Uruguay election leaves pot plan a little foggier

Uruguay, budding world capital of experimental marijuana legislation, is proving that legalized pot may indeed be a gateway drug to something more powerful: voter backlash. Last year, the South American nation (population 3.5 million) blazed a bold regulatory path when lawmakers approved the production and sale of cannabis through an elaborate state-run system to supervise […]

















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Hong Kong politician likens protesters to American slaves

A leading Hong Kong businesswoman and member of the city's Executive Council, which deliberates policy, compared the struggle of pro-democracy protesters to that of slaves in the American South in the 19th century. The remarks, which ran in a local English-language daily, have triggered an angry response from many in the Chinese territory. Laura Cha, […]

















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Letter to Obama: Don’t be fooled if Beijing’s skies are blue

When President Obama arrives in Beijing in November for an important Asia-Pacific summit, he shouldn't be surprised if the skies are a brilliant blue. The Chinese government is mounting a concerted campaign to make sure the capital’s infamous smog is under control when Obama and regional heads of state arrive for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation […]

















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North Korea’s reaction to Ebola makes fears of a zombie apocalypse look rational

Turns out North Korea wasn’t kidding about protecting itself from Ebola. Kim Jong Un’s regime is not taking any chances when it comes to keeping out the virus – despite the fact that it’s happening half a world away and that North Korea is the most closed state in the world. After last week closing […]

















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Russia warns citizens not to travel abroad because of Ebola

Fears about the spread of Ebola have driven many countries to restrict incoming travelers from abroad. In Russia, those same fears are being given as an official reason why Russians shouldn't leave home. The head of Russia’s main health watchdog agency recommended Thursday that Russians should forego vacations and other travel over the winter holidays […]

















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Charting the murky leadership structure of the Islamic State

While it's tempting to imagine them as a disorganized horde, the reality of the Islamic State -- the extremist Islamist group who have taken over vast swathes of Syria and Iraq -- is that the sheer scale of their military operations, not to mention their Caliphate ambitions, are not possible without some kind of organized […]

















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Donetsk airport: From a shiny testament of hope to a burned-out hulk

Just months ago, Donetsk’s airport was a gleaming testament to Ukraine’s hopeful future. Now it is a dystopian burned-out hulk where intense fighting continues despite a nearly eight-week-old cease-fire. The battle for Donetsk’s Sergey Prokofiev Airport comes during a period in which Ukraine’s warring sides are supposed to have officially laid down their arms. It […]





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Watch: Canadians stand up to an ‘anti-Muslim bigot’

There’s a long tradition of activist videos where filmmakers attempt to expose the hidden prejudices of their societies through secretly-staged scenes in public. These often yield depressing, unsavory results. But a new video that has gone viral offers a small glimpse of Canadian tolerance in action. The “social experiment” -- as the video’s maker, Omar […]

















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The quiet, controversial partnership between the Israeli and Palestinian police chiefs

RAMALLAH, West Bank — When Palestinian police discovered a torched car with Israeli license plates near the West Bank city of Hebron this summer, they immediately suspected foul play. It was only later that afternoon, however, that they learned that the abandoned vehicle was the first piece of evidence in the kidnapping of three Israeli […]

















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The blue-state, red-state divide that shaped Brazil’s election

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff survived a bitterly fought election campaign, inching past rival candidate Aécio Neves in a runoff vote on Sunday. The leftist incumbent had earlier been considered a shoo-in, but the stigma of a faltering economy and corruption scandals within her government saw her lead steadily erode in recent months. As The Washington […]

















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