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Worldcrunch » Archives for August 2013

August 2013

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Geopoliticsegypt

Turkey And Egypt: When Worlds Collide

by Liz Garrigan August 31, 2013May 22, 2025
Earlier this year, near the Qah refugee camp in Syria, four miles from the Turkish border
Geopoliticssyria

Snapshot Of A Syrian Smuggler: Arms, Antiquities And Jihad Along Turkey’s Border

by Lucille Fonteny August 31, 2013May 22, 2025
Milosevic, Assad
Geopoliticssyria

Remember Bosnia? Intervening In Syria Must Be More Than Just Punishment

by Emily Liedel August 30, 2013May 22, 2025
Lobby of the Four Seasons George V Hotel in Paris
Economytourism

The Sultans Of Spa: Inside The Parisian Luxury Hotel War

by Patrick Randall August 30, 2013May 23, 2025
Trouble ahead in Moscow?
Economyrussia

An Economic Crisis May Be Looming For Russia

by Emily Liedel August 30, 2013May 22, 2025
Hollande in June 2013
GeopoliticsBashar al-Assad

Exclusive: French President Hollande Says “Retaliation” Necessary In Syria

by Simon Benoit-Guyod August 30, 2013May 22, 2025
Societyunited states

IRS Recognizes Gay Marriage For Federal Tax Status

by Liz Garrigan August 30, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

UK Opts Out Of Syria Intervention, US and France Still Prepared To Strike

by Worldcrunch August 30, 2013May 23, 2025
Pilgrims on their way to the Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa
Food / Travelpoland

Polish Faithful Set Off In Search Of Ever More Exotic Pilgrimages

by Jeff Israely August 30, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsunited states

Details Of Bin Laden Hunt Revealed In Documents Leaked By Snowden

by Patrick Randall August 30, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

Quotes Of The Week: Bo, Netanyahu, Hollande … And MORE!

by Lucille Fonteny August 30, 2013May 21, 2025
Mondounited kingdom

Hit It! What’s No. 1 On World’s Music Charts

by Patrick Randall August 30, 2013May 21, 2025
Syrian refugees crossing the border into northern Iraq
Geopoliticssyria

Why War In Syria Makes Kurdish Unity Ever More Elusive

by Simon Benoit-Guyod August 29, 2013May 22, 2025
Witold Pilecki was imprisoned in Auschwitz for 945 days
Geopoliticsgermany

Notes From The Only Man Who Entered Auschwitz Voluntarily

by Emily Liedel August 29, 2013May 24, 2025
Clashes in a Cairo street near Tahrir Square on Jan. 25, 2013
Geopoliticsegypt

One Cairo Street: Extraordinary Scenes, Everyday Life In A Time Of Revolution

by Worldcrunch August 29, 2013May 22, 2025
Message in a bottle
Societymarketing

Not The Real Thing: How Coca-Cola Used The Internet To Try To Steal My Soul

by Patrick Randall August 29, 2013May 22, 2025
A Buddhist monk blesses an elephant before the King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Bangkok.
Geopoliticsputin

Ukraine’s NATO Ambition, Ebola Origins, Runaway Beauty Queen

by Bertrand Hauger August 29, 2013May 22, 2025
Societyfrance

France To Drug Dealers: We’re Taxing You Too

by Patrick Randall August 29, 2013May 23, 2025
Societychildren

Saudi Arabia’s First Law On Domestic Abuse, But Husbands Still Have Control

by Lucille Fonteny August 29, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsaccident

Bus Crash In Kenya Kills 41

by Worldcrunch August 29, 2013May 22, 2025
A farmer working at a paddy field
Futurechina

The Biggest Losers In China’s Massive Urbanization Plan

by Lucille Fonteny August 29, 2013May 22, 2025
A mother and father weep over the body of their child, killed in a suspected chemical weapons attack on Damascus
Geopoliticssyria

Syria, Why The West Can’t Turn Back Now

by Patrick Randall August 28, 2013May 22, 2025
Love knows no bounds
Societyfrance

Inside The French Retirement Homes Where Sex Is Encouraged

by Lucille Fonteny August 28, 2013May 22, 2025
Jan Erik Olsson escorted from the bank after his surrender on Aug. 28 1973
blogsweden

Forty Years Ago, A Swedish Bank Robber Gave Us “Stockholm Syndrome”

by Jeff Israely August 28, 2013May 22, 2025
A happy couple
Geopoliticsbrazil

In Rio With Glenn Greenwald And David Miranda, More Snowden Stories To Come

by Simon Benoit-Guyod August 28, 2013May 22, 2025
Urgent rebuilding in Gaza is estimated to cost at least 7 million, according to the UN.
Geopoliticsceasefire

Weighing Syria, Gaza Rebuilding, Fake Panda Pregnancy

by Bertrand Hauger August 28, 2013May 22, 2025
Societywashington

America Marks 50th Anniversary of MLK’s “I Have A Dream” Speech

by Worldcrunch August 28, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsiraq

Targeted Bombings In Baghdad Kill 44 Shia Muslims

by Lucille Fonteny August 28, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

Report: US Says Intercepted Calls Prove Syrian Army Behind Chemical Attack

by Worldcrunch August 28, 2013May 22, 2025
Syrian rebel soldiers in Idlib province, northern Syria
Geopoliticssyria

Hope But “More Question Marks” – Syrian Rebels React To Potential U.S. Military Strike

by Liz Garrigan August 28, 2013May 22, 2025
Palestinians from the West Bank enjoy the Mediterranean Sea during Ramadan, Tel Aviv, Aug. 11, 2013.
Societyisrael

A West Bank Wave Hits The Beaches Of Tel Aviv, A Palestinian Taste Of Summer Joy

by Worldcrunch August 27, 2013May 23, 2025
Russian national TV reporting on Snowden's asylum request.
Geopoliticsputin

Hong Kong To Moscow: How Edward Snowden Wound Up In Russia

by Emily Liedel August 27, 2013May 22, 2025
Syrian children fetch water at Kawergost Refugee Camp, some 50 km north of Erbil, capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region.
Geopoliticssyria

Caught Between Army And Islamists, Fleeing Syrian Kurds Flood Into Iraqi Kurdistan

by Patrick Randall August 27, 2013May 22, 2025
Globovision's new owners aligned with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government
Geopoliticsvenezuela

A TV Channel’s Takeover Spells Bad News For Venezuela

by Valentina Briceno-Strocchia August 27, 2013May 22, 2025
Economysyria

Markets Fall, Oil Prices Rise As Syria Spooks Investors

by Lucille Fonteny August 27, 2013May 23, 2025
Children celebrating the open-ended ceasefire in Gaza.
Geopoliticsceasefire

Ceasefire Hope In Gaza And Ukraine, Electric Sheepdogs

by Bertrand Hauger August 27, 2013May 23, 2025
A traditional drugstore in eastern China
Futurechina

China Pays The Price For The Toxic Risks Of Traditional Chinese Medicine

by Simon Benoit-Guyod August 27, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

Syria: UN Inspection Delayed Amidst Rising Signs Of Western Intervention

by Patrick Randall August 27, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsbrazil

Brazilian Foreign Minister Quits Over Bolivian Senator Scandal

by Worldcrunch August 27, 2013May 22, 2025
Montage, obviously: Dilma had her helmet on
Societybrazil

Brazilian President Dilma Sneaks Out For A Motorcycle Joy Ride Through The Capital

by Simon Benoit-Guyod August 26, 2013May 22, 2025
Aug. 2013 pro-Mubarak demonstration in Cairo
Geopoliticsegypt

Journey Back To Tahrir For A Disgraced Actor And Mubarak Nostalgic

by Worldcrunch August 26, 2013May 22, 2025
Societyfrance

Monica Bellucci And Vincent Cassel Split – End Of Europe’s Top Glamor Couple

by Lucille Fonteny August 26, 2013May 23, 2025
Shinzo Abe and Angela Merkel at the 2013 G8 Summit in Northern Ireland
Economyeconomy

Merkelnomics v. Abenomics: German Rigor Or Seductive Japanese Stimulus?

by Sarah Collings August 26, 2013May 21, 2025
Debra Messing, Jesse Tyle and Justin Makita's snap selfie at the 2014 Emmy Awards
Geopoliticsgaza

Putin Meets Poroshenko, China Rainmaking, Emmy Selfie

by Bertrand Hauger August 26, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsisrael

Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinians In West Bank Clashes, Peace Talks On Hold

by Lucille Fonteny August 26, 2013May 23, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.united states

California Fire Threatens Yosemite And San Francisco Water Supplies

by Lucille Fonteny August 26, 2013May 23, 2025
IDF chief of staff Benny Ganz (center) in a file photo
Geopoliticsisrael

Israeli Officials Believe U.S. Will Act After Chemical Attacks in Syria

by Daniel Shadmy August 26, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

Syria: UN Team Examining Site, Assad Warns US

by Patrick Randall August 26, 2013May 21, 2025
La Rinconada's trash still piles up high
Economypollution

In Peru, A Troubled City On Top Of The World Tries To Rise Out Of Purgatory

by Hélène Pillon August 25, 2013May 22, 2025
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck the heart of Napa Valley early Sunday, injuring more than 100 and damaging historic building and roads.
Geopoliticsunited states

ISIS Seizes Stronghold, Napa Quake, Hemingway’s Tab

by Bertrand Hauger August 25, 2013May 21, 2025
Priority lane?
Societyturkey

Olympics, No Thanks! Local Opposition Grows On Eve Of 2020 Host Announcement

by Jeff Israely August 25, 2013May 22, 2025
Visinescu confronted by reporters
Geopoliticsdictatorship

Cold War Reckoning: Tracking Down Romania’s Communist Torturers

by Lucille Fonteny August 24, 2013May 22, 2025
Mondounited kingdom

Hit It! What’s No. 1 On World’s Music Charts

by Patrick Randall August 23, 2013May 21, 2025
Riverside schooling
Societyeducation

It Really Is A Jungle Out There For These Young Colombian Students

by Valentina Briceno-Strocchia August 23, 2013May 22, 2025
Mondounited kingdom

Magazines, Mapped! Week Of August 23-29

by Worldcrunch August 23, 2013May 21, 2025
This boy says he watched his siblings, grandfather and parents die from Wednesday's attack.
Geopoliticssyria

Syrian Boy’s Whole Family Dies, And Other Testimony After Reported Chemical Attacks

by Jeff Israely August 23, 2013May 23, 2025
Scary movie?
Societyunited states

Economic Fears Are Fueling A New Twist To Horror Film Genre

by Worldcrunch August 23, 2013May 22, 2025
Mondoisrael

Quotes of the week: Manning, Cassidy, May….And MORE!

by Lucille Fonteny August 23, 2013May 21, 2025
Old man in Guangzhou
Societychina

Aging China, Capitalist China: Why Beijing Sees Business Opportunity In Getting Old

by Lucille Fonteny August 23, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

Report: CIA, Other Foreign Troops Join Syrian Rebels In Major Anti-Assad Operation

by Lucille Fonteny August 23, 2013May 23, 2025
Societyindia

Five Suspects Identified After Gang Rape Of Mumbai Journalist

by Patrick Randall August 23, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticslebanon

Israel Retaliates With Bombing of Lebanon “Terror Site” After Rocket Attack

by Worldcrunch August 23, 2013May 23, 2025
Skiim Jong-un...
Economyun

Inside Switzerland’s Decision To Bury Kim Jong-Un’s Ski Resort Dreams

by Sarah Collings August 23, 2013May 21, 2025
Influx Of Chechens Drives Record Number Of Russians Asylum Seekers In Germany
Geopoliticsrussia

Influx Of Chechens Drives Record Number Of Russians Asylum Seekers In Germany

by Emily Liedel August 22, 2013May 22, 2025
Protest in Amman against alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria
Geopoliticssyria

In Syria, The Time To Act Is Now

by Worldcrunch August 22, 2013May 22, 2025
A group of Yazidis Kurds, mostly women and children, arrive at a village in Sirnak, Turkey.
Geopoliticsgaza

U.S. Anti-ISIS Strategy, Cost Of Gaza War, Darth Rumor

by Bertrand Hauger August 22, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticszimbabwe

Mugabe Sworn In To Fifth Term After Election Opponents Call “Sham”

by Liz Garrigan August 22, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

U.N. Calls for Investigation Into Alleged Chemical Attack In Syria

by Worldcrunch August 22, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticschina

Corruption Trial Of Disgraced Chinese Official Bo Xilai Begins

by Patrick Randall August 22, 2013May 23, 2025
Buenos Aires' Florida Street
Ideasimmigration

Rise Of A “Divergent” Middle Class As The Agent Of Change In Latin America

by Simon Benoit-Guyod August 22, 2013May 22, 2025
Moritz Erhardt was a trainee at Bank of America's London HQ
Ideasunited kingdom

Modern Slavery? Lessons From A Young Banker’s Death In London

by Jeff Israely August 22, 2013May 21, 2025
Algiers in 1992
Geopoliticsegypt

Iranian Or Algerian Scenario? Why Civil War May Be Inevitable In Egypt

by Simon Benoit-Guyod August 21, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsunited states

Bradley Manning Sentenced To 35 Years, World Reactions

by Simon Benoit-Guyod August 21, 2013May 22, 2025
Societyjapan

New Study: Thyroid Cancer Surge Among Youth In Fukushima Region

by Worldcrunch August 21, 2013May 23, 2025
In Shanghai
Eyes on the U.S.china

When It’s Made In China And Born In America

by Liz Garrigan August 21, 2013May 22, 2025
Violence resumed in the Gaza Strip Thursday, two days after the collapse of a 10-day ceasefire.
Geopoliticsisis

Failed U.S. Hostage Rescue, Yoga Guru Dies, Gambling Japan

by Bertrand Hauger August 21, 2013May 22, 2025
"Hotel with room service"
Societygermany

Welcome To The World’s Biggest And Best-Run Animal Shelter

by Jeff Israely August 21, 2013May 24, 2025
The next step for tango dancers
Societybuenos aires

It Takes Two Dudes To Tango

by Valentina Briceno-Strocchia August 21, 2013May 22, 2025
Futureunited states

Zuckerberg’s Next Big Thing: Internet For All

by Jeff Israely August 21, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticssyria

Syrian Rebels Claim 200 Dead In Chemical Attack, Government Denies

by Worldcrunch August 21, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsjapan

Japan Upgrades Fukushima Alert To Highest Level Since 2011 Meltdown

by Patrick Randall August 21, 2013May 22, 2025
On July 28, the Swedish brand celebrated its 70th birthday
Societysweden

Homes Are Us: The World According To Ikea

by Hélène Pillon August 20, 2013May 23, 2025
Alessandro and Elisa Bocca
Food / Travelairplane

Slow Travel, Cheap Travel – A Low-Cost Honeymoon To Conquer The World

by Sarah Collings August 20, 2013May 22, 2025
Egyptian Army soldiers
Geopoliticsegypt

Egypt’s Army Is The Enemy – A View From Turkey

by Simon Benoit-Guyod August 20, 2013May 22, 2025
At least 27 people have died and 10 are missing in Western Japan after a month’s worth of rain fell in one night in Hiroshima.
Geopoliticsisis

ISIS Kills U.S. Journalist, Hiroshima Landslides, Breaking Bad Duo

by Bertrand Hauger August 20, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

UK Government Ordered Guardian To Destroy Snowden Material

by Worldcrunch August 20, 2013May 23, 2025
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
Societywar crimes

A Town Complicit: Dachau Faces Holocaust Past With Some Help From Auschwitz

by Valentina Briceno-Strocchia August 20, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsmilitary

Musharraf Indicted In Bhutto’s Murder Case

by Lucille Fonteny August 20, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Egypt Arrests Muslim Brotherhood Leader

by Patrick Randall August 20, 2013May 23, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Fast Food Franchises In Far-Flung And Freakish Places

by Patrick Randall August 20, 2013May 23, 2025
Nanjing University's campus
Ideasresearch

Academic Misconduct, The Chinese Way

by Simon Benoit-Guyod August 19, 2013May 22, 2025
In Tel Aviv
Societyisrael

In Israel, Where Child Care Is A Prime Barometer Of Economic Squeeze

by Daniel Shadmy August 19, 2013May 23, 2025
"They put barbed wire on their sun”
Societyimmigration

A Visit To The “Greek Guantanamo”

by Worldcrunch August 19, 2013May 22, 2025
Workers clean the clock face of Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, in London yesterday.
Geopoliticsukraine

Ukraine Refugees Attacked, Gaza Talks Resume, British Humor

by Liz Garrigan August 19, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Deadly Ambush Kills Egyptian Police In Sinai, Mubarak May Be Freed

by Patrick Randall August 19, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticstrain

Speeding Train Kills 37 In India

by Worldcrunch August 19, 2013May 23, 2025
Societyoscar pistorius

Pistorius’s Murder Trial Set For March

by Lucille Fonteny August 19, 2013May 21, 2025
Toxic waste?
Geopoliticsswitzerland

Why So Many Swiss Binationals Are Giving Up U.S. Citizenship

by Valentina Briceno-Strocchia August 19, 2013May 22, 2025
This sad-looking Bonobo lives inside the San Diego Zoo
Societybrazil

Pills, Acupuncture, Live Rabbits: When Zoo Animals Need Psychotherapy

by Simon Benoit-Guyod August 18, 2013May 22, 2025
Easy crossing?
Societyunited states

New York Postcard: A Two-Wheel Tour Through A Suddenly Bike-Friendly Big Apple

by Valentina Briceno-Strocchia August 18, 2013May 23, 2025
Faithful pray in burned Egyptian Coptic Church
Geopoliticsegypt

As Egypt Descends In Chaos, Islamists Turn On Coptic Christians

by Patrick Randall August 17, 2013May 22, 2025
Helsinki's a playground...
Societysouth korea

Human Capital: The Formula That Makes Finland’s Schools So Good

by Sarah Collings August 17, 2013May 22, 2025
Cairo on Friday
Geopoliticsegypt

A Divided Nation, Blood On The Streets: The Voices Of Cairo

by Jeff Israely August 16, 2013May 22, 2025
Mondounited kingdom

Magazines, Mapped! Week Of August 16-22

by Lucille Fonteny August 16, 2013May 21, 2025
Mondounited kingdom

Hit It! What’s No. 1 On World’s Music Charts

by Patrick Randall August 16, 2013May 21, 2025
Kidnapping was a favorite tactic for the leftist insurgents.
Geopoliticscolombia

Are The Victims Of FARC The Key To Finding Peace For Colombia?

by Valentina Briceno-Strocchia August 16, 2013May 23, 2025
There are currently 47,611,563 pictures under the #food hashtag...
blogsocial media

Berlin Restaurant Sparks Debate With Ban On Food Instagrams

by Hélène Pillon August 16, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsunited states

Latest Snowden Scoop: NSA’s Own Audit Found Vast Privacy Violations

by Jeff Israely August 16, 2013May 23, 2025
A "Don't Touch My Kids" demonstration in Morocco
Societylaw

King’s Controversial Pardon Shines Light On Pedophilia Taboos In Morocco

by Hélène Pillon August 16, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticslebanon

Death Toll Climbs In Beirut Attack, Worst In Eight Years

by Patrick Randall August 16, 2013May 23, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Get Out Of Egypt, U.S. And Other Countries Warn Travelers

by Hélène Pillon August 16, 2013May 21, 2025
Tai chi in China
Economychina

In China, Qigong Masters Take On Corporate Guru Status

by Lucille Fonteny August 15, 2013May 22, 2025
Mondounited kingdom

Quotes Of The Week: Manning, Maduro, Bolt … And MORE!

by Hélène Pillon August 15, 2013May 21, 2025
Food / Travelunited kingdom

The World’s Creepiest Holiday Destinations

by Patrick Randall August 15, 2013May 23, 2025
Why The Egyptian Army's Crackdown On Islamists Spells Death For Democracy
Geopoliticsegypt

Why The Egyptian Army’s Crackdown On Islamists Spells Death For Democracy

by Jeff Israely August 15, 2013May 22, 2025
Future Pince Charming
Societyanimal rights

Warts And All: In Defense Of Frogs

by Valentina Briceno-Strocchia August 15, 2013May 22, 2025
In Frankfurt, a European locomotive...
Economyitaly

Is Germany’s Economic Uptick Enough To End The Euro Crisis?

by Liz Garrigan August 15, 2013May 22, 2025
Societyunited states

Wimbledon Champ Marion Bartoli Calls It Quits At 28

by Sarah Collings August 15, 2013May 21, 2025
Russian aid trucks entering Ukraine
Geopoliticsrussia

Arming Kurds, India’s “Shame,” Panama Canal Birthday

by Liz Garrigan August 15, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

After The Bloodshed In Cairo, A Call For New Protests

by Hélène Pillon August 15, 2013May 23, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Bradley Manning Apologizes

by Jeff Israely August 15, 2013May 22, 2025
Not all "study tours" go this well...
Societychina

Striving Chinese Kids Head West For Sleepaway Camp, Teen Tours And Summer School

by Simon Benoit-Guyod August 14, 2013May 22, 2025
Kids in Cusco, Peru
Futureteachers

Peruvian Teachers Make The Grade Despite Hostile Working Conditions

by Valentina Briceno-Strocchia August 14, 2013May 22, 2025
What did he expect?
Societygermany

Yes, The NSA Is Tracking You. Get Over It

by Liz Garrigan August 14, 2013May 24, 2025
Geopoliticsisrael

Israel Releases Palestinian Prisoners Just Before Peace Talks

by Valentina Briceno-Strocchia August 14, 2013May 22, 2025
A Palestinian boy plays amid the rubble of his destroyed family home.
Geopoliticsgaza

UN Declares Iraq Emergency, Gaza Truce Extended, Robot Cooks

by Liz Garrigan August 14, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsegypt

Dozens Reported Dead In Cairo As Security Forces Clear Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins

by Worldcrunch August 14, 2013May 22, 2025
Bridging divides, breaking down walls
Geopoliticspeace

Slim Chances, But Middle East Peace Talks Could Be Different This Time

by Patrick Randall August 14, 2013May 22, 2025
Economyeconomy

German And French Economies Grow Faster Than Expected

by Hélène Pillon August 14, 2013May 22, 2025
Crooks united
Geopoliticsrussia

Criminals Without Borders: From Russia To Ghana, Crunching International Crime Figures

by Emily Liedel August 13, 2013May 23, 2025
Busted!
Societyanimals

Mom’s Best Friend: Suspicious Parents Now Can Rent Drug-Sniffing Dog

by Daniel Shadmy August 13, 2013May 22, 2025
EPM workers in Colombia
Futureprotection

Resource-Rich Colombia’s Green Energy Gambit

by Sarah Collings August 13, 2013May 22, 2025
Crowds gathered Tuesday in Clayton, Missouri, to protest the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson Saturday.
Geopoliticsunited states

U.S. Advisers Sent To Iraq, Putin Convoys Barred, RIP Lauren Bacall

by Bertrand Hauger August 13, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsisrael

Israel Intercepts Rocket From Al-Qaeda-Linked Islamists In Sinai

by Worldcrunch August 13, 2013May 23, 2025
Misquoted?
Societypolitics

How The French Far Right Is Perverting Voltaire

by Hélène Pillon August 13, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsdemocracy

Keita Wins Mali Presidency, Eight Months After French Intervention

by Hélène Pillon August 13, 2013May 23, 2025
Futureunited states

SF-To-LA In 30 Minutes? Futuristic Transport Hyperloop Plans Unveiled

by Patrick Randall August 13, 2013May 21, 2025
Nothing like a good bowl of monosodium glutamate?
Food / Travelchina

A Flavor Out Of Favor: The Chinese Lose Their Taste For MSG

by Worldcrunch August 12, 2013May 22, 2025
The E.T. Museum in Varginha
Societybrazil

Brazil’s Favorite E.T. And The Politics Of Tourism

by Worldcrunch August 12, 2013May 23, 2025
Tahrir Square stands in the center of the Egyptian capital
Geopoliticsegypt

How The Egyptian Army Reclaimed Tahrir Square

by Patrick Randall August 12, 2013May 22, 2025
Medical personnel in the Czech Republic are bracing for the potential arrival of Ebola.
Geopoliticshamas

New Iraq Government, First Europe Ebola Death, Panda Triplets

by Bertrand Hauger August 12, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsworld war ii

Nazi War Crimes Suspect Csatary Dies At 98

by Worldcrunch August 12, 2013May 23, 2025
Societyrussia

Striking Usain Bolt Photo Shows He’s Aptly Named

by Lucille Fonteny August 12, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsfishermen

At Least One Dead, 45 Missing After Typhoon Hits Philippines

by Patrick Randall August 12, 2013May 21, 2025
Not that different
Eyes on the U.S.jimmy carter

The Wimp Factor: Why Obama Risks Winding Up Like Jimmy Carter

by Patrick Randall August 12, 2013May 24, 2025
The Menier chocolatefactory in Noisiel
Societyfood

Nestle And The Chocolate Factory

by Lucille Fonteny August 11, 2013May 22, 2025
Sunday's "Supermoon" in Auckland, New Zealand
Geopoliticselection

Iraq Crisis Deepens, Hillary Chides Obama, Fifty Shades Of Frozen

by Bertrand Hauger August 11, 2013May 23, 2025
A Mongolian yurt in Germany
Societygermany

In Germany, Home Is Where The Yurt Is

by Arnaud Di Stasio August 10, 2013May 22, 2025
"Ke-ko-ke-le"
Economychina

Moniker Mayhem: Overcoming The Great Wall Of Name Squatting In China

by Patrick Randall August 10, 2013May 23, 2025
Andres Gioeni
Geopoliticsfacebook

Confessions Of A Gay Ex-Priest, Who Pens A Prayer To The Pope

by Worldcrunch August 9, 2013May 22, 2025
Harems, anyone?
Societyrussia

Pssst, Russian Oligarchy, How About A Little Polygamy?

by Emily Liedel August 9, 2013May 22, 2025
Mondounited kingdom

Hit It! What’s No. 1 On World’s Music Charts

by Patrick Randall August 9, 2013May 21, 2025
Geopoliticsunited kingdom

Magazines, Mapped! Week Of August 9-16

by Hélène Pillon August 9, 2013May 21, 2025
Thank you for the music, Sweden
Societymusic

Not Just ABBA: From Pop To Death Metal, Sweden Rocks The Music World

by Valentina Briceno-Strocchia August 9, 2013May 22, 2025
Geopoliticsaccident

Four Killed In Mogadishu Plane Crash

by Hélène Pillon August 9, 2013May 22, 2025
Societyunited states

‘Easy Rider’ Actress Karen Black Dies At 74

by Lucille Fonteny August 9, 2013May 23, 2025
Freud 2.0.
Societyswitzerland

Virtual Therapy Gives “Couch Surfing” A New Meaning

by Lucille Fonteny August 9, 2013May 24, 2025
Geopoliticspakistan

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Ideasfrance

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