All Global News Blog
- Jumbo thrill-seekers of the Caribbean
Low flying jumbo jets are the main attraction at Maho Beach, where hundreds of tourists put themselves in the path of landing and departing airplanes.
In China, reporting on Tibetan and Uighur unrest is nearly impossibleWestern China - home to a Muslim Uighur minority and ethnic Tibetans - has been rocked by violence in recent months. Chinese authorities are keeping reporters out of the area.
- The Kremlin learns to tweet
As Russia scrambles to modernize and reform in the face of an increasingly disenchanted public, some politicians are calling for Twitter accounts to bridge the divide.
After retirement, elephant in Cambodia tries to forgetAn urban elephant used for tourism in Cambodia retires from the hot asphalt streets of Phnom Penh after thirty years of work.
- Weaving together traditions in Jerusalem's Old City
Syrian silks and a talented tailor bring together leaders from Muslim, Roman Catholic, and ultra-Orthodox Jewish religions.
France celebrates historic sweep of Oscars'The Artist' won five Oscars last night, including the first Best Picture and Best Actor awards for France. 'Hugo' also won five awards.
Quran burning in Kabul? What it's like for an expat in AfghanistanDuring a lockdown, if you try to walk across the street to buy bread, your compound guards will not only deny you exit, they’ll reprimand you for being outside at all. It's all part of living in Kabul.
- Disparity tourism in Sweden
'Upper-class safaris' in the suburbs of Stockholm take participants between neighborhoods to highlight widening economic disparities.
Jeremy Lin: China and Taiwan compete for claims to NBA starSure, Jeremy Lin was born in California and struggles to speak Mandarin, but China and Taiwan both see themselves in the Knicks basketball star.
Balmy English winter a boon to forest foragersAn unseasonably warm winter means an extended season for hunters of mushrooms and berries in England.
Sacha Baron Cohen banned? No, but 'General Aladeen' is. Woe be unto Dictators.Sacha Baron Cohen has been asked by The Academy not to dress as 'General Aladeen' at the Oscars. The world is becoming a very unfriendly place for dictators, even fictional ones.
- Vogue for the veiled in Turkey
New magazine caters to pious Muslim women, but both conservatives and secularists are asking whether fashion can coexist with Islam.
Quran burning: What is the respectful way to dispose of Islam's holy book?Thousands protested today the burning of Qurans and other religious texts at a US military base in Afghanistan.
NATO's 'improper disposal' of Qurans inflames Afghan protestersMore than 1,000 Afghans protested after hearing reports that NATO personnel improperly disposed of some Qurans at a base in Afghanistan.
At work in Iraq with Anthony ShadidNaseer Mehdawi, Anthony Shadid's closest Iraqi friend and journalism colleague, recalls their friendship and how together they told the story of Iraq.
- An app to match your appetite in Cambodia
A cafe in Cambodia recently introduced electronic menus, side stepping language barriers between tourists and restaurant staff.
What eurocrisis? Hamburg to build $500 million concert hallHamburg, Germany aims to build one of the acoustically best concert halls in the world, admist one of Europe's worst economic crises in recent history.
- Egyptian lawmakers intervene to allow expelled Christians to return home
A parliamentary delegation met with locals yesterday in the village of Sharbat, where sectarian strife had led to the expulsion of eight Christian families.
Can't get enough of books in IndiaThe Jaipur Literary Festival in northern India attracts thousands of book-lovers, and provides greater access to literature for India's 1.2 billion population.
Anthony Shadid: Quite simply the bestOur veteran Lebanon reporter Nicholas Blanford recalls the courage, humility, and friendliness of his Lebanese-American colleague, who died yesterday while reporting in Syria.
