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Published March 17, 2012
It may have the feel of a full-on Medierranean bachanale, but Las Fallas, Valencia’s big fiesta leading up to and through St. Joseph’s Day, has structure, tradition and intense competition underpinning this colorful Spanish shin-dig.
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Published January 27, 2012
Prince Turki al-Faisal once worked as a diplomat for the kingdom, but now that he no longer wears that hat, he is free to express what he feels about his particularly troublesome neighbor, Iran.
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Published January 27, 2012
Russia is hugely represented here at the World Economic Forum. Bill Browder of Hermitage Capital takes issue with that. "There are so many examples of high level government crime in Russia that it's almost ridiculous that Russia is allowed to come here as a country displaying its wares. It's like inviting the Cali drug cartel to Davos."
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Published January 03, 2012
The whole American political landscape is a bit baffling for Europeans, whose election campaigns typically last just a few months.
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Published December 09, 2011
The first clear pictures of Iran’s nuclear site near Isfahan have been published and analyzed following an explosion at or near the site on Nov. 28, and they provide another piece of the puzzle. But what happened there remains a mystery.
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Published December 06, 2011
There have been large protests and hundreds of arrests in Russia, with protestors expressing anger about the shortfallings of the government of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitri Medvedev -- the authoritarianism, the corruption -- and now, allegations of election fraud.
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Published November 29, 2011
The Iranian government calls it the Family Protection Bill, but activists call it the “Anti-Family Protection Bill.”
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Published November 09, 2011
China, with its growing prominence on the global stage and its powerful purse strings, was front and center, lapping up the limelight, at the G-20 summit in Cannes, France last week.
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Published October 28, 2011
Ilmar Reepalu is the Mayor of Malmo, Sweden’s third largest city. He is a man on the move, trying to promote and develop Malmo’s position as a leader in green technology around the world. He can squeeze us in for an interview at 830 on a Sunday evening. Uncomplaining, he rides up to Malmo’s City Hall on his bicycle in the dark and rain to talk to us.
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Published July 14, 2011
Iran's Supreme Court says an evangelical pastor charged with apostasy can be executed if he does not recant his faith, according to a copy of the verdict obtained by a religious rights activist group.
