World Politics

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

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

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

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' ended September 20, 2011, as the 1993 law's repeal took effect — letting gay and lesbian troops serve openly for the first time.

September 20, 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

In September 2011, Indonesian women marched through Jakarta in miniskirts and leggings — Southeast Asia's first SlutWalk — against victim-blaming.

September 19, 2011 · 1 min read

In September 2011, seven Pakistani women reached burn units within two days after acid attacks — as the country had just begun criminalizing the violence.

September 19, 2011 · 1 min read

On 9/11's tenth anniversary, three Frontier Flight 623 passengers — two Indian men among them — were handcuffed over suspicious restroom visits. No charges.

September 13, 2011 · 1 min read

After the August 2011 debt-ceiling debacle, Obama's approval sagged — and Democrats in tough districts started keeping their distance.

September 1, 2011 · 1 min read

A Physicians for Human Rights report from war-torn Misrata documented Gaddafi's atrocities — and the father who slit his daughters' throats after they were

August 30, 2011 · 2 min read

Rick Perry entered the 2012 race in August 2011 as the anti-Romney. Was there substance behind the swagger? An early assessment.

August 30, 2011 · 1 min read