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- Parliament to 'Booze Britain': Try temperance – at least twice a week
Binges and weekend blowouts are so widespread in 'Booze Britain,' according to a new report, that Parliament has tried to define 'sensible' drinking.
Nigeria's double trouble: nationwide fuel strike and 'ban' on ChristiansAttacks by Islamist group Boko Haram are 'worse than civil war' of 1960s, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says, but a nationwide fuel strike sparked by a cut in subsidies presents him with his toughest challenge.
As economies teeter, leaders in Europe warn against extreme populismResponding to a question on the latest European economic crisis in Hungary, Italy's minister of economic development warned: 'Our worst enemy right now is populism.'
In China, cat soup to die for?In China police say a business tycoon died when he ate a dish of prized cat soup. The soup was poisoned.
World reacts to Obama's new military focus on AsiaChinese newspapers call on China to assert itself, while India and African nations ponder the implications of becoming 'strategic partners' with the US.
Death penalty for Egypt's Mubarak: How will that play with the tin-pot despot set?Egypt's former president Mubarak could face the death penalty in his trial. In Africa, several authoritarian leaders have ruled for decades, and harsh sentences could encourage them to cling to power by any means.
- Heirloom ink evangelist travels the US with an old fashioned letter press
Woman travels the country enlightening the Millennial Generation about letterpress writing.
Brazil uses soccer to bring down the murder rateBrazil, home to the highest number of annual murders, is offering discounted World Cup tickets to Brazilians who turn in their guns.
Bomb Iran? Where Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum stand.The two strongest Republican candidates to emerge from the Iowa caucuses, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, both are open to bombing Iran's nuclear weapons program.
Iran's currency crash a blow to AhmadinejadThe Iranian currency – the rial – has been essential in shoring up a view of Iran as strong and independent in recent years. Now it's collapsing on President Ahmadinejad's watch.
Buckle up. Talking with the Taliban won't be easy.The Taliban announcement that it would open an office in Qatar is a first step toward talks. But history shows that negotiated withdrawals are often designed to test the patience of the departing Army.
- Peace progress? Qatar gives Taliban an office address
The Taliban, US, and Afghan officials have agreed to the let the Taliban set up an office in Qatar, providing a historic avenue for direct talks.
Good Reads: Predicting the end of history and the fall of ChinaYear-end pieces predicting future events may seem like just so much guesswork, but looking deeply at present events and guessing where they will go is part and parcel of journalism.
2011 Reflections: China risingSeven Monitor correspondents reflect on the world's hot spots. In this installment, the Monitor's Peter Ford points out that many signs of unrest in China go unreported every year.
2011 Reflections: Iraqi resilience amid warSeven Monitor correspondents reflect on the world's hot spots. In this installment, Scott Peterson explains why despite the risks, he kept going back to tell the stories of Iraqis.
2011 Reflections: What happened to the US debate on Afghanistan?Seven Monitor correspondents reflect on the world's hot spots. In this installment, Ben Arnoldy is bothered by silence on the war because, unlike him, US troops can’t choose when to come home.
