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Worldcrunch » Archives for June 2012

June 2012

Most older couples still keep the peace (Alex E. Proimos)
Societyitaly

Senior Citizens And Their Crimes Of Passion

by Worldcrunch June 30, 2012May 22, 2025
Futurejapan

Top Japanese Politicians Float Plans To Build A Real-Life Anime Robot

by Worldcrunch June 30, 2012May 22, 2025
Sudanese refugees protesting in front of the UNHCR (Lebanonesia)
Geopoliticslebanon

Beirut Has A Refugee Crisis That’s Not About Middle East Peace

by Worldcrunch June 30, 2012May 21, 2025
Signs of the death toll on the streets of Xalapa (fronkonsteen0)
Geopoliticsmexico

Mexico At A Crossroads – Up Close At Ground Zero Of Nation’s Deadly Drug War

by Worldcrunch June 30, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyjapan

Shanghai Subway To Harassed Women: You Had It Coming

by Worldcrunch June 29, 2012May 23, 2025
Woody Allen has the last word on who dubs him (David Shankbone/B.H.)
Societygermany

After 45 Years, Woody Allen Dumps His German Double For Younger Voice

by Worldcrunch June 29, 2012May 24, 2025
Societygabon

Save The Elephants: Gabon President Ignites Huge Bonfire Of Illicit Ivory

by Worldcrunch June 29, 2012May 21, 2025
Police are watching in Iran (Amir Farshad Ebrahimi)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Germany Denies Asylum To Iranian Lesbian, Suggests More “Discreet Lifestyle”

by Worldcrunch June 29, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsiceland

Can Thora Arnórsdóttir Get Elected President A Month After Giving Birth?

by Worldcrunch June 29, 2012May 21, 2025
Societybelgium

Did Germany Lose Twice In One Night? The Weight Of European Soccer And Euro Zone Debt

by Worldcrunch June 29, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyfrance

Report: DSK And Wife Of 20 Years Split

by Worldcrunch June 29, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsindia

Indian Floods Kill 30, Displace Nearly 1 Million (Video)

by Worldcrunch June 29, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyunited kingdom

Accused Of Witchcraft, Congolese Children Face Scorn and Abuse

by Worldcrunch June 29, 2012May 21, 2025
Let's spend the night together (homard.net)
Futurefrance

Red Bull – The Making Of An Explosive Cocktail

by Worldcrunch June 29, 2012May 21, 2025
Humala must work to regain his popular appeal with the masses
Geopoliticsperu

How Peru’s Ollanta Humala Can Turn His Presidency Around

by Worldcrunch June 28, 2012May 22, 2025
All you can eat Kebab (Alex Kehr)
Food / Travelgermany

A Kebab With Your Salad, And Other New Paths To Healthy Eating

by Worldcrunch June 28, 2012May 24, 2025
Societygermany

German Court Bans Religious Circumcision

by Worldcrunch June 28, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsyemen

The Queen Mother Of The Arab Spring

by Worldcrunch June 28, 2012May 21, 2025
An American tradition: waiting for the Principal (John Rudolph Mueller)
Societychina

When A Chinese Student Falls In Love With New Jersey

by Worldcrunch June 28, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Turkish Troops Move Towards Syrian Border, Bombs At Damascus Justice Ministry

by Worldcrunch June 28, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyfrance

In France, “Cannabis Social Clubs” Start Growing In Defiance Of Pot Laws

by Worldcrunch June 28, 2012May 21, 2025
Futurenew zealand

Kim Dotcom Case: N.Z. Court Rules Megaupload Search Warrants Illegal

by Worldcrunch June 28, 2012May 21, 2025
Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira (Youtube)
Geopoliticsbrazil

Brazilian Man Facing Execution In Indonesia Appeals To President Dilma

by Worldcrunch June 28, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticscosta rica

Central American Drug Cartel Uses Churches As Fronts

by Worldcrunch June 28, 2012May 21, 2025
Planting a new future? (Snow Kisses Sky)
Societychina

China’s Power Gap

by Worldcrunch June 27, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyitaly

New Homophobia Low: Facebook Page Urges Aborting ‘Gay’ Unborn

by Worldcrunch June 27, 2012May 21, 2025
Swiss supermarket chain Migros wants to apply a label to products from Israeli settlements. (Mike Knell)
Societyswitzerland

In Switzerland, Supermarket Labels Spark Memories Of “Jew” Passport Stamps

by Worldcrunch June 27, 2012May 24, 2025
Aleksey Navalny at a protest in Moscow (Mitya Aleshkovskiy)
Economyrussia

Aleksey Navalny: Russian Political Dissident Picked For Aeroflot Board

by Worldcrunch June 27, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Rebel Attack On Syrian TV Station, As Assad Declares ‘Real State Of War’

by Worldcrunch June 27, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyunited states

‘When Harry Met Sally’ Screenwriter Nora Ephron Dies At 71

by Worldcrunch June 27, 2012May 22, 2025
Food / Travelfrance

Coca Cola’s Secret Ingredient? Alcohol

by Worldcrunch June 27, 2012May 21, 2025
Siberian tigers are better protected at the Buffalo Zoo.
Geopoliticsrussia

Russian Loggers Put Survival Of ‘Sacred’ Siberian Tiger At Risk

by Worldcrunch June 27, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticscolombia

Colombian FARC Rebels Using Teenagers As Suicide Bombers

by Worldcrunch June 27, 2012May 21, 2025
Gacaca courts (Elisa Finocchiaro)
Geopoliticsrwanda

Time To Heal: Rwanda Finally Closes Its Controversial Genocide Tribunals

by Worldcrunch June 27, 2012May 21, 2025
Economybrazil

China Invests Big In Fellow BRIC Brazil

by Worldcrunch June 27, 2012May 21, 2025
In one of the widely circulated photos, Feng Jianmei (rt) with her brother and sister-in-law after the forced abortion
Societychina

Who Will Help Feng Jianmei? Chinese Woman Forced To Abort Hounded By Authorities

by Worldcrunch June 26, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyswitzerland

Swiss Right-Wing Leader Accused Of Anti-Muslim ‘Kristallnacht’ Tweet

by Worldcrunch June 26, 2012May 21, 2025
López Obrador at a rally in Yucatán (AMLO)
Geopoliticsmexico

Is This The Man To Clean Up Mexico?

by Worldcrunch June 26, 2012May 21, 2025
Futuregermany

‘Cyber Heist’ Using Malware To Siphon Up To Two Billion From Banks

by Worldcrunch June 26, 2012May 21, 2025
Just one of Malkovich's many faces (Petr Novák/B.H.)
Societyitaly

Charmer, Provocateur, Eccentric: Who Is John Malkovich?

by Worldcrunch June 26, 2012May 22, 2025
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh (UNHCR/G.M.B.Akash)
Geopoliticsmyanmar

The Most Persecuted Minority In The World: The ‘Gypsies’ Of Burma

by Worldcrunch June 26, 2012May 21, 2025
Economyunited kingdom

Murdoch’s News Corp Considers Splitting In Two

by Worldcrunch June 26, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Erdogan Issues Warning After Syrian Attack, NATO Weighs Response

by Worldcrunch June 26, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsparaguay

A Coup d’Etat? Backlash Across Latin America To Paraguay Impeachment

by Worldcrunch June 26, 2012May 21, 2025
Tripoli, Lebanon (Laika slips the lead)
Geopoliticslebanon

In Lebanese City, Syrian Conflict Spills Over In Two Rival Neighborhoods

by Worldcrunch June 26, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticscanada

*FUNCHIT!* Canadian Defense Ministry’s New Stress-Fighting Weapon

by Worldcrunch June 25, 2012May 21, 2025
Making it big: the Yerli brothers (Crytek)
Economygermany

Immigrant Dreams In Germany Fuel Europe’s Top Economy

by Worldcrunch June 25, 2012May 24, 2025
GeopoliticsCentral African Republic

Central African Uranium Plant Attacked, Kony’s LRA Suspected

by Worldcrunch June 25, 2012May 21, 2025
Economycyprus

Fitch Downgrades Cyprus, As EU Worries About Spain Deepen

by Worldcrunch June 25, 2012May 21, 2025
The nick: impossible to catch (The World Squash Federation)
Societyfrance

The Science Behind The Perfect Squash Kill Shot

by Worldcrunch June 25, 2012May 21, 2025
Futurefrance

Tracking ‘Migrant Sites’ To Build A World Atlas Of E-Diasporas

by Worldcrunch June 25, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

New Military Defections In Syria As Pressure Mounts On Assad

by Worldcrunch June 25, 2012May 21, 2025
China's business capital (Mike Behnken)
Economychina

A Few Simple Tips For Chinese Companies With Global Ambitions

by Worldcrunch June 25, 2012May 21, 2025
Waving goodbye to electoral promises? (Forcalgeria)
Geopoliticsegypt

California Engineer To Muslim Brother: Meet Egypt’s New President Mohamed Morsi

by Worldcrunch June 24, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsargentina

Rogue Argentine Ambulance Pulled Over Carrying 25 Kilos Of Cocaine

by Worldcrunch June 24, 2012May 22, 2025
Not all narcissism is as harmless as this... (Regan Walsh)
Societyfrance

Power And Seduction: How The ‘Narcissistic Pervert’ Always Gets His Way

by Worldcrunch June 24, 2012May 21, 2025
CSRS research camp (CSRS)
Futureunited kingdom

In the Ivory Coast, Science Endures In The Midst Of War

by Worldcrunch June 24, 2012May 21, 2025
Kids these days: no imagination whatsoever (avatar-1)
Societyfrance

How Copy-Paste Is Rewriting The Worst Tricks For Student Plagiarism

by Worldcrunch June 23, 2012May 21, 2025
Futureswitzerland

Can Solar Panels Cause Plane Crashes?

by Worldcrunch June 23, 2012May 21, 2025
Combining activism with tourism (Person behind the scenes)
Geopoliticsrussia

Summer Plans? Russians Take Their Protests On The Road

by Worldcrunch June 23, 2012May 21, 2025
A Turkish F-4 (Peng Chen)
Geopoliticsturkey

Turkey Ready To Respond To Syria’s Downing Of Air Force Jet

by Worldcrunch June 23, 2012May 21, 2025
In Greece, waiting for safe passage northward (UNHCR/Zalmai)
Societygreece

Another Greek Tragedy: Stuck In Limbo, Illegal Immigrants Face Neo-Nazi Violence

by Worldcrunch June 23, 2012May 21, 2025
GeopoliticsUruguay

Uruguay President Wants The State To Grow And Sell Pot

by Worldcrunch June 22, 2012May 21, 2025
Shut up already! (World Economic Forum)
Economyfrance

Screw You, David Cameron – A French Response To The ‘Lapdog Of The City’

by Worldcrunch June 22, 2012May 21, 2025
Police are watching in Iran (Amir Farshad Ebrahimi)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Yet Another Round Of Iranian Nuclear Talks Fail: Where To Now?

by Worldcrunch June 22, 2012May 21, 2025
Economyfrance

European Banks Bark Back After Moody’s Downgrades, Markets Steady

by Worldcrunch June 22, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsafghanistan

Standoff With Taliban At Kabul Hotel Ends, At Least 26 Dead

by Worldcrunch June 22, 2012May 21, 2025
Societygermany

Seven Reasons To Care About Germany-Greece Eurozone Soccer Death Match

by Worldcrunch June 22, 2012May 22, 2025
Ex- Enron financial director Andrew Fastow visits Leeds Business School (CESR)
Eyes on the U.S.united states

My Ethics Professor Is A Criminal

by Worldcrunch June 21, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticschina

Under Pressure From China, Milan Reverses Plans To Honor The Dalai Lama

by Worldcrunch June 21, 2012May 22, 2025
Do as I say, not as I do (Ken Teegardin)
Economygermany

Finger-Wagging Germany Secretly Accumulating Trillions In Debt

by Worldcrunch June 21, 2012May 24, 2025
Refrain from criminal activities! (IISG)
Geopoliticschina

Cops In China Use Public Humiliation As Crime Deterrent – And Have Fun To Boot

by Worldcrunch June 21, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticschina

Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei Barred From Court, Must Stay In China

by Worldcrunch June 21, 2012May 21, 2025
Food / Travelfrance

*FUNCHIT!* Haute Cuisine: French Recipe Cooks Up Fish In The Dishwasher

by Worldcrunch June 21, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyspain

Twenty-Five Years After ETA’s Deadliest Attack, Victims Meet Terrorists

by Worldcrunch June 21, 2012May 21, 2025
French troops in Kapisa (Armée française)
Geopoliticsafghanistan

What Happens When French Troops Leave Afghanistan?

by Worldcrunch June 21, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticspakistan

Newly Nominated Pakistan Prime Minister Wanted For Arrest

by Worldcrunch June 21, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsaustralia

Asylum-Seeker Boat Carrying 200 People Sinks Off Indonesia

by Worldcrunch June 21, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsisrael

After Three Days Of Bloodshed, Hamas Agrees To Ceasefire With Israel

by Worldcrunch June 21, 2012May 21, 2025
Economyrussia

Russian Airlines Secretly Flying With Fewer Pilots, Raising Safety Risk

by Worldcrunch June 20, 2012May 21, 2025
Local NGOs, like this one in Kenya, often have
Economyfrance

Competition, Outsourcing, Mergers: NGOs Adapt To Economic Realities

by Worldcrunch June 20, 2012May 21, 2025
A Congolese boy carries a stack of wood (UNHCR/S.Modola)
Societyunited kingdom

Saving The Forests In Congo Means Battling Armed Rebels And Old Habits

by Worldcrunch June 20, 2012May 21, 2025
Escape or salvation? (Arenamontanus)
Societyfrance

‘Perilous’ Churches In Paris – Ethnic Evangelicals Forced To Rent From Slumlords

by Worldcrunch June 20, 2012May 21, 2025
Dead people like Facebook too (Zombies)
Futureswitzerland

Facebook For Zombies: Social Media For The Dead

by Worldcrunch June 20, 2012May 23, 2025
Taking a break (Brianza2008)
Societyitaly

Mario Balotelli – Italy’s Super Talented, Super Complicated Soccer Star

by Worldcrunch June 20, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsfrance

UPDATED: Standoff In Toulouse Ends, Hostages Freed, Man Claiming Al Qaeda Links Shot

by Worldcrunch June 20, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyunited kingdom

The Dan Brown Obsession Of Pope Benedict’s Right-Hand Man

by Worldcrunch June 20, 2012May 21, 2025
Golden fingers Lang Lang (www.langlang.com)
Societychina

Child Prodigy Pianist Lang Lang Turns 30 With Everything But The Girl

by Worldcrunch June 20, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsecuador

UK Police Seek Assange’s Arrest After Wikileaks Founder Seeks Asylum With Ecuador

by Worldcrunch June 20, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Security Officials: Mubarak Off Life Support

by Worldcrunch June 20, 2012May 22, 2025
Island of Ashes (Claudio Matsuoka)
Societybrazil

A Tiny Island In The Amazon Shows Brazil How Sustainable Living Is Done

by Worldcrunch June 20, 2012May 21, 2025
Post it! (Victor1558)
Economygermany

Debunking The ‘Queen Bee’ Stereotype Of The Modern Career Woman

by Worldcrunch June 19, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticscambodia

Suspected “French Connection” In Bo Xilai Affair Arrested

by Worldcrunch June 19, 2012May 22, 2025
Marriage of convenience? (robinhoodtax)
Geopoliticsfrance

Germany And France…Madame Merkel & Herr Hollande: The Time Is Now

by Worldcrunch June 19, 2012May 21, 2025
Antonis Samaras, feeling victorious (Nea Dimokratia)
Geopoliticsgreece

Greece: Why Europe Doesn’t Trust Antonis Samaras

by Worldcrunch June 19, 2012May 21, 2025
Societychina

*FUNCHIT!* Mystery ‘Mushroom’ Offers Embarrassing Surprise For TV Reporter

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

How Egypt’s Revolution Was Hijacked By The Free Elections It Had Fought For

by Worldcrunch June 19, 2012May 21, 2025
Societypakistan

Popular Female Pakistani Singer Gunned Down

by Worldcrunch June 19, 2012May 21, 2025
Russia still has an uphill climb to broad prosperity (Marc Veraart)
Economyrussia

Why A Weak Ruble Weighs On The Entire Russian Economy

by Worldcrunch June 19, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsmyanmar

Burma To Free All Political Prisoners

by Worldcrunch June 19, 2012May 21, 2025
Futurechina

Popular Backlash In China After Hoopla For First Woman Astronaut

by Worldcrunch June 19, 2012May 22, 2025
In Corrientes, what's good as gold? (Adam Jones, PhD)
Economyargentina

In Argentina, Where Saving In Dollars Is No Longer OK

by Worldcrunch June 18, 2012May 21, 2025
Not out of the woods (B.H.)
Societygermany

The Berlin ‘Forest Boy” Mystery Is Solved

by Worldcrunch June 18, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsisrael

Israel Sends South Sudanese Illegal Migrants Back To Africa

by Worldcrunch June 18, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsnigeria

‘Christians Must All Convert’- Jihadist Group Claims Responsibility For Nigeria Bombings

by Worldcrunch June 18, 2012May 22, 2025
Economygreece

Markets Fizzle Despite Pro-Euro Greek Election Results

by Worldcrunch June 18, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Muslim Brotherhood Claims Presidential Victory In Egypt, Army Pushes Back

by Worldcrunch June 18, 2012May 23, 2025
Societychina

Tough Bridal Market: Over-The-Top Wedding Proposals In China

by Worldcrunch June 18, 2012May 22, 2025
Now Japanese-owned, 7-11 is making inroads in China (Eric Chan)
Economychina

Making It Big: Japanese Chain Stores Spread In China

by Worldcrunch June 18, 2012May 21, 2025
Margarete Mitscherlich, the Grande Dame of German psychoanalysis.
Societygermany

The Woman Who Helped Germany Overcome Its Nazi Guilt

by Worldcrunch June 17, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsgreece

Greece Vote Weighs On Future Of Europe, Global Economy (Video)

by Worldcrunch June 17, 2012May 21, 2025
Morning in Mugunga (Julien Harneis)
Societyunited kingdom

Abandoned By NGO’s, Congo Orphanages Exploit Kids For Cash

by Worldcrunch June 17, 2012May 21, 2025
Fashion faux-pas (Zabowski)
Societygermany

Hey Guys: Legs Matter

by Worldcrunch June 16, 2012May 21, 2025
Samantha Cameron and Michele Obama have put their careers on hold (Pete Souza)
Societygermany

His & Her Success: When The Balance Of Power Shifts Inside A Power Couple

by Worldcrunch June 16, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyrussia

Well-Heeled Starlet Now On Putin’s Black List

by Worldcrunch June 16, 2012May 22, 2025
Save the world! (UN Climate Change)
Geopoliticsswitzerland

The Failures Of Environmentalism, 20 Years After The Promises Of Rio Summit

by Worldcrunch June 16, 2012May 21, 2025
The changing face of Morocco
Geopoliticsimmigration

Once Just A Gateway To Europe, Morocco Now Has Its Own African Immigrant Tensions

by Worldcrunch June 15, 2012May 21, 2025
The Dalai Lama speaking at UCSD (Facebook)
Societyswitzerland

Ponder This: The Dalai Lama Is Brainwashing You

by Worldcrunch June 15, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyfrance

Losing Immunity, Sarkozy Faces Host Of Potential Legal Problems

by Worldcrunch June 15, 2012May 21, 2025
Thinking about writing a negative review? Think again! (sbfh 0607)
Futurechina

Where Posting Negative Online Reviews Can Ruin Your Life

by Worldcrunch June 15, 2012May 21, 2025
The procession has begun (Luther Blissett)
Economyfrance

There Is One And Only One Way To Save The Euro

by Worldcrunch June 15, 2012May 21, 2025
Intergenerational dialogue (Fokko Muller)
Societygermany

Almost Everything You Know About Old Age Is Baloney

by Worldcrunch June 15, 2012May 24, 2025
Cyril de Lalagade, heir to Paris' Maison du Caviar (Facebook)
Societyfrance

Cocaine, Caviar And Charges Of Rape: A Sordid Tale Of Parisian High Society

by Worldcrunch June 15, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsjapan

Last Fugitive From Tokyo Gas Attack Arrested After 17 Years On The Run

by Worldcrunch June 15, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticschina

Meet China’s First Female ‘Taikonaut’ – She’s Flawless!

by Worldcrunch June 15, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsitaly

Two Italian Ideas For Fixing The Economy: No Ambulances For Tax Dodgers, Selling Sicily

by Worldcrunch June 15, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Egypt At The Brink As Court Rulings Favor Military Ahead Of Presidential Runoff

by Worldcrunch June 14, 2012May 23, 2025
Societysaudi arabia

One Year Later, Saudi Women Relaunch Campaign For Right To Drive

by Worldcrunch June 14, 2012May 21, 2025
A detail of the photo of Feng Jianmei alongside her aborted fetus
Societychina

Outrage After Grisly Photo Of Chinese Woman Forced To Abort In Seventh Month

by Worldcrunch June 14, 2012May 21, 2025
After the Arab Spring, the Islamist Summer (Magharebia)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

The Next Revolution: Islamists In Tunisia Take Their Jihad To Syria

by Worldcrunch June 14, 2012May 21, 2025
Has India's economic miracle come and gone? (Jasleen Kaur)
Economygermany

When The Fairy Tale Made Of BRICS Came Crashing Down

by Worldcrunch June 14, 2012May 24, 2025
Societyfrance

Élysée, The Daytime Drama Continues

by Worldcrunch June 14, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsmyanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi Kicks Off Triumphant Tour Of Europe

by Worldcrunch June 14, 2012May 21, 2025
Economyspain

Moody’s Downgrades Spain, Global Markets Dive Again

by Worldcrunch June 14, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyunited states

After Doping Inquiry Opened, Armstrong Banned From French Triathlon

by Worldcrunch June 14, 2012May 24, 2025
Kurdish school girls (daweiding)
Societyturkey

Talkin’ Kurdish Blues – Turkey Hopes Language Classes Can Ease Ethnic Tensions

by Worldcrunch June 14, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyjapan

Japan’s Automakers Turn To Anime To Help Sell Cars

by Worldcrunch June 13, 2012May 21, 2025
Valérie Trierweiler, First Lady of France (Cyclotron)
Societyfrance

Portrait Of A Reluctant First Lady And The Price Of A Loaded Tweet

by Worldcrunch June 13, 2012May 23, 2025
Children playing, Hunan province, China (Joan Vila)
Societychina

In China, Where An 11-Year-Old Understands The Power Of Nepotism

by Worldcrunch June 13, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticstunisia

Ben Ali Convicted For Murder As New Violence Spreads In Tunisia

by Worldcrunch June 13, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsiraq

Deadliest Iraqi Attack In 15 Months Kill Scores Of Pilgrims

by Worldcrunch June 13, 2012May 22, 2025
The world is watching (Bundesregierung/Denzel)
Geopoliticsgermany

Angela Merkel’s Twenty Days To Change The World

by Worldcrunch June 13, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticschina

Chinese Dissident’s Suspicious Death Prompts ‘I Will Not Commit Suicide’ Campaign

by Worldcrunch June 12, 2012May 22, 2025
In Shanghai, old and new ways of operating do constant battle (phogel)
Economychina

Original Sin: Why China Still Discriminates Against The Private Sector

by Worldcrunch June 12, 2012May 21, 2025
Obama at work, June 8, 2012 (Pete Souza/White House)
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Where’s The Change? Obama Gets Big Thumbs Down From Once Enamored Europe

by Worldcrunch June 12, 2012May 21, 2025
O Boticário show during São Paulo Fashion Week (O Boticário SPFW)
Societybrazil

Top Brazilian Designer Sees Mass Fashion Opportunities

by Worldcrunch June 12, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsfrance

French First Lady Tweet-Slaps Hollande’s Ex

by Worldcrunch June 12, 2012May 21, 2025
German Austerity v. Europe's Luxury Lobby
Societygermany

German Austerity v. Europe’s Luxury Lobby

by Worldcrunch June 12, 2012May 24, 2025
The nightclub Acid is popular with Beirut's LGBT crowd (FB)
Societylebanon

In Lebanon, Those ‘Suspected Of Homosexuality’ Face Brutal Police Examination

by Worldcrunch June 12, 2012May 21, 2025
Plastic soup anyone? (NOAA Marine Debris)
Futureunited states

Trying To Spot The Ocean’s ‘Plastic Soup’ From Up High

by Worldcrunch June 12, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyunited states

Oh Shucks!! US Town OKs Fine For Swearing In Public

by Worldcrunch June 12, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsafghanistan

At Least 80 Feared Dead In Afghanistan Landslide

by Worldcrunch June 12, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsrussia

Russian Opposition Leaders Prevented From Joining Anti-Putin Rally

by Worldcrunch June 12, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyiraq

When Kurdistan Won The World Cup

by Worldcrunch June 12, 2012May 21, 2025
The Labatt/Magnotta debacle prompted an outpouring of sarcastic responses on Twitter (DennisVanStaalduinen)
Geopoliticscanada

P.R. Nightmare: Porn Star Luka Magnotta And His “Killer Beer”

by Worldcrunch June 12, 2012May 24, 2025
Food / Travelchina

2000 Euros For A Bottle Of Fake Wine? There’s An App For That

by Worldcrunch June 12, 2012May 21, 2025
Sergei Udaltsov speaking after his apartment was searched (youtube)
Geopoliticsrussia

Russian Opposition Leaders Searched By Police Ahead Of Demonstration

by Worldcrunch June 11, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyfrance

Father Of Killer Of Toulouse Sues France For Murder

by Worldcrunch June 11, 2012May 22, 2025
(Groume)
Societyfrance

Daniel Buren: Master Artist Of Open Spaces Takes On The Grand Palais

by Worldcrunch June 11, 2012May 21, 2025
Swiss Kantonalbank (Emerald Ann Bonzi)
Economyswitzerland

Why Swiss Banks Might Not Want Your Money Anymore

by Worldcrunch June 11, 2012May 21, 2025
Economyindia

Will India Be The First “Fallen Angel” of the BRIC countries?

by Worldcrunch June 11, 2012May 21, 2025
A faux twitter feed from Simon Bolivar for the bicentennial of Venezuelan independence.
Geopoliticsvenezuela

Twitter 1 – Chavez 0: Social Networks Liberate The Public Debate

by Worldcrunch June 11, 2012May 21, 2025
What's in the cargo? (SWISS)
Futureswitzerland

Is Your Airplane Carrying Radioactive Cargo?

by Worldcrunch June 11, 2012May 21, 2025
Societychina

China’s National College Entrance Exam Is A Family Affair

by Worldcrunch June 11, 2012May 22, 2025
Economyspain

European Markets Rebound After Spanish Bank Rescue

by Worldcrunch June 11, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsfrance

France’s Hollande Gets And Gives Boost In Parliamentary Election

by Worldcrunch June 11, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsnigeria

Nigerian Police Free Kidnapped Soccer Star Obodo

by Worldcrunch June 11, 2012May 22, 2025
Nuclear testing in Mururoa atoll, 1970 (Point Zero Canopus)
Geopoliticsfrance

“Just Cover Your Eyes” – The Toll Of Decades Of Nuclear Tests In French Polynesia

by Worldcrunch June 10, 2012May 21, 2025
Guess who won't be invited next year? (BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN)
Geopoliticsgermany

What Happens When An Ecologist Gets Invited To Ultra-Secret Bilderberg Summit

by Worldcrunch June 10, 2012May 24, 2025
Istanbul Theater Festival (IKSV)
Societyturkey

Saving The Turkish Theater From State Censure

by Worldcrunch June 10, 2012May 21, 2025
Societybrazil

Facing Holdups And Kidnapping, Brazilian Mailmen Get Armed Escorts

by Worldcrunch June 9, 2012May 21, 2025
Child labor in Mauritania (UN/Jean Pierre Laffont)
GeopoliticsMauritania

In Mauritania, The Fight To Abolish Slavery Runs Into Radical Islamism

by Worldcrunch June 9, 2012May 21, 2025
Side-by-side, Hu and Putin (Kremlin)
Geopoliticschina

Why Putin Is Betting On China

by Worldcrunch June 8, 2012May 21, 2025
Food / Travelitaly

(Free) Tap Water At Restaurants – Milan Debates If This Is A Right

by Worldcrunch June 8, 2012May 22, 2025
Moscow, one of the world's traffic capitals (Cavin)
Food / Travelrussia

Traffic-Choked Moscow Makes Space For Feet And Bikes

by Worldcrunch June 8, 2012May 21, 2025
Societychina

Cruel Photos Of Newborns Highlight Tension Over Health Care In China

by Worldcrunch June 8, 2012May 22, 2025
Smoking kills, but is prohibition the answer? (Juan Pablo Colasso)
Societyfrance

The Global War On Tobacco Awakens Ghosts Of Prohibition

by Worldcrunch June 8, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyukraine

Euro 2012: The ‘Controversial Edition’ Kicks Off

by Worldcrunch June 8, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticspakistan

Pakistan Bus Bombed, At Least 19 Dead

by Worldcrunch June 8, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Ban Ki-Moon, Annan Up Pressure On Syria As Alleged Massacre Probed

by Worldcrunch June 8, 2012May 22, 2025
Just say 'No' (facebook)
Societybrazil

Brazilian Joins Famous Ukrainian Topless Protesters To Target World Cup

by Worldcrunch June 8, 2012May 21, 2025
Economychina

China Asks If A Little Bit Of Corruption Ain’t So Bad

by Worldcrunch June 7, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyfrance

French Open Feminine Faux Pas? Women’s *Pink Clay* Kicks Up Storm

by Worldcrunch June 7, 2012May 21, 2025
Anti-ACTA protest in Zurich in February (floheinstein)
Futureswitzerland

Where There’s No Such Thing As An Illegal Download

by Worldcrunch June 7, 2012May 21, 2025
Syrian rebel fighters, short on weapons, plant a bomb to target a government tank (Freedom House2)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Syrian Rebels Wage War Even As Arms And Ammunition Run Dry

by Worldcrunch June 7, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Syria Denies New Massacre Claims

by Worldcrunch June 7, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticschina

Global Stocks Continue Rally, As Response To Spanish Crisis Kicks In

by Worldcrunch June 7, 2012May 22, 2025
Lugo (center) has a unique biography (Juan Alberto Perez)
Societyparaguay

How Many Children Did Paraguay’s President Father When He Was A Catholic Bishop?

by Worldcrunch June 7, 2012May 21, 2025
Societygreece

Greek Neo-Nazi Politician Attacks Two Rivals During TV Debate (Video)

by Worldcrunch June 7, 2012May 21, 2025
Spear of the nation, by Brett Murray (Cea)
Societysouth africa

Nude Painting Scandal Shows South Africa’s Racial Tensions Are Still Raw

by Worldcrunch June 6, 2012May 21, 2025
Schäuble ready for the plunge? (WEF)
Economygermany

Is Germany Finally Ready For A Real European Fiscal Union?

by Worldcrunch June 6, 2012May 21, 2025
Societybelgium

No Berlusconi, But Belgian Prime Minister Gets Passionate Public Kiss

by Worldcrunch June 6, 2012May 21, 2025
Yeosu by night (Mercuries)
Food / Travelunited kingdom

Long Neglected, South Korea’s Coastal Gems Aim To Shine Again

by Worldcrunch June 6, 2012May 21, 2025
Societybrazil

The 42 Rejections Of Gisele

by Worldcrunch June 6, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Meet Bashar al-Assad’s New Prime Minister

by Worldcrunch June 6, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsafghanistan

At Least 17 Civilians Killed During NATO Air Strike In Afghanistan

by Worldcrunch June 6, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticscanada

Vancouver Schools Stay Open After Receiving Body Parts

by Worldcrunch June 6, 2012May 21, 2025
Secret love in Marrakesh (Emanuele UbO)
Societymorocco

Islam, Patriarchy And The State: How Sexual Repression Corrupts Society

by Worldcrunch June 6, 2012May 21, 2025
Futureaustralia

Venus Puts On Once-In-A-Century Celestial Show

by Worldcrunch June 6, 2012May 21, 2025
Super cool biz (Ty Nigh)
Societygermany

The Hawaiian Shirt Is Back, With A Vengeance!

by Worldcrunch June 6, 2012May 24, 2025
Sleep deprived? Blame it on time zones! (hang_in_there)
Futuregermany

Longitude Lag: Your Time-Zone Location May Be Affecting How You Sleep

by Worldcrunch June 5, 2012May 22, 2025
Societysingapore

Singapore Looks To Curb Deadly ‘Falling Maids’ Epidemic

by Worldcrunch June 5, 2012May 21, 2025
Tymoshenko in 2008 (Council of Europe)
Geopoliticsukraine

From Princess To Prisoner, The Singular Journey Of Ukraine’s Yulia Tymoshenko

by Worldcrunch June 5, 2012May 24, 2025
This young candidate just returned from three years in New Zealand (You ku)
Societychina

In China’s Apprentice-Style Show, Interviewers Browbeat Job Applicants (Until They Faint)

by Worldcrunch June 5, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsfrance

Syria Strikes Back, Expels Western Ambassadors

by Worldcrunch June 5, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticschina

Putin Arrives In China To Cement Key Alliance

by Worldcrunch June 5, 2012May 21, 2025
Turkish women at a crossroads (Steve Evans)
Societyturkey

Abortion In Turkey: New Restrictions Spark Protests

by Worldcrunch June 5, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyfrance

In France, A Gag Order For Weddings Raises Suspicions Of Racism

by Worldcrunch June 5, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsgermany

Arrest Of Alleged ‘Canadian Psycho’ Captured On Video

by Worldcrunch June 5, 2012May 21, 2025
Living the Harvard dream (Will Hart)
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Why Harvard Is Ruining Our Youth

by Worldcrunch June 5, 2012May 22, 2025
A Congolese child (Steve Evans)
Societyunited kingdom

Where Kids Snort Tobacco As A Cold And Headache Remedy

by Worldcrunch June 4, 2012May 22, 2025
Haircut anyone? ( J Solomon)
Societychina

No Money For Schools Or Hospitals, But Here’s A Free Haircut Instead

by Worldcrunch June 4, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Mubarak Trial Protests Spill Over Into Presidential Campaign

by Worldcrunch June 4, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsnigeria

Nigerian Newspaper: Plane That Crashed Wasn’t Authorized To Fly

by Worldcrunch June 4, 2012May 21, 2025
A row of houses in Copenhagen (Giam)
Economydenmark

Look What’s Not Rotten In Denmark

by Worldcrunch June 4, 2012May 21, 2025
Photo of a figurine sleepwalking
Futuregermany

‘Don’t Wake Them Up’ – And Some Things You Didn’t Know About Sleepwalkers

by Worldcrunch June 4, 2012May 24, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Gunmen kill 11 at Mexico drug rehabilitation centre

by Worldcrunch June 4, 2012May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Tokyo Market Hits 28-Year Low Amid Global Rout

by Worldcrunch June 4, 2012May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

US drone strike kills 15 in Pakistan

by Worldcrunch June 4, 2012May 21, 2025
Futurechina

Is China’s Twitter Selling Its Soul To Censorship?

by Worldcrunch June 4, 2012May 22, 2025
Authentic elegance (Carsten Linke)
Economychina

Cultural Revolution: A Chinese Functionary Creates His Own Luxury Label

by Worldcrunch June 4, 2012May 24, 2025
Societyfrance

Madonna v. Marine Le Pen

by Worldcrunch June 4, 2012May 21, 2025
Futurefrance

Parlez-Vous Déjà Le Web? French Accents Invade URLs

by Worldcrunch June 3, 2012May 21, 2025
A UN Military officer surrounded by citizens of Homs (UN)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

In A Syrian Opposition Enclave, Where Faith In Diplomacy Is Long Gone

by Worldcrunch June 3, 2012May 21, 2025
How France's *Pernod Ricard* Pastis Became A Global Liquor Juggernaut
Food / Travelfrance

How France’s *Pernod Ricard* Pastis Became A Global Liquor Juggernaut

by Worldcrunch June 2, 2012May 21, 2025
Feng Shui experts said this Hong Kong building needed a hole (caspermoller)
Societychina

Feng Shui: Timeless Philosophy Or Silly Superstition?

by Worldcrunch June 2, 2012May 21, 2025
Food / Traveljapan

Japanese Airline Instructs Crews To Be Unfriendly And Unhelpful

by Worldcrunch June 2, 2012May 21, 2025
Construction in Kigali
Societyrwanda

In Rwanda, Rapid Urbanization Chases The Poor Out Of Town

by Worldcrunch June 2, 2012May 21, 2025
Roman Catholic monks in Prague (FaceMePLS)
Societygermany

When A Modern Young Man Opts For ‘Poverty, Celibacy And Obedience’

by Worldcrunch June 1, 2012May 24, 2025
Societyswitzerland

New Dolphin Rules In Switzerland After Heroin Overdose Scandal

by Worldcrunch June 1, 2012May 21, 2025
Go away Madam Chakkour! (descartes.marco)
Geopoliticsfrance

Why Syria’s ‘Persona Non Grata’ Ambassador To France Gets To Stay

by Worldcrunch June 1, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyvenezuela

Hugo Chávez, Latin America’s Twitter King

by Worldcrunch June 1, 2012May 21, 2025
A French Pirate Party member during a protest (tornad3)
Societyfrance

The Pirate Party’s Next Target: The French Parliament

by Worldcrunch June 1, 2012May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

China arrests security official on suspicion of U.S. spying

by Worldcrunch June 1, 2012May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Irish voters back EU fiscal pact

by Worldcrunch June 1, 2012May 21, 2025
blogunited kingdom

New Syria ‘mass killing’ reported ahead of UN meeting

by Worldcrunch June 1, 2012May 21, 2025
Masarwa Man, Botswana (Jon Rawlinson)
Societybrazil

How To Live Past 110: Studying The Secrets Of The Super Centenarians

by Worldcrunch June 1, 2012May 22, 2025
Food / Travelfrance

Eggs In Wine? Some Vintners Add Fish Too

by Worldcrunch June 1, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Egypt’s State Of Emergency Lifted, Even As Violence Mars Campaign

by Worldcrunch June 1, 2012May 21, 2025
Societychina

Hell No, I Won’t Go: One Chinese Man’s Fight To Save His ‘Shanty’ Home

by Worldcrunch June 1, 2012May 21, 2025
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