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Russia: Happily hosting Edward Snowden
feature The fugitive NSA contractor has asked Russia for temporary asylum until he can work out an arrangement to get to Latin America.
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Japan: Does an economic plan mask a nationalist push?
feature Now that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ended Japan's legislative gridlock, he can push through his ambitious economic reform program.
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Iraq: Undermining the sanctions on Iran
feature The Iraqi prime minister has become Iran’s proxy.
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Iran: Facebook friends with Israel?
feature The entire cabinet of President Hassan Rouhani has signed up for Facebook over the past month.
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Japan: Radiation damage to a national reputation
feature Japanese authorities have botched the containment effort at Fukushima and tried to hide these failures from the world.
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South Africa: Pistorius on trial for murder
feature The trial of Oscar Pistorius has sparked a national conversation about “transparency and equality before the law.”
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Russia: Defending its legitimate interests?
feature Western media portray Russia’s action as unprovoked aggression, ignoring the “open provocations” by the insurgents who carried out the coup.
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Syria: Will the conflict widen to Turkey?
feature The Turkish parliament authorized cross-border raids into Syria after Syrian shells landed in Turkey and killed five people.
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Pakistan: A nation unites against the Taliban
feature Pakistanis have denounced the shooting of 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.
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South Africa: Trying to live up to Mandela
feature That South Africa was prepared for the death of Nelson Mandela is one of his greatest legacies.
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Canada: Crack-smoking mayor won’t quit
feature “I’m only human,” said Toronto Mayor Rob Ford after admitting to smoking crack “in one of my drunken stupors.”
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Pakistan: Will U.S. drone strikes ever end?
feature Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif went to Washington to appeal for an end to U.S. drone strikes.
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North Korea: Bloody purge shocks the region
feature Officials usually get replaced quietly, yet images of the arrest and trial of Jang Song Thaek were blasted across state media.
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Iraq: Al Qaida on the rise in Anbar province
feature Last week, an al Qaida group—the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS—took control of the restive Sunni cities of Fallujah and Ramadi.
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