Europe: America's Crystal Ball?
A new book warns that the United States is adopting a European economic culture.
World
China Pledges to Address Air Pollution
Old vehicles to be removed as part of a pollutant reduction strategy
Drones Strikes in Pakistan to be Exempt From Drone Rulebook
CIA still enjoying a lack of restrictions
Algeria Searching for Five Missing Foreigners
Have not been seen since Islamists captured a gas plant last week
British Police Say Recent Deaths Linked to Contaminated Ecstasy Pills
Aren't black markets great?
Philippines Takes Dispute With China to the U.N.
Territory in the South China Sea causing headaches
Denmark Board of Equal Treatment Says Haircuts for Men and Women Must Cost the Same
Hairdressers understandably concerned
Nepal Set to Issue IDs For "Third Gender"
For people who don't want to be identified as male or female
Liberia's Ex-President Charles Taylor Begins Appeal at the Hague
Was handed 50 year sentence after being convicted of war crimes
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Could Move to London
To set up equity fund, and avoid high taxes
EU Finance Ministers Approve Financial Transactions Tax
11 members will introduce the tax, 16 will not
Russians Prepare to Leave Syria as Fighting Continues in Damascus
Sign that Assad's closest ally might be having doubts over Syria's future
French Teachers Strike Over Five-Day Work Week
Outraged that socialist president wants to send young children to school five days a week instead of the current four
Car Bombings Around Baghdad Kill at Least 16
Tensions between Sunnis and Shiites on the rise
The Neoliberal Revolution
A new book gives Hayek, Friedman, and others too much credit—and too little.
The War on Sex Workers
An unholy alliance of feminists, cops, and conservatives hurts women in the name of defending their rights.
Malian, French Troops Take Islamist-Held Towns
West African nations expected to commit 3,000 more soldiers
The Bank of England's Flawed Approach to Monetary Policy
Central banks lack both the power and the knowledge needed to deliver stable growth.
Nassim Taleb Talks Antifragile, Libertarianism, and Capitalism's Genius for Failure
The best-selling author of The Black Swan talks about his new book and why most public intellectuals aren't worth a damn.
Count of the Dead in Algeria Siege Continues To Rise
Thirty said to be dead, with many more still missing
EU May Force Companies To Disclose Security Breaches to Governments
And to whom will governments reveal their screw-ups?
Myanmar Announces Ceasefire Against Rebels
Hours after a government resolution calling for the end of the fighting
Delhi Police Chief Wants to Reduce Juvenile Crime Age to 16
Above that, treat them like adults
China Blames Japan Over Tensions in Island Disputes
Disputing uninhabited by resource rich island
