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Blog Post Archive
U.S. politicians, world leaders react to the death of Hugo Chavez
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was polarizing in life, and he remains polarizing in death. Reaction to the news that the controversial leader died today at 58 elicited both mourning and celebration from world leaders. Chavez was not popular in the … Continue reading ?
Maduro promises to investigate Chavez ‘assassination’
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had been fighting cancer for two years when he died this afternoon at age 58, but some Venezuelans — including new President Nicolas Maduro — are convinced foul play is to blame. Maduro promised on state … Continue reading ?
South Africa, once called ‘the world’s rape capital,’ is running out of rape kits
South Africa’s parliament issued a reprimand to police Monday after media outlets reported that police stations across the country were running out of rape kits — a disturbing problem in a country once called “the world’s rape capital.” “This is … Continue reading ?
In China, death row entertainment is nothing new
A fierce debate is raging in China over a state-run channel’s decision to air the last hours of four foreign drug smugglers before their executions for killing 13 Chinese fishermen. But the outrage belies a simple reality in China: Executions here … Continue reading ?
Kim Jong Eun inherited an eccentric obsession with basketball from father Kim Jong Il
At the end of her two-day trip to North Korea in October 2000, a historic but ultimately failed effort to thaw relations, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright presented her host with a gift. The State Department officials working on … Continue reading ?
Here’s the video of Turkey’s prime minister comparing Zionism to fascism
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a speech to a United Nations body in Vienna in which he compared Zionism, the ideology behind the creation of a Jewish state, to fascism. He compared it to Islamophobia as well. “We … Continue reading ?
Poll: Only half of Americans believe U.S. is world’s top military power
Nearly half of all Americans don’t believe the U.S. is the world’s leading military power, the most that have felt that way since 1999, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll asked 1,015 adults whether they believed the U.S. … Continue reading ?
Flashback: Kim Jong Il tried to get Michael Jordan to visit North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Eun’s interest in basketball goes back to before Dennis Rodman’s visit this week, when the two of them reportedly watched a basketball game together. His father, eccentric dictator Kim Jong Il, reportedly also loved the … Continue reading ?
China is happy with John Kerry because it thinks he’ll drop the ‘pivot to Asia’
John Kerry’s first weeks as secretary of state, and even the weeks before he took the job, certainly gave the impression that he would focus on the Middle East– on restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, on nuclear negotiations with Iran, on … Continue reading ?
India’s economic obstacles, in four charts
The Indian government published an optimistic economic report on Wednesday forecasting growth between 6.1 and 6.7 percent in the coming fiscal year. But while that may initially sound like great news, especially considering the impact that India’s slowdown has had … Continue reading ?
Satellite images show growth of North Korean labor camp
New satellite images released this week by the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea chronicle what it says is steady growth in a prison camp on the northeast coast. Camp 25, one of dozens of gulags in North Korea, … Continue reading ?
New video shows final moments of Egyptian hot air balloon crash
A video that appeared on Youtube Tuesday afternoon shows the final moments of flight before an Egyptian hot air balloon plummeted to earth, killing 19 foreign tourists. The shaky, handheld video was reportedly taken from another balloon and ran on … Continue reading ?
Instagrams from within North Korea lift the veil, but only slightly
This photo by AP Korean bureau chief Jean H. Lee has rocketed around the Internet this week, and for good reason. It’s one of the first Instagrams posted since North Korea enabled 3G access for foreigners this week. Until just … Continue reading ?
How China and the U.S. misunderstand one another
Fellow Washington Post blogger and Great Wall Szechuan House enthusiast Ezra Klein has a great post on what China’s hackers got wrong about Washington. Like many of the city’s own denizens, he writes, the hackers seemed to assume that there must be some sort … Continue reading ?
Hawkish Chinese general goes a little overboard on social media
One of China’s more hawkish generals waded into the melee of Weibo (China’s Twitter) last week, but the masses appear to have shouted him down. Major General Luo Yuan of the People’s Liberation Army drew more than 237,000 followers in … Continue reading ?
The story of Pope Benedict’s infamous red shoes, which he will give up
Pope Benedict XVI will give up his Swiss Guard protection, his Twitter account and even the name “Benedict” when he officially abdicates tomorrow. But judging by the Twitter chatter, the greatest loss of all may be his shoes. The pope’s … Continue reading ?
Dennis Rodman’s bizarre trip to North Korea: Is it also unethical?
American basketball star Dennis Rodman and several members of the Harlem Globetrotters are in North Korea, where they will film for a forthcoming Vice/HBO program and promote some “basketball diplomacy,” including pick-up games in Pyongyang. Whatever the trip’s impact, it … Continue reading ?
A surprising map of the world’s national holidays (only two countries have no national day)
This map, inspired by a Reddit thread with a similar map, shows the national days of the world’s countries. As you can see, the world is mostly divided between countries that celebrate a national independence day and countries that celebrate … Continue reading ?
Japanese politician wants to boost the national birthrate by banning abortion
Japan’s low birthrate is a big problem for the country. First, it means that there are fewer working-age Japanese taxpayers for every Japanese retiree, over-burdening retirement and health care programs. Second, it means that the country’s workforce is shrinking rapidly, … Continue reading ?
BBC blocked in China just days after reporting on Chinese hackers
The British Broadcasting Corporation may have discovered a new “red line” for the Chinese government: don’t bring reporters near the Shanghai complex where China’s suspected military hacking team is thought to be located. The BBC says its “World Service” broadcast … Continue reading ?