq, March, 13, 2007 (U.S. Army)
Eyes on the U.S.iraq

It Was All About The Oil: A Chinese View As Curtain Closes On Iraq War

by Worldcrunch December 18, 2011May 21, 2025
U.S. President Barack Obama at the Royal Army Air Force Base in Darwin, Australia (Nov. 17, 2011)
Geopoliticsvenezuela

Power Shift: Chávez, China And Obama’s Big Pacific Ambitions

by Worldcrunch December 18, 2011May 21, 2025
Chinese blogger Luo Yonghao hammers away at a Siemens fridge
Economychina

China Discovers Social Media’s New Formula That Will Change Business Forever

by Worldcrunch December 17, 2011May 21, 2025
(andydr)
Geopoliticsisrael

Israel’s Enemy Within: Why Radical West Bank Settlers Put The Country At Risk

by Worldcrunch December 17, 2011May 21, 2025
Batteries get their juice from different sources (shatt0r)
Futurefrance

Bright Idea? French Scientists Turn To Bacteria To Power Batteries

by Worldcrunch December 16, 2011May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Egypt: Early Election Returns Favor Muslim Brotherhood’s FJP

by Worldcrunch December 16, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Japan PM declares ‘cold shutdown’ at Fukushima

by Worldcrunch December 16, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Batman star ‘roughed up’ in China

by Worldcrunch December 16, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

US Lawmakers Agree on Spending Bill, Avoiding Shutdown

by Worldcrunch December 16, 2011May 21, 2025
Skopsko, Macedonia (keepwaddling1)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Macedonia, Europe’s New Transit Country For Illegal Immigrants

by Worldcrunch December 16, 2011May 21, 2025
A post-War Renault Juvaquatre (Houbazure)
Economyfrance

Renault Heirs Sue France For Forced Nationalization, Stir Questions About Nazi Ties

by Worldcrunch December 16, 2011May 21, 2025
Turkish lira
Economyturkey

Beware Of A Turkish Economic Bust In 2012. And Don’t Blame It On Foreigners

by Worldcrunch December 15, 2011May 21, 2025
You do the math... (stephi2006)
Societyitaly

Cracking Da Vinci’s Code On Tree Growth

by Worldcrunch December 15, 2011May 21, 2025
Former Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt, now a member of the European Parliament
Geopoliticsfrance

Belgian Politician To Britain: You Snub EU, We Europeans Stop Speaking English

by Worldcrunch December 15, 2011May 24, 2025
Stormy times (Ed Yourdon)
Economygermany

The Double-Edged Sword Of Globalization And The Case For Keynes

by Worldcrunch December 15, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Bootleg liquor kills at least 111 people in eastern India

by Worldcrunch December 15, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

US officially shuts down war in Iraq

by Worldcrunch December 15, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

French court condemns former French president Chirac to a 2-year suspended prison sentence

by Worldcrunch December 15, 2011May 21, 2025
Winter sun in Passau, Germany
Societygermany

Janitor Discovers Hidden Treasure Trove Worth Six Figures, Gets Pat On The Back

by Worldcrunch December 14, 2011May 21, 2025
A street vendor in northern Italy (krossbow)
Geopoliticsitaly

In Florence, Where Counterfeit Gucci And Immigrant Dreams Meet Racist Violence

by Worldcrunch December 14, 2011May 21, 2025
Lethal injection room in California's San Quentin State Prison
Geopoliticsunited states

Death Penalty: Europe Restricts Export Of Drug Used In American Lethal Injections

by Worldcrunch December 14, 2011May 21, 2025
Crossing the line? (Goose#19)
Societyswitzerland

Goaaaaaal!!?????? World Soccer Chiefs Bicker Over Official Use Of Instant Replay

by Worldcrunch December 14, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Highest unemployment in UK since 1994

by Worldcrunch December 14, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

House passes Contentious Tax bill, Sets Up Showdown with White House

by Worldcrunch December 14, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Body found in home of Belgian attacker

by Worldcrunch December 14, 2011May 21, 2025
Geopoliticstunisia

ARABICA: A Quick Shot Of What’s Brewing In The Arab World

by Worldcrunch December 14, 2011May 21, 2025
Mountains near Jalalabad in Afghanistan (peretzp)
Geopoliticsafghanistan

France Unearths Forgotten Maps Of Afghanistan’s Natural Resource Riches

by Worldcrunch December 14, 2011May 21, 2025
A rural farmer in the Philippines (kiwanja)
Economymexico

No Bank Nearby? No Problem. Cell-Phone Banking Booms In Developing World

by Worldcrunch December 13, 2011May 21, 2025
Moon over Rio de Janeiro (Rodrigo_Soldon)
Societygermany

Businessmen Behaving Badly: Germany Abuzz Over ‘Incentive’ Trip Scandals

by Worldcrunch December 13, 2011May 24, 2025
Is Prokhorov (center) a man of the people?
Geopoliticsrussia

Hailed In West As Anti-Putin, Russians Have Big Doubts About Prokhorov Candidacy

by Worldcrunch December 13, 2011May 21, 2025
Party's over...
Food / Travelgermany

Last Call: Drunken Crowds Cram Munich’s Subway For Final Toast Before Alcohol Ban

by Worldcrunch December 13, 2011May 23, 2025
British Prime Minister David Cameron (DFID)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

David Cameron Blew It In Brussels – A German View On Britain’s Break With Europe

by Worldcrunch December 13, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Syria rejects U.N. estimate of 5,000 dead

by Worldcrunch December 13, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Two Army helicopters crash in Washington state, 4 dead

by Worldcrunch December 13, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Iran shrugs off US request to return spy drone

by Worldcrunch December 13, 2011May 21, 2025
Michele Zagaria spent 15 years on the lam.
Geopoliticsitaly

Orphans Of The Mob: When A Southern Italian Town ‘Loses’ Its Boss, All Bets Are Off

by Worldcrunch December 13, 2011May 21, 2025
An Astro Boy poster
Societychina

Pow! What Could Happen If Japanese ‘Cool’ Rode The Wave Of China’s Industrial Boom

by Worldcrunch December 12, 2011May 21, 2025
Pope Benedict XVI (Sergey Gabdurakhmanov)
Societyitaly

Pope Benedict XVI Supports Teacher Accused Of Showing Graphic Images Of Apocalypse

by Worldcrunch December 12, 2011May 21, 2025
But what's inside? (wstryder)
Futureswitzerland

Erasing The ‘Memory’ Of Cocaine: A Breakthrough In Treating Addiction

by Worldcrunch December 12, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

‘Al-Qaeda jail break’ in Yemeni city of Aden

by Worldcrunch December 12, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Noriega spends first day in jail back in Panama

by Worldcrunch December 12, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

World Stocks Mixed after Europe Sets Pact

by Worldcrunch December 12, 2011May 21, 2025
Students converge at new Pune campus.
Societyindia

Graphic Globalization: India Christens Cutting-Edge French Design School

by Worldcrunch December 12, 2011May 21, 2025
Locals in Xi’an try to keep their sense of humor (Zieak)
Societychina

Rundown Renovations At Daming Palace And Lessons In Chinese Doublespeak

by Worldcrunch December 11, 2011May 21, 2025
A German worker (giopuo)
Economygermany

Austerity Is Not Enough: A Different German Recipe To Save The Euro Zone

by Worldcrunch December 11, 2011May 21, 2025
Egyptians enjoy free elections (oxfamnovib)
Geopoliticsegypt

After Election Victory, Muslim Brotherhood Faces Burden Of Ruling A Divided Egypt

by Worldcrunch December 10, 2011May 21, 2025
Trafficked rhino horns seized by authorities in Britain
Societyfrance

Rhino Horn Robberies Have Europe’s Museums, Zoos On Red Alert

by Worldcrunch December 10, 2011May 21, 2025
Elio Di Rupo (luc van braekel)
Geopoliticsbelgium

Coalminer’s Son: New Belgian Leader Caps Unlikely Italian Immigrant Journey

by Worldcrunch December 10, 2011May 21, 2025
Italian
Economyitaly

Is There Such A Thing As ‘Pure’ Chocolate? Italy Bitter Over European Ruling

by Worldcrunch December 10, 2011May 22, 2025
An image of the controversial
Futuregermany

Top or Flop? German Peer Rating App Accused Of Online Mobbing For Kids

by Worldcrunch December 9, 2011May 21, 2025
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu last month in Moscow
Geopoliticsrussia

Putin’s Campaign ‘Show’: Movie Director Named To Lead Presidential Run

by Worldcrunch December 9, 2011May 21, 2025
Sweet dreams, good excuse (aramolara)
Futuregermany

Overslept Again? New Research Lets You Blame It On ‘Good Sleeper’ Genes

by Worldcrunch December 9, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Congress rebuffs easing of Iran sanctions

by Worldcrunch December 9, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

EU-wide treaty change bid fails as London keeps hardline

by Worldcrunch December 9, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Fire in Calcutta hospital kills 73, injures dozens

by Worldcrunch December 9, 2011May 21, 2025
Downtown Havana, Cuba
Economycuba

Cuba MBA’s: As Communism Lingers, A New Backdoor To Capitalism Opens

by Worldcrunch December 9, 2011May 21, 2025
Street poster of Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, with Orthodox pedestrian
Societyisrael

In Jerusalem, Drawing Back A Curtain On Ultra-Orthodox Misogyny

by Worldcrunch December 9, 2011May 21, 2025
Pollution over Tiananmen Square in Beijing (mckaysavage)
Futurechina

China And Pollution: Officials Won’t Dare Air Data On Rising Smog Levels

by Worldcrunch December 8, 2011May 21, 2025
Window shopping along the Champs-Élysées in Paris
Economyfrance

Trendy Clothing Giants Rebrand Paris’ Champs-Élysées

by Worldcrunch December 8, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Hundreds arrested as China police smash child-trafficking ring

by Worldcrunch December 8, 2011May 23, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Fighting in Somali capital Mogadishu reaches worst level in months as rebels clash with government forces

by Worldcrunch December 8, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Vladimir Putin accuses Hillary Clinton of encouraging Russian protests

by Worldcrunch December 8, 2011May 21, 2025
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Sure, A Third-Party Candidate Would Lose. But America Needs One Anyway

by Worldcrunch December 8, 2011May 24, 2025
Tibetan students protesting in Chabcha against the use of Chinese in school in 2010 (SFTHQ)
Geopoliticsnepal

Hounded By Chinese Regime, Tibetans Make Perilous Himalayan Crossing To Nepal

by Worldcrunch December 8, 2011May 21, 2025
Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Societyindonesia

In Indonesia’s Aceh, Islamic Sharia Law Is Applied Harshly And Hypocritically

by Worldcrunch December 8, 2011May 21, 2025
Security Threats And Labor Woes Undermine Colombia's Oil Dreams
Economycolombia

Security Threats And Labor Woes Undermine Colombia’s Oil Dreams

by Worldcrunch December 7, 2011May 21, 2025
BYD is well-established in the Chinese market
Economychina

Mercedes Set To Launch New Electric Car In China

by Worldcrunch December 7, 2011May 24, 2025
Putin and his Akita guard dog
Geopoliticsrussia

After Election Upheaval, Putin Brushes Off “Party Of Cheats And Thieves” Charges

by Worldcrunch December 7, 2011May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

ARABICA – A Quick Shot Of What’s Brewing In The Arab World

by Worldcrunch December 7, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Muslim Brotherhood Claims Win in Egypt

by Worldcrunch December 7, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Australian Sentenced to 500 Lashes in Saudi Arabia

by Worldcrunch December 7, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

President of Pakistan Suffers Minor Heart Attack

by Worldcrunch December 7, 2011May 21, 2025
A tourist bus in Beijing (unfoldedorigami)
Societychina

The Chinese Art Of Balancing Budgets By Booking Vacations With Taxpayer Cash

by Worldcrunch December 7, 2011May 21, 2025
A member of Ukraine's provocative feminist group FEMEN
Societyegypt

Naked Politics: The Global Revival Of Nudity As Public Protest

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Economygreece

New Signs Of “Invisible” Bank Run in Southern Europe, Cash Shifts To Scandinavia

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blogunited kingdom

Syria says ready to sign Arab League deal

by Worldcrunch December 5, 2011May 21, 2025
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by Worldcrunch December 5, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Putin’s party hangs on, faces vote fraud charges

by Worldcrunch December 5, 2011May 21, 2025
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Societyfrance

France To Its Foreign Graduates: Here’s Your Degree, Now Bon Voyage

by Worldcrunch December 5, 2011May 21, 2025
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Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Blood Brothers: Ethnic Serbs In Kosovo See Russian Citizenship As Shield Against EU

by Worldcrunch December 4, 2011May 21, 2025
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Economygermany

The Central Bank Dilemma: So Much Money, So Little Leverage

by Worldcrunch December 4, 2011May 21, 2025
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Societygermany

The Double Lives – And Second Lives – Of Gay Priests

by Worldcrunch December 3, 2011May 23, 2025
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez (YouTube)
Geopoliticsvenezuela

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by Worldcrunch December 3, 2011May 21, 2025
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Futureitaly

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Student protestors rally outside the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran on Tuesday, November 29
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

New Sanctions And Whispers Of War In Europe-Iran Standoff

by Worldcrunch December 2, 2011May 24, 2025
Gingrich on October 7 in Washington D.C. (Gage Skidmore)
Eyes on the U.S.united states

The Iconoclast: A French Take On Newt Gingrich (Who Once Lived In France)

by Worldcrunch December 2, 2011May 21, 2025
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Interview With A Superhero: A Rabbi’s Son Transforms Into A Masked Crusader

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U.N. puts death toll at 4,000 in Syria

by Worldcrunch December 2, 2011May 21, 2025
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by Worldcrunch December 2, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Merkel Says Joint Euro Bonds Unthinkable as EU Faces Marathon

by Worldcrunch December 2, 2011May 21, 2025
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Geopoliticschina

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by Worldcrunch December 2, 2011May 21, 2025
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Geopoliticsegypt

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by Worldcrunch December 1, 2011May 21, 2025
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Economybrazil

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by Worldcrunch December 1, 2011May 21, 2025
Burmese refugees across the Chinese border in Yunnan province (treasuresthouhast)
Geopoliticschina

Across China’s Border, Myanmar’s Fate Is A Question Of Drugs As Much As Democracy

by Worldcrunch December 1, 2011May 23, 2025
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Societygermany

German Court To Muslim Student: Praying At School Disturbs The Peace

by Worldcrunch December 1, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Market Bomb and Gun Attack Kill 17 in Iraq

by Worldcrunch December 1, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Pakistan fed up with NATO airstrikes

by Worldcrunch December 1, 2011May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Ex-President of Ivory Coast To Face ICC On Monday

by Worldcrunch December 1, 2011May 21, 2025
Sarkozy and Merkel in Paris, in 2009 (Anna Tesar)
Economyfrance

Can The Euro Be Saved? A Tough French Take On Germany’s Hardball Strategy

by Worldcrunch December 1, 2011May 21, 2025
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