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Worldcrunch » Archives for July 2012

July 2012

The streets of Lahore, Pakistan (*_*)
Geopoliticspakistan

Pakistan’s Panchayat Justice: Good Faith Arbitration Or Brutal Tribal Law?

by Worldcrunch July 31, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsspain

Spanish Police Accused Of Beating To Death Argentine Indignados Activist

by Worldcrunch July 31, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyunited kingdom

Olympic Horses: Most Pampered Athletes In The Olympic Games

by Worldcrunch July 31, 2012May 23, 2025
On the beach in Barcelona (C.Y.R.I.L)
Societyspain

Spain’s Sad And Splendid Summer Of Austerity

by Worldcrunch July 31, 2012May 21, 2025
Fast food in Shanghai
Societychina

From XS To XXL: China’s Expanding Waistline

by Worldcrunch July 31, 2012May 22, 2025
Futuregermany

Meet The Lady Knitting 5,000 Sweaters For Australian Penguins

by Worldcrunch July 31, 2012May 23, 2025
Futureuganda

Ebola Outbreak In Uganda And New Seal Flu Virus Have Scientists Worried

by Worldcrunch July 31, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsphilippines

Deadly Typhoon Pummels Philippines, Kills Seven

by Worldcrunch July 31, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyunited kingdom

Sour Grapes? China Swimming Prodigy Raises Red Flags

by Worldcrunch July 31, 2012May 23, 2025
Sao Paulo, a city alight
Societybrazil

Homicide Explosion In South America’s Largest City

by Worldcrunch July 30, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyfrance

Findyourmosque.com: A ‘Tour De France’ Of Mosques

by Worldcrunch July 30, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyfrance

French Park Rangers Mistake Catholic Mass For Rave Party

by Worldcrunch July 30, 2012May 22, 2025
Rafah crossing (gloucester2gaza)
Geopoliticsegypt

Egyptian “Brother” President Disappoints Palestinians Across Border In Gaza

by Worldcrunch July 30, 2012May 22, 2025
A grave site in Rwanda (elisa finocchiaro)
Societyrwanda

When Land Shortages And Poverty Force A Nation To Turn To Cremation

by Worldcrunch July 30, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsromania

Low Voter Turnout Saves Romanian President From Impeachment

by Worldcrunch July 30, 2012May 22, 2025
Futureunited states

Wikileaks 1 – New York Times 0

by Worldcrunch July 30, 2012May 23, 2025
Tate Modern Turbine Hall (david__jones)
Societyunited kingdom

Tate Modern: Contemporary Art Is Not Just For Intellectuals And Snobs

by Worldcrunch July 30, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsjapan

Japan: Thousands March On Parliament To Demand A Ban On Nuclear Power

by Worldcrunch July 30, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsindia

Commuter Chaos In India: Deadly Train Fire And 300 Million Without Electricity

by Worldcrunch July 30, 2012May 23, 2025
The mother of godmothers, Antonietta Bagarella (L'Unita)
Societyitaly

The Mammas Of The Italian Mob

by Worldcrunch July 29, 2012May 24, 2025
Puffing away in the medina (USAFE public affairs)
Societymorocco

Time To Quit? For Smokers, Ramadan Is An Ordeal – And Opportunity

by Worldcrunch July 28, 2012May 22, 2025
Societynetherlands

What Europe’s Sewage Says About Its Drug Habits

by Worldcrunch July 28, 2012May 21, 2025
Some of the sex workers were sent home to Paraguay and the Dominican Republic. (Suedehead)
Geopoliticsargentina

Can A Ticket Home Solve Argentina’s Prostitution Problem?

by Worldcrunch July 28, 2012May 23, 2025
Ecological disaster in Sered, Slovakia (amneziak)
Futurefrance

No, The World Won’t End In 2012 – But Maybe In 2100 Instead

by Worldcrunch July 27, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyfrance

Madonna Booed in Paris By Fans Who Paid Six Euros A Minute

by Worldcrunch July 27, 2012May 22, 2025
At the stricken Fukushima plant (IAEA)
Futurejapan

As If Nothing Happened, Japan Goes Nuclear Again

by Worldcrunch July 27, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsfrance

Giant Syrian Opposition Flag Unfurled Under The Eiffel Tower

by Worldcrunch July 27, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyindonesia

Smoking Orangutan Goes To Rehab In Indonesia

by Worldcrunch July 27, 2012May 23, 2025
Manaf Tlas, the playboy of Syria's democracy? (BFM TV)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Is Assad’s Childhood Friend The Man To Lead Syria’s Democracy?

by Worldcrunch July 27, 2012May 24, 2025
Food / Travelunited kingdom

Bed Bugs Invade London Just In Time For The Olympics

by Worldcrunch July 27, 2012May 22, 2025
Good tech never dies (derekGavey)
Societychina

The Trouble With China’s So-Called Pursuit Of Innovation

by Worldcrunch July 27, 2012May 22, 2025
Economygreece

Troika Inspectors Arrive In Greece To Seek Difficult Austerity Cuts

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

Dissident Groups Form New IRA, Vow To Intensify Terror

by Worldcrunch July 27, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyspain

Unemployment In Spain Reaches Record High Of 24.6%

by Worldcrunch July 27, 2012May 21, 2025
In the Syrian border town of Qamishli, a protester with a Kurdish and Syrian rebel flag (Freedom House)
Geopoliticsturkey

The Kurdish Question Raises Stakes In Turkey-Syria Tensions

by Worldcrunch July 26, 2012May 21, 2025
Societychina

What’s The Beijing Flood Death Toll? Chinese Officials Fudge The Truth – Again

by Worldcrunch July 26, 2012May 22, 2025
Tren?ín, Slovakia (EU Social)
Economyslovakia

Can Slovakia, Eurozone’s Former Black Sheep, Maintain Its Miracle Growth?

by Worldcrunch July 26, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyunited kingdom

London 2012 Gets No Medals For Its Dreadful Marketing

by Worldcrunch July 26, 2012May 23, 2025
A smorgasbord of kirpans and swords (asleen_kaur)
Societyitaly

Why Italy Refuses To Recognize The World’s Fifth-Largest Religion

by Worldcrunch July 26, 2012May 22, 2025
Infotainment in the car: a dog's dinner? (Opel)
Futuregermany

Why Internet Access On The Autobahn Is Not A Good Thing

by Worldcrunch July 26, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsvenezuela

Venezuela Withdraws From Human Rights Court ‘Out Of Dignity’

by Worldcrunch July 26, 2012May 21, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Reports Of Notebook Describing Attack Sent By Aurora Shooter

by Worldcrunch July 26, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Oh No They Didn’t: First Day Of Olympic Events, First Major Diplomatic Gaffe

by Worldcrunch July 26, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticschina

Did Beijing Floods Claim One More Victim: The City’s Mayor?

by Worldcrunch July 26, 2012May 22, 2025
The Citadel of Aleppo, unlike al-Assad's regime, is still standing (edbrambley)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

In A Rebel Controlled Village, Trying To Organize A Post-Assad Syria

by Worldcrunch July 25, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyunited kingdom

Perils Of Olympic Tweeting: Greek Athlete Kicked Off Team For Racism

by Worldcrunch July 25, 2012May 22, 2025
Mining in Kailo (Julien Harneis)
Geopoliticsuganda

A New Attempt To Crack Open Africa’s Mining Industry To Women

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

North Korean State Media Confirms Kim Jong-Un Married to Singer

by Worldcrunch July 25, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyunited kingdom

The World’s Most Famous Street Artist Banksy Takes On The Olympics

by Worldcrunch July 25, 2012May 21, 2025
Economyspain

As Economy Tanks, Spain Angers European Countries By Issuing Bogus Joint-Statement

by Worldcrunch July 25, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Syria: Fighting Intensifies In Aleppo, Turkey Closes Border

by Worldcrunch July 25, 2012May 23, 2025
Europeans have no love for tourists (Pim Geerts)
Food / Travelgermany

Help, The Tourists Are Coming!

by Worldcrunch July 25, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Egypt’s New Prime Minister: Not What People Were Hoping For

by Worldcrunch July 25, 2012May 21, 2025
Fire rages in Spain
Geopoliticsspain

How Austerity Measures Are Fueling Spain’s Deadly Forest Fires

by Worldcrunch July 24, 2012May 21, 2025
Waving goodbye to electoral promises? (Forcalgeria)
Geopoliticsegypt

Promises, Promises: Will The Egyptian President Deliver?

by Worldcrunch July 24, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyunited states

Are These The Top Five Worst Wedding Proposals Ever?

by Worldcrunch July 24, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticscolombia

A Besieged Indigenous People Show The Absurdity Of Colombia’s Endless War

by Worldcrunch July 24, 2012May 21, 2025
On the chopping block (Aircraft Demolition LLC)
Futureunited kingdom

Where Planes Go To Die…. And Be Born Again

by Worldcrunch July 24, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyfrance

French Paralympic Athlete Gets Stolen Arm Back

by Worldcrunch July 24, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Eight Dead in Syrian Prison Mutiny As Violence Intensifies

by Worldcrunch July 24, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticschina

“Vicious Vicente” Lashes Hong Kong: 138 Injured

by Worldcrunch July 24, 2012May 21, 2025
Chinese New Year in Prato (Flavio Casadei Della Chiesa)
Societyitaly

Chinese Immigrants Finding Their Digs In Italian Textile Town of Prato

by Worldcrunch July 23, 2012May 21, 2025
Syrian protesters step on posters of Bashar al-Assad and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in January 2012 (FreedomHouse2)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah’s Costly Support Of The Assad Clan

by Worldcrunch July 23, 2012May 22, 2025
At the Nyabiheke Refugee Camp in Rwanda (Elsa Finocchiaro)
Geopoliticsghana

Stemming Over-Population in Sub-Saharian Africa

by Worldcrunch July 23, 2012May 24, 2025
Societyunited kingdom

Favorite New Destination For Chinese Travelers: Taiwan

by Worldcrunch July 23, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsspain

Forest Fires Rage In Northeast Spain

by Worldcrunch July 23, 2012May 21, 2025
Learning to touch: the iCub robot, featured in the exhibition (MUDAC)
Societyswitzerland

In This Museum: Please Touch The Artwork

by Worldcrunch July 23, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsindia

Clashes In India Kill 17, Forcing Thousands To Flee

by Worldcrunch July 23, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsiraq

At Least 93 Killed In Series Of Attacks Across Iraq

by Worldcrunch July 23, 2012May 21, 2025
Societygermany

Can A Worker Be Fired For Getting High In His Free Time?

by Worldcrunch July 22, 2012May 22, 2025
Yingluck Shinawatra (WEF)
Geopoliticsthailand

Yingluck Shinawatra: Thailand’s Novice Leader Looks Back One Year Later

by Worldcrunch July 22, 2012May 21, 2025
In our hands? (arkangel)
Futuregermany

Hack Back – When A Cyber Attack Victim Turns ‘Digital Vigilante’

by Worldcrunch July 21, 2012May 24, 2025
Bad cheveux day? (rhian)
Societyfrance

Franglais: How English Is Ruining The French Of The French

by Worldcrunch July 21, 2012May 21, 2025
An authentic Bavarian Oktoberfest ... in Michigan (wolfworld)
Eyes on the U.S.germany

Oktoberfest In July: USA, You’re Doing It Wrong

by Worldcrunch July 20, 2012May 24, 2025
Protesters in Tahrir Square (Maged Helal)
Geopoliticsgermany

How Testosterone Drives History

by Worldcrunch July 20, 2012May 24, 2025
Societybrazil

The Town In Brazil Where Girls Are Married Off Before 14

by Worldcrunch July 20, 2012May 22, 2025
Erdogan has made abortion a new point of conflict in Turkey (Adam Jones)(
Societyturkey

In Turkey, Tough New Prison Sentences For Women Who Have Abortions

by Worldcrunch July 20, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Fourth Syrian Official Dies From Bomb Blast, Assad Reappears

by Worldcrunch July 20, 2012May 21, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.united states

At Least 14 Killed, 50 Injured In Colorado Shooting At Batman Screening

by Worldcrunch July 20, 2012May 23, 2025
Cologne's Roman Catholic cathedral dates back to the 13th century (Latente)
Societygermany

In Germany, Facing The Cruel Legacy Of Witch Hunts

by Worldcrunch July 19, 2012May 24, 2025
Societysaudi arabia

Saudi Arabia: Man Gets Jail, 200 Lashes For Tattooing Women

by Worldcrunch July 19, 2012May 21, 2025
The 'C' class is committed to education (spyder ball)
Societybrazil

Meet The ‘C’ Class – Brazil’s Rising Middle Class, The Hope Of A Nation

by Worldcrunch July 19, 2012May 22, 2025
Ri Yong-ho (left), out as North Korea's top military chief, and key advisor to Kim Jong-un (right) (IBTimesUK)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Inside The Power Struggle In Pyongyang

by Worldcrunch July 19, 2012May 24, 2025
A montage created with a section of a 1969 map of the Senkaku Islands (PRC/BH)
Geopoliticschina

Japan V. China: The Kabuki Theater Standoff Over Senkaku Islands

by Worldcrunch July 19, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsargentina

Was Bulgaria Bombing An Anniversary Hit 18 Years After Buenos Aires Attack?

by Worldcrunch July 19, 2012May 22, 2025
Giacometti sculptures Annette IV and Bust of Diego (mjk23)
Societyitaly

That Unchangeable Something: The Timeless Genius Of Giacometti

by Worldcrunch July 19, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Ruthless Former Egyptian Intel Chief Suleiman Dies (Twitter Shows No Pity)

by Worldcrunch July 19, 2012May 23, 2025
A highline in Bohemian Switzerland near the village of Tisá (Stefan Junghannss)
Societyfrance

On A String And A Prayer – The Otherworldliness Of Extreme High Wire Crossings

by Worldcrunch July 19, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Syria In Turmoil After Bombing, Whereabouts Of Assad Unclear, UN Vote Scheduled

by Worldcrunch July 19, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsbulgaria

Suicide Bomber On Israeli Tourist Bus Had Fake US Documents

by Worldcrunch July 19, 2012May 21, 2025
Bisons are back at Fort Peck, among *their* people (SeattleRay)
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Native Americans, Joblessness And The Return Of the Yellowstone Bison

by Worldcrunch July 18, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsaustria

This Greek Island Has An Exit Strategy: Become Part Of Austria

by Worldcrunch July 18, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyargentina

Publishing Innovation Or Inanity? A Book With Disappearing Ink

by Worldcrunch July 18, 2012May 22, 2025
True helping hands are needed in Congo (Julien Harneis)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

When Disaster Aid Never Finds Its Victims

by Worldcrunch July 18, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Syrian Defense Minister, Intel Chief Reported Killed In Damascus Bombing

by Worldcrunch July 18, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

In Reshuffle, North Korea’s Supreme Leader Just Got Even More Supreme

by Worldcrunch July 18, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticshungary

Nazi-Era War Criminal, 97, Arrested In Budapest

by Worldcrunch July 18, 2012May 21, 2025
Food / Travelbrazil

‘What Did He Say?’ Brazilian Pilots Need Crash Course In English

by Worldcrunch July 17, 2012May 22, 2025
1950s, California, when the West was on the rise (aroid)
Economychina

Wealth Of Nations: The Modern Illusions Of Economic Development

by Worldcrunch July 17, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyunited kingdom

Facing Soaring Inflation From Sanctions, Iran Weighs TV Chicken-Eating Ban

by Worldcrunch July 17, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Annan Takes Syrian Peace Plan To Moscow, As Battles Arrive In Central Damascus

by Worldcrunch July 17, 2012May 23, 2025
Food / Travelitaly

Mozzarella Mogul Arrested For Suspected Mob Ties

by Worldcrunch July 17, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticscanada

BBQ Party Shooting Leaves Two Dead In ‘Safest City In The World’

by Worldcrunch July 17, 2012May 21, 2025
A woman wearing the full-body veil on Saudi Arabia TV1 (Emitron_68)
Societyegypt

Niqab On Air: A New Egyptian TV Station Of Only Fully-Veiled Women

by Worldcrunch July 16, 2012May 21, 2025
The last known photo of Borsellino alive
Geopoliticsitaly

Borsellino’s Last Glance: 20 Years Later, We Know Anti-Mafia Hero Was Marked Man

by Worldcrunch July 16, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyitaly

That Ferrari You Just Bought Is Really A Toyota

by Worldcrunch July 16, 2012May 21, 2025
Food aid arriving in northern Mali (EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection)
Geopoliticsmali

‘Africa’s Afghanistan’ – Islamist Sharia State Spreads In Mali, Civilians Abandoned

by Worldcrunch July 16, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticssouth africa

African Union Elects First Woman President – She’s Also Jacob Zuma’s Ex-Wife

by Worldcrunch July 16, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

North Korea Army Chief Unexpectedly Removed Because Of ‘Illness’

by Worldcrunch July 16, 2012May 22, 2025
A shopping mall in Shanghai (troismarteaux)
Societychina

Markets And Morals: A Chinese Case For Capitalism

by Worldcrunch July 16, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Clinton In Israel For Tough Talks, After Hostile Sendoff From Egyptian Protesters

by Worldcrunch July 16, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticspoland

Parts Of Poland Flattened In Tornado Aftermath (Video)

by Worldcrunch July 16, 2012May 21, 2025
A hotel in a tree
Food / Travelgermany

Monkey Luxury – Germany Offers High-End Tree-House Hotels

by Worldcrunch July 15, 2012May 24, 2025
Societychina

Dalai Lama’s Exile Aside, China’s Rich Drool Over Tibetan Mastiff

by Worldcrunch July 15, 2012May 22, 2025
Are the police enough in Congo? (Rachel Strohm)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Youth Vigilantes In Congo Crack Down On Crime, Worry Police

by Worldcrunch July 15, 2012May 21, 2025
(PG Palmer (AU))
Food / Travelgermany

Baltic Amber, The Gold Of The North

by Worldcrunch July 14, 2012May 24, 2025
Chinese stores line a village in Luang Namtha province (Prince Roy)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

China’s Big Designs On Small And Strategic Laos

by Worldcrunch July 14, 2012May 21, 2025
The homeless in Sao Paulo are not an invisible problem (Paul Keller)
Societybrazil

What Happens When A Homeless Couple Finds $10,000 – And Gives It Back

by Worldcrunch July 14, 2012May 21, 2025
(Libertinus)
Geopoliticsisrael

Why A Palestinian Special Female Cops Unit Is Working So Well

by Worldcrunch July 14, 2012May 24, 2025
(happyhipposnacks)
Societygermany

Evolution Gave Us The Romantic Kiss

by Worldcrunch July 13, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Moldova Forces Communists To Bury Hammer And Sickle

by Worldcrunch July 13, 2012May 22, 2025
(ssoosay)
Societyfrance

Karl Marx, Kalashnikov And The Boomerangs Of History

by Worldcrunch July 13, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsswitzerland

Does Aid To Poor Countries Stop The Flow Of Immigration?

by Worldcrunch July 13, 2012May 21, 2025
In 2008, the Chinese team played host (MrENil)
Food / Travelchina

Fearing Doping Tests, China Has Banned All ‘Foreign’ Food For Olympic Athletes

by Worldcrunch July 13, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticssouth africa

Up To 30 Killed In South Africa When Train Slams Into Truck Full Of Farmworkers

by Worldcrunch July 13, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Syrian Activists: At Least 150 Killed By Pro-Regime Forces Near Hama

by Worldcrunch July 13, 2012May 23, 2025
Futurechina

China’s New Curbs On Internet Freedom: Online Videos Now Need OK

by Worldcrunch July 12, 2012May 21, 2025
Woodworkers in Sekondi-Takoradi, where the economy is ripe with potential (Ben Sutherland)
Geopoliticsghana

Ghana Struggles To Cash In ‘Black Gold’ Dreams Of Oil Riches

by Worldcrunch July 12, 2012May 24, 2025
Don't hold back, baby.
Societygermany

‘Thanks Dad…’ A Personal Reflection On Germany’s New Circumcision Ban

by Worldcrunch July 12, 2012May 24, 2025
Grey suit without the grey matter? (visionandlight)
Futureswitzerland

Measuring Brain Activity To Test How Generous You Are

by Worldcrunch July 12, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticscolombia

NIMBY In Colombian Jungle: Indigenous Tell Both Rebels And State To Get Out

by Worldcrunch July 12, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsfrance

At Least 9 Killed In Avalanche On French Alps’ ‘Cursed Mount’

by Worldcrunch July 12, 2012May 21, 2025
A panda at the Beauval zoo in France enjoys a piece of bamboo
Societychina

The Mothers Who Sold Their Newborns: A Tale Of Child Trafficking In China

by Worldcrunch July 12, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Reports Of Other Syrian Diplomats Set To Defect, Pressure Growing On Regime

by Worldcrunch July 12, 2012May 23, 2025
Societydenmark

You Heard It Here: 2012 May Be Best Year Ever For Gay Rights

by Worldcrunch July 11, 2012May 22, 2025
A perpetual face-off (oxfamnovib)
Geopoliticsegypt

In Egypt, Violence Exposes Longtime Double Game Of Islamists And State

by Worldcrunch July 11, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyitaly

Italian Cruise Captain Adds To Long History Of Weak Apologies

by Worldcrunch July 11, 2012May 22, 2025
Inflation has resulted in food shortages in Venezuela.
Societyvenezuela

Little Miss Venezuela: A Nation’s Beauty Pageant Obsession Starts At Age Four

by Worldcrunch July 11, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyjapan

Japan Mourns Sudden Death Of Baby Panda Who’d Cheered Up Nation

by Worldcrunch July 11, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsspain

Spanish PM’s About-Face On Taxes After Bailout, Miners’ March Hits Madrid

by Worldcrunch July 11, 2012May 21, 2025
Congenital malformation of the feet caused by maternal drugs like thalidomide (Otisarchives3)
Futuregermany

Born With Bladder On Outside And No Penis, German Man Takes On Drug Giant Bayer

by Worldcrunch July 10, 2012May 24, 2025
Praying for a peace and prosperous futures (babasteve)
Societyunited kingdom

Price Of Your Daughter: In Congo, Costly Dowries Clash With New Values

by Worldcrunch July 10, 2012May 22, 2025
Futurecanada

Hey Anti-Piracy Haters! Meet CETA, The ‘Trojan Horse’ Of Just Rejected ACTA

by Worldcrunch July 10, 2012May 23, 2025
The Russian military is still heavily dependent on Soviet-era equipment and leadership (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff)
Geopoliticsrussia

Inside Putin’s Ambitious Push To Modernize The Russian Military

by Worldcrunch July 10, 2012May 22, 2025
Economyunited kingdom

Ex Barclays CEO Drops Bonus, Keeps Salary – Internet Drips With Sarcasm

by Worldcrunch July 10, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyitaly

Italian Police Seize Trove Of Toxic Bubble Soap Toys Shaped Like Gelato

by Worldcrunch July 10, 2012May 21, 2025
Whatever happened to good manners? (Dale Harvey)
Societygermany

Rude Bus And Subway Manners, Deconstructed

by Worldcrunch July 10, 2012May 24, 2025
Economyspain

EU Agrees On Aid To Spanish Banks, Markets Remain Skeptical

by Worldcrunch July 10, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsnetherlands

Congolese Warlord Sentenced To 14 Years For Using Child Soldiers

by Worldcrunch July 10, 2012May 23, 2025
Libyan voter (by septimius severus)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Why The Muslim Brotherhood Lags In Libya

by Worldcrunch July 10, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsbolivia

‘Death To Yankees!’ Evo Morales Battle Cry After Coca Growers Union Vote

by Worldcrunch July 9, 2012May 22, 2025
Pack mentality in China's classrooms? (Helga's Lobster Stew)
Societychina

What’s Wrong With Chinese Education

by Worldcrunch July 9, 2012May 21, 2025
Dive right in (lookslikeamy)
Societychina

Shark Fin Soup’s Decline And The Eternal Chinese Pursuit Of Success

by Worldcrunch July 9, 2012May 21, 2025
(ShayanUSA)
Societybrazil

Brazil: Land Of Opportunity, Ergo Land Of Fake Marriages

by Worldcrunch July 9, 2012May 21, 2025
Kofi Annan during his trip to Syria in March (FreedomHouse2)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

‘Tricked’ In Libya – Kofi Annan On Why Russia And China Won’t Budge On Syria

by Worldcrunch July 9, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsromania

Romanian Political Crisis Escalates, Spreads Across Europe

by Worldcrunch July 9, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Egyptian Speaker Convenes Parliament Session, But Building Still Sealed By Military

by Worldcrunch July 9, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsfrance

Outrage Spreads After French TV Broadcasts Tape Of Toulouse Killer

by Worldcrunch July 9, 2012May 22, 2025
An anti-FARC rally in Medellin in 2008 (medea material)
Geopoliticscolombia

Colombia’s Five Million Internal Refugees Lost In Criminal No-Man’s Land

by Worldcrunch July 8, 2012May 22, 2025
Societychina

Say ‘No’ To Brainwashing! Hong Kong Fights Beijing’s ‘Patriotic Education’

by Worldcrunch July 7, 2012May 22, 2025
On Zante, seeing is believing (Anna Oates)
Societygreece

What A Beautiful Island And Blind Taxi Driver Say About Greek Hopes For Survival

by Worldcrunch July 7, 2012May 21, 2025
Chadian immigrants in the Libyan desert in 2011 (EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Trapped: Why 2,400 Immigrants Risk Dying In The Libyan Desert

by Worldcrunch July 6, 2012May 21, 2025
Crossing from Los Ebanos, Texas to Ciudad Diaz Ordaz, Mexico
Economyargentina

By Reducing Surplus, Brazil Wants To Help Argentina Avoid Economic Meltdown

by Worldcrunch July 6, 2012May 21, 2025
Societytunisia

Tunisian University Dean Accused Of Slapping Student For Refusing To Remove Veil

by Worldcrunch July 6, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsperu

Four Dead From Ongoing Protests Against Peruvian Gold Mine

by Worldcrunch July 6, 2012May 21, 2025
This
Geopoliticsgermany

Horse Stable Murder-For-Hire Plot Grips Germany

by Worldcrunch July 6, 2012May 24, 2025
The West Bank barrier in the town of Ras Atiya (Paolo Cuttitta palestine)
Geopoliticsisrael

No Israel, Time Is Not On Your Side

by Worldcrunch July 6, 2012May 22, 2025
Societychina

Outrage In China As Concrete Cones Keep Homeless Away From Underpasses

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

Top Syrian General Defects, Clinton: Russia, China Must ‘Pay Price’ For Assad Support

by Worldcrunch July 6, 2012May 23, 2025
A municipal police team in a Lyon suburb (sammydavisdog)
Societyfrance

When A Mid-Sized City Meets The World’s Oldest Profession

by Worldcrunch July 6, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsargentina

Argentina’s Landmark Conviction Of Dictator For ‘Systematic’ Baby Theft

by Worldcrunch July 6, 2012May 23, 2025
Things are heating up again in Iceland (moohaha)
Geopoliticsiceland

Lessons For Europe: Why Iceland Bounced Back So Fast

by Worldcrunch July 5, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsalgeria

Algeria Marks 50 Years Of Independence – France Stays Home

by Worldcrunch July 5, 2012May 22, 2025
But what's inside? (wstryder)
Societybrazil

Bad To Worse: Cocaine In Brazil Is Filled With Lots Of Other Junk Too

by Worldcrunch July 5, 2012May 24, 2025
Societychina

Giant ‘Pig King’ Gets Buddhist Funeral

by Worldcrunch July 5, 2012May 22, 2025
American Ambassador Gary Locke meeting employees of a Chinese web services company in Beijing (PAS China)
Eyes on the U.S.china

An Ordinary American And The Quagmire Of China’s ‘National Conditions’

by Worldcrunch July 5, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Wikileaks Biggest Ever Release: ‘Syrian Files’ To Include 2.4 Million Emails

by Worldcrunch July 5, 2012May 23, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.united states

July 4th Yacht Tragedy Off Of Long Island

by Worldcrunch July 5, 2012May 22, 2025
All smiles now (EdinburghUniversity)
Futureswitzerland

Exclusive: Peter Higgs Speaks After Proof Of His Groundbreaking ‘God Particle’

by Worldcrunch July 5, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsjapan

Fukushima Was A ‘Man-Made’ Disaster

by Worldcrunch July 5, 2012May 21, 2025
The new Shard building and the Tower Bridge in London (George Rex)
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Drawbridges Down! A German Plea For A More British Europe

by Worldcrunch July 5, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsmexico

Mexican Election Aftermath: Protests Spread As Partial Recount Begins

by Worldcrunch July 4, 2012May 23, 2025
Societybelgium

European Parliament Hands ACTA Anti-Piracy Accord Stunning Defeat

by Worldcrunch July 4, 2012May 22, 2025
Will Rwandan hopes scale up? (noodlepie)
Geopoliticsrwanda

The Shining Illusion Of Rwanda’s So-Called Miracle

by Worldcrunch July 4, 2012May 21, 2025
The Italian icon in 2009 (Immortal-truth)
Societyitaly

‘I Wanted To Go Back Home’ – Sophia Loren Remembers It All

by Worldcrunch July 4, 2012May 21, 2025
Futureswitzerland

Elusive ‘God Particle’ Discovered After 50-Year Quest (Layman’s Explainer Guide Included)

by Worldcrunch July 4, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsgermany

Deadly Hostage Standoff In Germany, At Least 4 Dead

by Worldcrunch July 4, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsisrael

Was Arafat Poisoned? Palestinian Authorities OK Exhumation Of Remains

by Worldcrunch July 4, 2012May 23, 2025
Want to make a bid on the Borgo? (pelletica)
Societyitaly

Oh What Shall We Buy Today On eBay? How About A Village In Tuscany

by Worldcrunch July 3, 2012May 21, 2025
Societybrazil

New Survey: Brazilian Women Are Fine With Some Flab

by Worldcrunch July 3, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsfrance

Police Raid Sarkozy’s Home And Offices In Campaign Finance Probe

by Worldcrunch July 3, 2012May 21, 2025
Angélica Rivera with Enrique Peña Nieto in October 2011 (Angélica Rivera de Peña)
Geopoliticsmexico

They Call Her ‘The Seagull’ – Meet Mexico’s Glamorous Next First Lady

by Worldcrunch July 3, 2012May 21, 2025
Hitler's Reichstag speech in 1933 promoting the bill (German Federal Archives)
Societygermany

German Activists Compare European Fiscal Pact To Infamous Nazi Law

by Worldcrunch July 3, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsmorocco

Moroccan Imam Investigated After Calling For Journalist’s Death

by Worldcrunch July 3, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Assad ‘Regrets’ Downing Of Turkish Plane, As Reports Emerge Of Syrian ‘Torture Centers’

by Worldcrunch July 3, 2012May 21, 2025
Economyitaly

Pininfarina, Father Of Italian Automobile Design, Dies At 85

by Worldcrunch July 3, 2012May 22, 2025
Will Jiang Dalong save Saab? (FaceMePLS)
Economychina

Saab’s New Chinese Boss, And A Vision For An Electric Car Future

by Worldcrunch July 3, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsromania

Romanian Telenovela: Was Ex Prime Minister’s Suicide Attempt A Ruse To Avoid Prison?

by Worldcrunch July 2, 2012May 22, 2025
Really? (EG Focus)
Economyfrance

Sins Of The City: Bankers Caught Red-Handed – Again

by Worldcrunch July 2, 2012May 21, 2025
A portrait of Turkish PM Tayyip Erdogan behind a Syrian girl in a refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border (FreedomHouse2)
Geopoliticsturkey

Something Shall Be Done: Why Turkey Is Set On Regime Change In Syria

by Worldcrunch July 2, 2012May 22, 2025
Societychina

What Chinese Power Women Want In A Husband: Mahjong Skills

by Worldcrunch July 2, 2012May 22, 2025
Central Hong Kong viewed from the Avenue of Stars promenade (Ed Coyle Photography)
Geopoliticschina

China And Hong Kong, Diary Of A Difficult (Re)Marriage

by Worldcrunch July 2, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsmexico

Enrique Peña Nieto Claims Victory In Mexican Presidential Election

by Worldcrunch July 2, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsafghanistan

Three British Soldiers Killed By Man In ‘Friendly’ Afghan Uniform

by Worldcrunch July 2, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyitaly

Is Spain The Best Soccer Team Of All Time?

by Worldcrunch July 2, 2012May 22, 2025
Prints, prints, prints (Mary Katrantzou)
Societygreece

Fashion’s Princess Of Print And Her Computer-Generated Haute Couture

by Worldcrunch July 2, 2012May 24, 2025
Back to your (hair) roots? From activist Angela Davis to singer Erykah Badu (Bundesarchiv/Yancho Sabev)
Eyes on the U.S.united states

The Afro Is Back

by Worldcrunch July 2, 2012May 21, 2025
Mining for other metals still takes place Potosí (Olmo Calvo)
Economybolivia

Mountain Of Silver? Mining Firm Says It’s Hit Next Great Motherlode Of Bolivia

by Worldcrunch July 1, 2012May 21, 2025
A Berlin stroll (Libertinus)
Societygermany

Parallel Justice? Germany Says No To Sharia Law

by Worldcrunch July 1, 2012May 24, 2025
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