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Worldcrunch » Archives for October 2012

October 2012

Elizabeth Warren is vying for a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts
Eyes on the U.S.united states

American Politics’ Fifty Shades Of Sexism

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 31, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticseuropean union

Euro Zone Jobless Hits New Record High, Warnings Of “Lost Generation”

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 31, 2012May 23, 2025
A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter
Geopoliticssyria

Hiding Something? Inside The Russia-Turkey Clash Over Grounded Syrian Airliner

by Emily Liedel October 31, 2012May 23, 2025
Societylaw

Marijuana Ban in Netherlands Linked To Crime Increase

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 31, 2012May 22, 2025
Renewable energy bridging continents
Economyeu

Solar Energy For Europe, Direct From The Moroccan Desert

by Marion Girault-Rime October 31, 2012May 22, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Less Than A Week From Vote, New Polls Show Obama-Romney Dead Heat

by Chris Arden October 31, 2012May 23, 2025
Alone in Cairo
Societyegypt

Egypt’s Atheists Want To Speak Their Mind In Post-Mubarak Era

by Marion Girault-Rime October 31, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsprime minister

Armed Men Storm Libyan Parliament, Halt Formation Of New Government

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 31, 2012May 22, 2025
President Barack Obama with his Chief of Staff Jack Lew
Eyes on the U.S.obama

Facing The Fiscal Cliff, Obama Is Best Hope For Global Economy

by Emily Liedel October 30, 2012May 23, 2025
Futuresouth korea

Sandy’s Asian Sisters: Five Superstorms You May Have Missed

by Chris Arden October 30, 2012May 21, 2025
The German Branch Of The European White Knights Of The Burning Cross
Societygermany

In Germany, Where Neo-Nazis Meet The Ku Klux Klan

by Bertrand Hauger October 30, 2012May 22, 2025
Bhutan goes green
Economyindia

Bhutan’s Agriculture Industry Goes 100% Organic

by Chris Arden October 30, 2012May 23, 2025
Societypilots

Gender Equality In A Pilot’s Hat? Court Backs Lufthansa

by Bertrand Hauger October 30, 2012May 23, 2025
Everything is illuminated
Food / Traveltourism

Beauty From The Ashes – Belgrade, Europe’s Most Overlooked Capital

by Bertrand Hauger October 30, 2012May 24, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Superstorm Sandy By The Numbers, Five ‘Wow’ NYC Photos

by Marion Girault-Rime October 30, 2012May 23, 2025
"That'll teach you," read some of the captions of the disturbing photos
Societychina

Scary Teachers: A Sudden Rash Of Abuse At China’s Pre-Schools

by Jeff Israely October 30, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticscolombia

Six Colombian Police Officers Killed In Farc Ambush

by Simon Benoit-Guyod October 30, 2012May 23, 2025
Economyswitzerland

Swiss Bank UBS Slashes 10,000 Jobs

by Chris Arden October 30, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyputin

Chirac’s “Bad British Food,” And The Diner’s Guide To Diplomatic Gaffes

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 29, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyaustralia

WATCH: Broken Main Shoots Gigantic Geyser Over Melbourne

by Simon Benoit-Guyod October 29, 2012May 21, 2025
Who is lurking...?
Futurefrance

Cyber Crime 3.0: Risks Multiply With Mobile, Cloud Computing

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 29, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsukraine

Clean Win For Ruling Party In Ukraine Elections? Observers Say No

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 29, 2012May 22, 2025
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is not alone
Economyrussia

Oligarchs And Inequality: Russia’s Billionaire Problem

by Emily Liedel October 29, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyputin

Pussy Riot? Lance? World Headlines Can Help With Halloween Costumes

by Chris Arden October 29, 2012May 23, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Sandy Set To Clobber Eastern Seaboard

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 29, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsgaza

Violence Ends Short-Lived Israel-Gaza Truce

by Simon Benoit-Guyod October 29, 2012May 21, 2025
The climb to the top requires a digital strategy
Economygermany

Inside Bertelsmann’s Ambitions To Dominate The Publishing World

by Marion Girault-Rime October 29, 2012May 21, 2025
Lab rats are not always this cute
Futurefrance

Rats! Is Animal Testing On The Way Out?

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 29, 2012May 23, 2025
Most protests in Ankara, like this one last year, have been peaceful
Geopoliticsturkey

Are Turkey’s Leaders “Settling Scores” With Secular Past?

by Jeff Israely October 28, 2012May 23, 2025
Artificial lake of Guilin
Food / Travelchina

Land Of A Thousand Artificial Lakes: Perils Of China’s Boomtime Water Policy

by Bertrand Hauger October 28, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyrussia

Islam Coming Soon To All Chechen Preschools

by Emily Liedel October 28, 2012May 23, 2025
The iconic image painted on a Cairo wall
Geopoliticsegypt

Meet Sambo, The Reluctant Icon Of Egypt’s Popular Revolt

by Jeff Israely October 27, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyasia

Asia Discovers Who Has The Most Promiscuous Men

by Jeff Israely October 27, 2012May 22, 2025
The first APL champion: the Toofan Harirod team
Societyfootball

Bend It Like A Hindukush Eagle: Soccer Fever Grips Afghanistan

by Marion Girault-Rime October 26, 2012May 24, 2025
Economytourism

Argentina’s Currency Restrictions Squeeze Latin American Tourism

by Emily Liedel October 26, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsitaly

Berlusconi Sentenced To Four Years For Tax Fraud

by Jeff Israely October 26, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticschina

New York Times Blocked By China Over Wen Jiabao “Smear”

by Chris Arden October 26, 2012May 23, 2025
Societygermany

Holocaust Denier David Irving Petitions Germany For End To Entry Ban

by Jeff Israely October 26, 2012May 23, 2025
Leprosy in Argentina
Societyhealth

In Argentina, Seeing What Leprosy Looks Like Today

by Emily Liedel October 26, 2012May 23, 2025
From Orange Revolution To Red Alert: Big Stakes In Ukraine Election
Geopoliticsukraine

From Orange Revolution To Red Alert: Big Stakes In Ukraine Election

by Emily Liedel October 26, 2012May 23, 2025
Futureunited states

Hurricane Sandy Headed For New England After Killing 21 In Caribbean

by Chris Arden October 26, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsafghanistan

Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 41 At Afghan Mosque

by Simon Benoit-Guyod October 26, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticschina

China’s Bo Xilai Expelled From Parliament, Stripped Of Immunity

by Marion Girault-Rime October 26, 2012May 23, 2025
Need some translation?
Ideasfrance

Tale Of Two Republicanisms: Why Even Conservatives In France Don’t Get The GOP

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 25, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyunited kingdom

Lost Beethoven Piece Unearthed – Watch (And Listen!)

by Bertrand Hauger October 25, 2012May 23, 2025
The Minha Casa, Minha Vida program in Piraquara, in the state of Paraná
Societybrazil

Minha Casa, Minha Vida: Brazil’s Public Housing Is Better Than Nothing

by Bertrand Hauger October 25, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticschina

In Burma, Muslim Minority Burned Out Of Their Homes

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 25, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyaid

Micro-Livestock In Ghana: Rodents Of Unusual Size – And Taste

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 25, 2012May 23, 2025
New plastic bags are found everyday on the floor of the Arctic Ocean
Futurepollution

Even In The Arctic, Plastic Debris Pollution Has Now Arrived

by Marion Girault-Rime October 25, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsgaza

Gaza-Israel Ceasefire Brokered By Egypt’s Morsi

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 25, 2012May 22, 2025
Economyunited kingdom

With A Little Help From Their Games, UK Out Of Recession

by Bertrand Hauger October 25, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticslibya

Egypt Says Cairo Police Kill Suspect In Benghazi Consulate Attack

by Bertrand Hauger October 25, 2012May 23, 2025
A cargo ship on the Suez Canal.
Economyegypt

Looking Beyond: Egypt’s Big Plans For The Suez Canal

by Chris Arden October 25, 2012May 23, 2025
Breaking down walls
Futurepalestine

West Bank Buzz: The Quiet Rise Of A Palestinian Silicon Valley

by Bertrand Hauger October 24, 2012May 24, 2025
Societyfrance

Four French Presidents Featured In Adultery Website Billboard

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 24, 2012May 21, 2025
Food / Travelpoland

The History Behind The Narrowest House In The World

by Simon Benoit-Guyod October 24, 2012May 21, 2025
Harold (John Cho) says: Vote Obama!
Eyes on the U.S.united states

A Question From China For Obama And Romney: Why Are You Ignoring Asian-Americans?

by Jeff Israely October 24, 2012May 23, 2025
The tanneries of Fez
Food / Travelpollution

Saving Fez, Morocco’s Imperial Treasure That Risks Fading Away

by Bertrand Hauger October 24, 2012May 24, 2025
Societyunited states

Why The New York Times Could Get Swept Up In BBC Sex Scandal

by Chris Arden October 24, 2012May 21, 2025
Futureearthquake

Scientists Worldwide Lash Out At Italy Verdict Against Seismologists

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 24, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsgaza

Israeli Strikes Kill Four Militants In Gaza

by Simon Benoit-Guyod October 24, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsberlin

A New Holocaust Memorial In Berlin – For Gypsies

by Bertrand Hauger October 24, 2012May 21, 2025
Sowing the seeds of change
Societydemocratic republic of congo

How Congo’s Countryside Became A Field Of Dreams For Urban Youths

by Simon Benoit-Guyod October 24, 2012May 23, 2025
A new ray of hope for Athens
Geopoliticseurope

Exclusive: Euro Zone Gives Greece Two-Year Extension

by Marion Girault-Rime October 24, 2012May 23, 2025
Life in Assam
Geopoliticsindia

An Ethnic Powderkeg In India Pits Indigenous vs. Muslim Migrants

by Chris Arden October 23, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyfrance

OK, So Lance Armstrong Is Ruined. And The Tour De France?

by Bertrand Hauger October 23, 2012May 23, 2025
Don't stand in their way
Ideaschina

China: When “National Interest” Is An Excuse To Quash Civil Rights

by Bertrand Hauger October 23, 2012May 23, 2025
Societychina

Chinese Man Scavenges Through Trash For 16 Years To Buy Wife Piano

by Bertrand Hauger October 23, 2012May 22, 2025
Singing the blues in Lisbon
Economyeconomy

Resignation, Not Revolt: Portugal’s Unusual Calm On The Brink Of Economic Collapse

by Chris Arden October 23, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyrussia

This Cigarette-Crazy Nation May Finally Get Public Smoking Ban

by Emily Liedel October 23, 2012May 23, 2025
The way to sexual depravity?
Societygermany

The Digital-Sexual Revolution: Measuring The Real Effects Of Internet Porn

by Marion Girault-Rime October 23, 2012May 23, 2025
Societygermany

Taiwan Hospital Fire Kills 12, Arson Suspected

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 23, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyeducation

Anti-Semitic School Books Spark Outrage In Turkey

by Jeff Israely October 22, 2012May 22, 2025
Bidzina Ivanishvili
Geopoliticsfrance

French Wine And Passports For Georgia’s New Billionaire Prime Minister

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 22, 2012May 23, 2025
blogunited kingdom

U.S. Debate Prep: Five Foreign Policy Gaffes To Avoid

by Jeff Israely October 22, 2012May 23, 2025
Horny lab mouse
Futureswitzerland

Nymphomaniac Mice: A Disturbing Tale Of Genetic Engineering Gone Awry

by Chris Arden October 22, 2012May 21, 2025
An evening ride in Moscow
Societyrussia

Russia’s Mini Boom Of Cycling, But Still A Long Ride From Bike-Friendly

by Emily Liedel October 22, 2012May 23, 2025
Futuremagazine

Dirty Magazines – Study Finds Bacteria Lurking In Waiting-Room Mags

by Chris Arden October 22, 2012May 21, 2025
blogsyria

Jordan Says It Has Foiled Major Anti-Western Al Qaeda Plot

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 22, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyunited states

Armstrong Stripped Of Tour De France Titles, Fall From Grace Complete

by Bertrand Hauger October 22, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticscatalonia

Basques Vote Gives Big Boost To Independence

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 22, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

Deadly Overnight Clashes In Lebanon, US To Help In Bomb Probe

by Bertrand Hauger October 22, 2012May 21, 2025
Verity
Societyunited kingdom

Stick A Fork In It, Damien Hirst: You’re Done

by Bertrand Hauger October 22, 2012May 23, 2025
A file photo of the eternally war-torn Somali capital
Geopoliticsislamism

Somalia, When Al-Qaeda Arrives From Everywhere

by Marion Girault-Rime October 22, 2012May 24, 2025
The Czech answer to butter
Food / Traveleurope

Doesn’t The EU Have Anything *Butter* To Do?

by Bertrand Hauger October 21, 2012May 24, 2025
Economyeconomy

New Study: Worldwide Depression Guaranteed If Greece Exits Euro

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 21, 2012May 21, 2025
The women from Umoja
Societywomens rights

A Women-Only Village Fenced Off From Kenya’s Culture Of Male Violence

by Marion Girault-Rime October 21, 2012May 23, 2025
Comrade Kim Goes Flying
Societycinema

North Korean Celluloid: Welcome To The Pyongyang Film Festival

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 20, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsturkey

Erdogan Raises Stakes With Syria

by Jeff Israely October 20, 2012May 22, 2025
A cafe in Marrakech, Morocco
Societymorocco

Why Women Still Can’t Walk Into A Cafe Alone In The Arab World

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 20, 2012May 23, 2025
Futuregermany

Real-Time Interactive Map Of Cyber Attacks Around The World

by Marion Girault-Rime October 19, 2012May 21, 2025
Marois meets her supporters
Geopoliticscanada

Pauline Marois: Will A Mechanic’s Daughter Lead Quebec To Independence?

by Jeff Israely October 19, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyanimals

Elephant Meets Human, Two Very Different Dramas

by Chris Arden October 19, 2012May 23, 2025
The Cranes of Panama City
Economyfinance

Trade And Tax Shelters – Can Panama Become “Latin America’s Hong Kong?”

by Chris Arden October 19, 2012May 23, 2025
Dufina Tabu
Societydemocratic republic of congo

Meet Dufina Tabu, The Congolese Activist Who Wouldn’t Be Silenced

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 19, 2012May 23, 2025
Looking delicious
Food / Travelitaly

More Than Vintage: Tracing The Art Of The Wine Label

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 19, 2012May 23, 2025
A crowded Shanghai
Societychina

Supply, Demand And A 25-Mile Holiday Traffic Jam In China

by Marion Girault-Rime October 19, 2012May 23, 2025
Bats: Small-sized but super smart
Futureresearch

Brain Size: Science Shows Bigger Is Not Always Brighter

by Marion Girault-Rime October 19, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticssouth korea

North Korea Threatens “Merciless Military Strike,” Kim Jong-Un’s Nephew Speaks Out

by Chris Arden October 19, 2012May 23, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Battle Of The Zingers – Obama And Romney Trade Jokes At Charity Dinner

by Marion Girault-Rime October 19, 2012May 21, 2025
Tanja Nijmeijer
Geopoliticscolombia

FARC’s “Innocent Import” – Dutch Woman Is Clean New Face For Colombian Rebels

by Marion Girault-Rime October 18, 2012May 24, 2025
A 140-character avalanche of hate
Societyfrance

Hashtags Of Hate: How Anti-Semitism Spreads On Twitter

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 18, 2012May 23, 2025
Activist Evgenii Arkhipov before the Russian Democratic Republic of Domodedovo flag
Geopoliticsrussia

The Little Town With A Big Airport That Wants To Secede From Russia

by Emily Liedel October 18, 2012May 23, 2025
Food / Travelbrazil

South Korean Father And Twins Robbed On Brazil Beach After TV Appearance

by Jeff Israely October 18, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyhate speech

Twitter Bans Account For Nazism, But Only In Germany

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 18, 2012May 21, 2025
Miguel Angel Treviño
Societymexico

Meet Mexico’s New Boss: Anointed Drug Kingpin’s Notorious Thirst For Blood

by Marion Girault-Rime October 18, 2012May 23, 2025
FIAC "Outside The Walls" arrives in Paris
Societyart

FIAC Or Frieze: London And Paris Compete For Art Collectors

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 18, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticshuman rights

Rwanda Tipped For UN Security Council Seat, Despite Claims It Is Helping Congo Rebels

by Chris Arden October 18, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

Human Rights Organizations Say 28,000 Civilians Missing in Syria

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 18, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsstrikes

Greece Faces Massive Strikes As EU Summit Begins

by Bertrand Hauger October 18, 2012May 21, 2025
Orwa Nyrabia
Geopoliticssyria

Tales From A Syrian Jail: Filmmaker Witnesses The ‘Surreal’ Of Regime’s Cruelty

by kethevane October 17, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyviolence

New Argentina Soccer Violence Law: Each Team Must Hire Security Chief

by Emily Liedel October 17, 2012May 22, 2025
"Proudly Disappointing Travelers For 40 Years"
Food / Travelnetherlands

Welcome To The Worst Hotel In The World: “Proudly Disappointing Travelers For 40 Years”

by Marion Girault-Rime October 17, 2012May 24, 2025
Futurebiodiversity

Daddy Longlegs In Laos May Be Biggest Spider Species Ever

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 17, 2012May 22, 2025
Mohamed "Momo" Kamara
Geopoliticsgermany

An Asylum Seeker’s Despair: Why Don’t They Believe What I Say?

by Marion Girault-Rime October 17, 2012May 23, 2025
Futurefrance

A Century Before Felix Baumgartner, Eiffel Tower Parachutist Not So Successful (Video)

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 17, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsjapan

New Rape Accusations Against U.S. Servicemen In Okinawa

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 17, 2012May 21, 2025
Ren Jianyu was sentenced to two years of labor camp for tweeting “subversive content”
Ideaschina

China: Why Re-Education Camps Have No Place In A Modern Nation

by Marion Girault-Rime October 17, 2012May 23, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Obama Bounces Back In Second Presidential Debate

by Chris Arden October 17, 2012May 23, 2025
La Duchère, French housing project near Lyon
Ideasviolence

What 7th-Century Arabia And 1980s America Say About France’s Urban Woes

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 17, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyunited kingdom

British Author First Woman To Win Man Booker Prize Twice

by Marion Girault-Rime October 17, 2012May 21, 2025
Limun and Mirko
Societyrussia

Serbian Film Promotes Tolerance Of Gays. Will It Fly With Fellow Slavs In Russia?

by Emily Liedel October 16, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyspain

Spanish Pol, Porn Star Accused In Chinese Mafia Money Laundering Racket

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 16, 2012May 23, 2025
Futurefrance

Google Gets Major Euro Slap From EU Privacy Commission

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 16, 2012May 22, 2025
Argentine cuisine, reimagined
Global Gourmetrussia

Argentina’s Nueva Cocina: Fusion Stirs Life Into Traditional Recipes

by Emily Liedel October 16, 2012May 22, 2025
Fidel Castro in Washington, D.C. in 1959
Geopoliticscuba

When Castro Recruited Nazis, And Begged Russians To Keep Nukes In Cuba

by Marion Girault-Rime October 16, 2012May 24, 2025
Economychina

Tourist Shoppers Abroad Demonstrate China’s Economic Might

by Marion Girault-Rime October 16, 2012May 23, 2025
Drilling in Greece
Futureoil

Drilling Out Of Debt: Could Oil And Gas Reserves Save The Greek Economy?

by kethevane October 16, 2012May 23, 2025
Food / Traveltravel

Cuba Scraps Exit Visas For Foreign Travel

by Bertrand Hauger October 16, 2012May 21, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Clinton: I’m Responsible For Benghazi. Will It Take Heat Off Obama?

by Chris Arden October 16, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyfrance

France Forced To Face Slavery Reparations Question

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 16, 2012May 23, 2025
Filling the role
Geopoliticsegypt

Morsi At 100 Days: Can We Compare Him To Nasser?

by Marion Girault-Rime October 16, 2012May 21, 2025
Seeing into the future?
Economyitaly

“We Follow Our Instincts” – Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Charts His Course

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 15, 2012May 21, 2025
Societyunited kingdom

Aerial Cable Cars, A Bona Fide Commuter Alternative In Cities Around World

by Chris Arden October 15, 2012May 23, 2025
French President François Hollande (center) at the Drancy Memorial inauguration
Societyfrance

“The Past Doesn’t Pass” – A German Look At France’s Nazi Collaboration

by Marion Girault-Rime October 15, 2012May 24, 2025
blogunited kingdom

French Government To Ban Homework

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 15, 2012May 21, 2025
Ride the Moscow metro
Societyrussia

Moscow Makes Big Plans To Ease Its Mega Traffic Woes

by Emily Liedel October 15, 2012May 23, 2025
Economysweden

U.S. Economists Win Nobel Prize For Market-Matching Breakthrough

by Marion Girault-Rime October 15, 2012May 21, 2025
Time to choose
Geopoliticsunited states

The Obama-Romney Mall Poll – A Foreign Hunt For America’s Undecided

by kethevane October 15, 2012May 23, 2025
Societygermany

German Education Minister Accused Of Plagiarizing Her University Thesis

by Marion Girault-Rime October 15, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

New Gains For European Separatists: After Flemish Win, Will Scotland Split From UK?

by Chris Arden October 15, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticscambodia

Cambodia’s Former King Sihanouk Dies At 89, Leaves Mixed Legacy

by Marion Girault-Rime October 15, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Morsi’s About-Face In Showdown With Egyptian Judiciary

by Jeff Israely October 14, 2012May 23, 2025
Murat K.'s trial in Bonn
Societyviolence

Defending Islam, With Violence: Trial Of Salafist Man Rivets Germany

by Bertrand Hauger October 14, 2012May 23, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Zeppelins Over Paris… Again?

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 14, 2012May 23, 2025
Huawei staff performing routine maintenance
Futurefrance

Back Doors, Remote Access, Vulnerable Code – Are Chinese Routers Spying On Us?

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 14, 2012May 23, 2025
China was never known for state-of-the-art trucks
Economychina

What German Automakers Have To Learn From The Chinese

by Marion Girault-Rime October 13, 2012May 24, 2025
A Wayúu boy
Societycolombia

A Colombian Tribe Fights Mining Multinationals With Bows And Arrows

by Marion Girault-Rime October 13, 2012May 21, 2025
"Tattoo Tim Tours Now online.  Bargain."
Societyswitzerland

The Man Who Sold His Body For Art, And Where He’ll Hang For Posterity

by kethevane October 12, 2012May 23, 2025
A Syrian Kurdish man protests against Bashar al-Assad
Geopoliticsturkey

War In Syria Blows Kurdish Question Wide Open

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 12, 2012May 23, 2025
Russian dolls
Societyrussia

Russian-To-Russian Adoption Booms, But With Too Many Sad Endings

by Emily Liedel October 12, 2012May 21, 2025
Societypollution

Counting The Floating Dead Of The Yellow River

by Bertrand Hauger October 12, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticseuropean union

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To European Union

by Bertrand Hauger October 12, 2012May 21, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Joe Biden And Paul Ryan Duel To Lively Draw In VP Debate

by Chris Arden October 12, 2012May 21, 2025
Booksellers at last year's book fair.
Societygermany

At Frankfurt Fair, Imaging A New Life For “Brick And Mortar” Bookstores

by Jeff Israely October 12, 2012May 23, 2025
The President of Colombia ringing in New York
Economybrazil

As Global Markets Go South, Investors Turn To Latin America

by Emily Liedel October 12, 2012May 21, 2025
Downtown Munich
Geopoliticsgermany

In Munich, Where Immigrant Workers Hawk Themselves By The Day

by Marion Girault-Rime October 11, 2012May 23, 2025
J'aime my privacy!
Futurefrance

Privacy And Crime Online – How Facebook Spies The French Connections

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 11, 2012May 23, 2025
Futureunited states

Six Billion Cell Phones In World Of Seven Billion

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 11, 2012May 22, 2025
Futureunited states

“Now That’s A Rock!” Discovery Of A Planet Made Of Diamond

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 11, 2012May 22, 2025
Pakistani soldiers
Geopoliticsrussia

Pakistan And Russia – Another Tricky ‘Reset’ With Global Consequences

by Emily Liedel October 11, 2012May 23, 2025
Nights are busy for São Paulo's ambulances
Societybrazil

Brazil: War Breaks Out Between Police And Sao Paulo’s Biggest Gang

by Bertrand Hauger October 11, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyculture

China’s Mo Yan Wins Nobel Prize In Literature

by Bertrand Hauger October 11, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticspakistan

Pakistan “Prays For Malala” – Teen Blogger Shot By Taliban Undergoes Surgery

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 11, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsusa

US Embassy Security Official Shot Dead In Yemen

by Chris Arden October 11, 2012May 22, 2025
A Rwandan wedding (photo montage)
Societyfamily

Skype Down The Aisle – Traditional Weddings Go Virtual For Rwandan Diaspora

by Chris Arden October 11, 2012May 23, 2025
Educated in the shadows
Societychildren

Where Kids With Attention Deficit Disorder End Up In Special Needs Schools

by Marion Girault-Rime October 10, 2012May 24, 2025
Anna Politkovskaya a year before her death
Geopoliticsrussia

Six Years Later, Children Of Murdered Russian Journalist Fight For Justice

by Emily Liedel October 10, 2012May 23, 2025
Autumn comes early
Futureswitzerland

Built-In Obsolescence – Are We Being Scammed By Electronics Manufacturers?

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 10, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyrussia

Pussy Riot Member Freed By Appeals Court

by Bertrand Hauger October 10, 2012May 21, 2025
Futuresweden

Nobel Prize In Chemistry Goes To American Researchers

by Marion Girault-Rime October 10, 2012May 21, 2025
Turkish soldier
Geopoliticssyria

How A Nation Slides Into War – A View From Turkey, As Syrian Tensions Mount

by Chris Arden October 10, 2012May 23, 2025
Futuregermany

Skype Users, Don’t Click On That Link! Dorkbot Danger Lurks

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 10, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyfrance

“I Was Naive” – DSK’s First Interview In More Than A Year

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 10, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyunited kingdom

Gaga And Assange Meet In London, Sparking Endless Bad Internet

by Chris Arden October 9, 2012May 22, 2025
In Cairo, is there light at the end...?
Futureegypt

The Egyptian Revolution’s Toll On Mental Health

by Marion Girault-Rime October 9, 2012May 23, 2025
New and old in the eastern city of Dresden
Geopoliticseconomy

Two Decades After Reunification, Why Eastern Germany Still Lags Behind The West

by Marion Girault-Rime October 9, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Egyptians Unimpressed By Morsi’s Mass Pardon Of Arab Spring Inmates

by Jeff Israely October 9, 2012May 21, 2025
Societychildren

Tunisian Children’s Magazine Teaches Kids To Make Molotov Cocktails

by Bertrand Hauger October 9, 2012May 21, 2025
The now-defunct Starbucks in the Forbidden City
Economychina

Starbucks And China’s Temples: Burned By The Higher Calling Of Commerce

by Marion Girault-Rime October 9, 2012May 23, 2025
blogunited kingdom

London Mayor Invites The French To Flee Tax “Tyranny”

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 9, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsgreece

Angela Merkel Arrives In Greece To A Very Cold Welcome

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 9, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsmexico

Fingerprints But No Body: Is Chief Of Mexico’s Biggest Cartel Dead?

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 9, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsitaly

Say It Ain’t So, Silvio! Berlusconi Says He Won’t Run Again, After All

by Jeff Israely October 9, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticspakistan

Pakistani Teenage Peace Activist Injured In Gun Attack

by Bertrand Hauger October 9, 2012May 21, 2025
Ghana Loves Obama
Eyes on the U.S.cote d'ivoire

Four Years Later, Obama’s African “Brothers” Give Him Mixed Marks

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 9, 2012May 23, 2025
Into the future...
Geopoliticsopposition

A Victory For Chavez, The End Of Chavism

by Emily Liedel October 8, 2012May 21, 2025
Leave your worries --and your clothes-- behind!
Food / Travelgermany

Forget The Love Boat, Here Comes The Nude Cruise

by Bertrand Hauger October 8, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsgermany

Athens On High Security Alert Ahead Of Merkel Visit

by Bertrand Hauger October 8, 2012May 21, 2025
Is Lebanon's Hezbollah Doing Assad's Dirty Work In Syria?
Geopoliticssyria

Is Lebanon’s Hezbollah Doing Assad’s Dirty Work In Syria?

by Bertrand Hauger October 8, 2012May 23, 2025
The Bhopal plant, abandoned but still deadly
Societyindia

Why The Bhopal Disaster Site, 28 Years Later, Is Still A Toxic Killer

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 8, 2012May 23, 2025
Economychina

World Bank Lowers Growth Outlook For China

by Marion Girault-Rime October 8, 2012May 21, 2025
Futureunited kingdom

Nobel Prize For Medicine Goes To UK, Japan Researchers Of “Pluripotent” Stem Cells

by Jeff Israely October 8, 2012May 22, 2025
A stretch to keep growing in Ghana?
Ideasafrica

Is Africa’s Economic Miracle Just A Mirage?

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 8, 2012May 23, 2025
Vladimir the Realist
Ideasputin

Deconstructing Putin To Gaze Into Russia’s Future

by Emily Liedel October 7, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticschina

As Islands Dispute Simmers, Survey Asks Chinese What They Like About Japan

by Chris Arden October 7, 2012May 21, 2025
Windows on the world
Food / Travelisrael

Mossad Aside, Israel Is No Land Of Secrets

by Marion Girault-Rime October 7, 2012May 24, 2025
Venezuelan streets spilling over
Geopoliticsviolence

Venezuela Election: Specter Of Violence Looms, As Chavez Bids For Fourth Term

by Emily Liedel October 7, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticstechnology

Signs Of A New US-Russia Spy War?

by Emily Liedel October 6, 2012May 21, 2025
In the favela
Societybrazil

Razing The Slums, Evicting The Poor To Gentrify Rio For World Cup

by Marion Girault-Rime October 6, 2012May 23, 2025
Chen Guangcheng in New York meets with US Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Geopoliticschina

Exiled In NYC, China’s Blind Dissident Chen Guangcheng Looks To The Future

by Marion Girault-Rime October 6, 2012May 21, 2025
Economyunited states

U.S. Jobs Report: Unemployment Down, Conspiracy Theories Fly

by Marion Girault-Rime October 5, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsjordan

Massive Protests In Jordan, As King Tries To Calm Opponents With Early Elections

by Jeff Israely October 5, 2012May 23, 2025
A migrant worker in Shanghai
Ideaschina

Rise Of The Princelings, And The End Of The ‘Chinese Dream’

by Marion Girault-Rime October 5, 2012May 23, 2025
Societychina

Hong Kong Nostalgic For Its Good Old (Colonial) Past

by Jeff Israely October 5, 2012May 21, 2025
Where have these been?
Food / Travelgermany

Deadly Souvenirs: The Exotic Diseases We Bring Back In Our Suitcases

by Marion Girault-Rime October 5, 2012May 23, 2025
A market in Marrakesh
Societypedophilia

After Bangkok, Marrakesh Forced To Face Plague Of Sex Tourism

by Chris Arden October 5, 2012May 23, 2025
Police car in St Petersburg
Societyrussia

Vehicles And Vodka: Russia Finally Mulls Tougher Drunk Driving Laws

by Emily Liedel October 5, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsisrael

Police Kill U.S. Citizen After He Opens Fire In Israeli Hotel

by Chris Arden October 5, 2012May 23, 2025
Futuregermany

Kicking, Talking In Your Sleep May Be Early Warning Of Parkinson’s

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 5, 2012May 22, 2025
blogegypt

WATCH: When Egypt’s Nasser Laughed Off Muslim Brotherhood, Scorned Headscarves

by Marion Girault-Rime October 5, 2012May 23, 2025
An NPD rally in Frankfurt
Societygermany

Neo-Nazis Along Germany’s East-West Divide

by Jeff Israely October 4, 2012May 22, 2025
Societymorocco

“Abortion Ship” Blocked From Morocco In First Attempt In Muslim Nation

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 4, 2012May 22, 2025
Who's going to inherit the surf board?
Societyswitzerland

Heir Bare: When Grandma Leaves All Her Money To Charity

by Bertrand Hauger October 4, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyunited states

Facebook Tops One Billion Users – A Global Tale Of Quirks And Conquest

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 4, 2012May 23, 2025
Report: Brazil Is Most Expensive Developing Nation For Doing Business
Economybrazil

Report: Brazil Is Most Expensive Developing Nation For Doing Business

by Chris Arden October 4, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyunited kingdom

Six Adjectives For 007: Each James Bond Actor In A Single Word

by Bertrand Hauger October 4, 2012May 21, 2025
blogsyria

After Syrian Shelling, Turkey Continues Retaliation And Weighs Troop Action

by Jeff Israely October 4, 2012May 22, 2025
Geopoliticschina

Landslide Buries 18 School Children In China

by Bertrand Hauger October 4, 2012May 21, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Instant Reaction Polls Give Romney Big Debate Victory

by Chris Arden October 4, 2012May 23, 2025
Even Darth Vader supports the Qatari-owned PSG
Economyfootball

Qatar Keeps Pouring Millions Into France – What’s The End Game?

by Chris Arden October 4, 2012May 23, 2025
Societyviolence

At Oktoberfest, Sexual Assault And Abuse On The Rise

by Bertrand Hauger October 3, 2012May 23, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Paris Fashion Week. Are You Invited?

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 3, 2012May 22, 2025
Pro-legalization rally in Uruguay
SocietyUruguay

Is Uruguay’s Push To Legalize Pot About To Go Up In Smoke?

by Marion Girault-Rime October 3, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsiran

WATCH: Protesters In Tehran Clash With Police Over Iran Currency Collapse

by Bertrand Hauger October 3, 2012May 21, 2025
Isolated
Societyvatican

A Lonely Pontiff? In Trial Of His Butler, Hints Of Benedict XVI’s Isolation

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 3, 2012May 23, 2025
Good old A4 resume
Societyfrance

Dust Off That Resume! Even With The Internet, Nothing Beats A Good Ol’ CV

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 3, 2012May 23, 2025
The chimpanzees of Congo
Societydemocratic republic of congo

When Chimpanzees Attack: 10 Killed In Possible “Revenge” For Past Human Brutality

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 3, 2012May 23, 2025
Holocaust Museum, Berlin
Ideasgermany

Is Germany Duty-Bound To Bail Out Europe Because Of The Holocaust?

by Bertrand Hauger October 3, 2012May 24, 2025
Luanda from above
Societyarchitecture

An African City Tears Down Its History To Build A “New Dubai”

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 2, 2012May 23, 2025
Moscow riot police in action
Geopoliticsputin

New Russian Regulations: No Right To Self-Defense If Police Are Beating You

by Emily Liedel October 2, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

Report: Ex Libyan Spy Chief Says French, Syrian Agents Behind Gaddafi’s Death

by Chris Arden October 2, 2012May 23, 2025
Jumping hoops, passing rivals
Societychina

Kissing Up Is How You Get Ahead In China: Tips On Flattering The Boss

by Marion Girault-Rime October 2, 2012May 23, 2025
Flaunt it, baby!
Societygermany

Is There Ever Anything Suave About A Man Wearing Jewelry?

by Marion Girault-Rime October 2, 2012May 24, 2025
Societydemocratic republic of congo

OMG: A Bizarre New Way To Give Your Baby A Biblical Name

by Marion Girault-Rime October 2, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticshong kong

Search For Survivors Continues After Hong Kong Ferry Tragedy

by Bertrand Hauger October 2, 2012May 21, 2025
Futuresouth korea

Samsung Adds iPhone 5 To Ongoing Patent Battle

by Chris Arden October 2, 2012May 23, 2025
A Bogota pharmacy
Geopoliticscolombia

The Corruption At The Heart Of Colombia’s Health Care System

by Emily Liedel October 2, 2012May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsopposition

Opposition Sweeps In Georgia After Prison Torture Scandal

by Emily Liedel October 2, 2012May 23, 2025
Mmm...sweet 'n sour maggots!
Food / Travelchina

China’s Maggot Factories Hoping To Feed The World

by kethevane October 1, 2012May 21, 2025
Where to now?
Ideasberlin

Europe’s Crisis Is More Than Economic – It’s Existential

by Marion Girault-Rime October 1, 2012May 23, 2025
Economyrussia

Zuckerberg And Medvedev *Chat* Facebook Expansion, In Person

by Emily Liedel October 1, 2012May 22, 2025
Societyequality

Spot The Difference: IKEA Photoshops Women Out Of Saudi Arabia Catalogue

by Bertrand Hauger October 1, 2012May 21, 2025
Societygermany

Gunter Grass: Provocative New Verses On Israel, Masturbation, Pope

by Marion Girault-Rime October 1, 2012May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsunemployment

Euro Zone Unemployment Stays At Record High Levels

by Marion Girault-Rime October 1, 2012May 21, 2025
Economyunited kingdom

UK’s New Financial Czar Wages War On Bad Bankers

by Chris Arden October 1, 2012May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsnato

Afghan Suicide Bomber On Motorbike Kills 14

by Bertrand Hauger October 1, 2012May 21, 2025
Chasing Google...
Futuretechnology

From Google To Volkswagen, The Global Race For Self-Driving Cars Is On

by Bertrand Hauger October 1, 2012May 24, 2025
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