Afghanistan What a 1970s ‘Lonely Planet’ travel guide said about Afghanistan It included such insights as, "It is also a country to be careful in, banditry still runs in many veins." By Max Fisher 2 hours ago Comments Share: More » Facebook Twitter Reddit StumbleUpon Digg Delicious
Ukraine Amazing photo: Ukraine’s parliament devolves into vicious, all-out brawl Ukrainian lawmakers fought over the imprisonment of a former prime minister and a recent, disputed election. By Max Fisher 18 hours ago Comments Share: More » Facebook Twitter Reddit StumbleUpon Digg Delicious
North Korea North Korean state TV gets a little carried away in rocket-launch coverage Video shows the official news agency blaring the news into mostly empty Pyongyang streets. By Max Fisher 19 hours ago Comments Share: More » Facebook Twitter Reddit StumbleUpon Digg Delicious
North Korea Real-time satellite tracker shows precise location of North Korea’s new satellite Follow the Kwangmyongsong-3's 4.7 miles-per-second orbit around the Earth. By Max Fisher 20 hours ago Comments Share: More » Facebook Twitter Reddit StumbleUpon Digg Delicious
health Obamacare everywhere: U.N. votes in favor of universal health coverage Move signals a worldwide push toward universal health coverage. By Olga Khazan 20 hours ago Comments Share: More » Facebook Twitter Reddit StumbleUpon Digg Delicious
Wikileaks Julian Assange wants to start a WikiLeaks party and run for office His party platform would promote openness in government By Olga Khazan 20 hours ago Comments Share: More » Facebook Twitter Reddit StumbleUpon Digg Delicious
Syria What Syria’s Scud missile launches tell us about the regime’s thinking The long-range, not-so-accurate missiles are an odd choice for fighting rebel groups. Maybe Assad is sending the West a message? By Max Fisher 21 hours ago Comments Share: More » Facebook Twitter Reddit StumbleUpon Digg Delicious
Italy Pope, in fourth-ever tweet: ours is a ‘world without hope’ "How can faith in Jesus be lived in a world without hope?," @Pontifex asks his 800,000 followers. By Max Fisher 24 hours ago Comments Share: More » Facebook Twitter Reddit StumbleUpon Digg Delicious
North Korea North Korea’s rocket launch: How much, why now, and what now? The cost of the rocket program could have bought three years worth of food, some say. By Olga Khazan December 12, 2012 Comments Share: More » Facebook Twitter Reddit StumbleUpon Digg Delicious
North Korea How did North Korea fix its rocket program so quickly? Just two days ago, missile experts were raising doubts that the country could overcome its string of failed launches. By Max Fisher December 12, 2012 Comments Share: More » Facebook Twitter Reddit StumbleUpon Digg Delicious