Philippines: A land of fanciful monikers

feature It is “painful to watch” how Malaysia has embarrassed itself before the world with its bungled response to the missing plane.

By The Week Staff Last updated 8 January 15

feature After years of “stormy discussions and intellectual tug-of-war,” Tunisia has emerged as a secular democracy.

By The Week Staff Last updated 8 January 15

feature To move beyond Australia’s colonialist past, we Aborigines must forgive.

By The Week Staff Last updated 8 January 15

feature Ariel Sharon played a key role at every major crossroads Israel faced in his adult life.

By The Week Staff Last updated 8 January 15

feature That South Africa was prepared for the death of Nelson Mandela is one of his greatest legacies.

By The Week Staff Last updated 8 January 15

feature China has declared an air defense identification zone over the East China Sea that includes a set of islands claimed by Japan.

By The Week Staff Last updated 8 January 15

feature China donated $100,000 to the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan, but later increased the amount to $1.6 million.

By The Week Staff Last updated 8 January 15

feature “Where is the food, where is the water? Where are the military collecting the dead?”

By The Week Staff Last updated 8 January 15