Politics

Obama's November 2011 announcement of up to 2,500 US Marines rotating through Darwin — the opening move of the 'pivot to Asia' — drew an angry response from

November 17, 2011 · 1 min read

Dubai's strict laws have landed Western tourists in jail for behavior that's harmless at home. Australia's DFAT published this survival guide for visitors

November 15, 2011 · 2 min read

A provocative headline captures a cynical Pakistani attitude: the civil service as a route to personal wealth. The documented corruption numbers explain the

November 14, 2011 · 1 min read

Many cities fine homeowners for grass over 10 inches. In 2011, one Michigan woman faced 93 days in jail over a vegetable garden — then the charges were dropped.

November 7, 2011 · 1 min read

October 20, 2011: Muammar Gaddafi is captured and killed near Sirte as Libya's eight-month uprising claims his hometown.

October 20, 2011 · 1 min read

They had no demands, they were all unemployed dropouts — the Occupy Wall Street myths, and what the movement actually changed.

October 20, 2011 · 1 min read

October 2011: Israel publishes the first list of 477 Palestinian prisoners to be freed in exchange for captive soldier Gilad Shalit.

October 16, 2011 · 1 min read

October 15, 2011: Occupy goes global with London's 'Occupy the Stock Exchange' rally — Julian Assange and Peter Tatchell addressed the crowd at St Paul's.

October 16, 2011 · 1 min read

Manmohan Singh skips the 2011 Commonwealth summit in Perth — and the reason is Australia's refusal to sell uranium to non-NPT India.

October 16, 2011 · 2 min read

Occupy, Anna Hazare, China's factory strikes, Europe's austerity riots — the shared thread behind 2011's global wave of social unrest.

October 16, 2011 · 1 min read

Two weeks after Occupy Wall Street began, anti-corporate protests spread across the US — including an Occupy LA march from Pershing Square to City Hall.

October 2, 2011 · 1 min read

A reported $1.4 million bill for one undocumented patient's care reopened debate over emergency treatment, uncompensated care, and 'medical deportations.'

October 1, 2011 · 2 min read

On September 24, 2011, more than 2,000 people ran through Salt Lake City in underwear — protesting Utah's conservative laws in a Guinness record run.

September 26, 2011 · 1 min read

In September 2011, speculation swirled that Nandan Nilekani might quit UIDAI as Aadhaar faced opposition from within government — including the Home Ministry.

September 26, 2011 · 2 min read

At a 2011 Obama fundraiser, Lady Gaga used her moment with the president to press him on bullying and gay teen suicides — days after Jamey Rodemeyer's death.

September 26, 2011 · 1 min read

A 2011 Newsmax report claimed Bill Clinton doubted Obama's reelection — then came the denials. The episode says more about pre-election press than the Clintons.

September 21, 2011 · 1 min read

Bill O'Reilly once threatened to quit Fox News if his taxes hit 50 percent. He didn't quit — but the moment said a lot about cable news and tax politics.

September 20, 2011 · 1 min read

New York Magazine's 2011 cover story calling Obama the first Jewish president rested on his Israel record — and sparked a debate on substance vs. perception.

September 19, 2011 · 1 min read

Two weeks before 9/11, a Saudi family abruptly abandoned its Sarasota home. Investigators later found 'many connections' between the family and the hijackers.

September 10, 2011 · 2 min read

Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh was arrested on September 6, 2011 in the 2008 cash-for-votes scam and sent to Tihar Jail after a dramatic courtroom appearance.

September 6, 2011 · 2 min read