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Zimbabwe: Preparing for a post-Mugabe future
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Venezuela: Why Chavez lost his bid for supreme power
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India
feature Shelving a nuclear deal with the U.S.
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Canada: A slogan not worth the money
feature In the middle of a global recession, Calgary, Alberta, wants to spend $1 million to “rebrand” itself, said Michael Platt in The Calgary Sun.
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Israel: Does the army target civilians?
feature Last month at a military academy, several Israeli soldiers and officers said they are essentially being encouraged to kill civilians.
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Africa: The enduring power of witchcraft
feature In Africa, witchcraft is an evil that continues to flourish with devastating consequences.
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Mexico: Paralyzed by swine flu
feature The outbreak of swine flu, which the World Health Organization says could become a global pandemic, has brought everything in Mexico to a standstill.
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Latin America: Calling a truce in the war on drugs
feature The Commission on Drugs and Democracy in Latin America has released a report urging the region's countries to decriminalize drugs and to treat drug addicts as patients.
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India: A home-grown Taliban for Hindus
feature Few outsiders realize that India has its own, Hindu version of the Taliban, said Neha Dixit in Tehelka.
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Mumbai attacks: How could this have happened?
feature Indian intelligence services gave at least three warnings over the past two months about a terrorist attack on Mumbai. Authorities initially increased security in the city, but abandoned the effort because of a lack of manpower.
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Israel: Blowback from creating Hamas
feature Israel is to blame for the hate-mongering entity that is Hamas, said Anat Saragosti in Yedioth Ahronoth.
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Cambodia: Where corporal punishment is ingrained
feature Most teachers resist any suggestion that corporal punishment is counterproductive, and opponents have an uphill fight, said Ung Chansophea in Cambodge Soir Hebdo.<
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Sudan: Will arresting al-Bashir bring justice for Darfur?
feature “The ICC, for all its good intentions, may be worsening Africa’s woes,” said Paul Moorcraft in South Africa’s Business Day.
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Egypt: Why are Coptic Christians under attack?
feature A suicide bomber struck a midnight service at a Coptic Christian church in Alexandria over New Year’s, killing 23 people and wounding scores of others.
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