Overstaying His Welcome
NEED TO KNOW BOLIVIA Overstaying His Welcome Rain finally extinguished the massive wildfires that burned through almost 10 million acres of the […]
Ruling Over Nothing
NEED TO KNOW MOZAMBIQUE Ruling Over Nothing Police officers allegedly killed an election observer in Mozambique a week before the presidential vote […]
Reformers 0, Radicals 1
NEED TO KNOW INDONESIA Reformers 0, Radicals 1 Indonesia’s security minister was stabbed recently in an attack that authorities blamed on Islamic […]
Fertilizing with Fear
NEED TO KNOW POLAND Fertilizing with Fear Police clashed with anti-LGBTQ protesters last month in Lublin, Poland, before a gay pride march. […]
Coming Last
NEED TO KNOW PAKISTAN & INDIA Coming Last Most of the focus on Kashmir lately spotlights India’s crackdown in the disputed region […]
Of Pharaohs and Tin Ears
NEED TO KNOW EGYPT Of Pharaohs and Tin Ears Egyptians are furious about corruption. Their rage stems from viral videos posted by […]
A Tight Bear Hug
NEED TO KNOW BELARUS A Tight Bear Hug Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently described the refusal of Belarus to host a […]
Reset in Tunis
NEED TO KNOW TUNISIA Reset in Tunis If Nabil Karoui wins Tunisia’s runoff presidential election on Oct. 13, he might deliver his […]
Getting the House in Order
NEED TO KNOW KOSOVO Getting the House in Order Voters in Kosovo are preparing to elect a new parliament for the fifth […]
Sunshine, and Rainy Days
NEED TO KNOW PORTUGAL Sunshine, and Rainy Days Voters on the tiny Portuguese island of Madeira recently handed a victory to their […]
Counterclockwise Carousels
NEED TO KNOW ISRAEL Counterclockwise Carousels It seemed like Benjamin Netanyahu was in trouble. The results of the Sept. 17 election in […]
A Warrior Culture
NEED TO KNOW CHECHNYA A Warrior Culture On a recent visit to Chechnya, a region of southwestern Russia in the Caucasus Mountains, […]
The Half-Life of Fear
NEED TO KNOW JAPAN The Half-Life of Fear International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach wants to reassure athletes that radiation won’t taint their […]
We the People
NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN We the People A Taliban suicide bomber recently killed at least 26 people at a presidential campaign rally […]
Return of Realpolitik
NEED TO KNOW AUSTRIA Return of Realpolitik Austrian hoteliers recently sued a former guest who complained in online reviews about the photograph […]
Burning Down the House
NEED TO KNOW THE AMAZON Burning Down the House This summer, a lot of people feared the Amazon rainforest might burn to […]
The Bad Old Days
NEED TO KNOW ARGENTINA The Bad Old Days Argentine President Mauricio Macri recently visited the Shrine of Our Lord and Our Lady […]
Dropped Calls
NEED TO KNOW BANGLADESH Dropped Calls Around one million Rohingya refugees live in camps in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. They fled their […]
Over a Shoulder, Over a Barrel
NEED TO KNOW RUSSIA Over a Shoulder, Over a Barrel Funny thing happened after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s allies lost a third […]
Papers, Please
NEED TO KNOW INDIA Papers, Please Imagine being declared a foreigner in the country of your birth. That’s what happened to seven-year-old […]
Forever War
NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN The Forever War Services in memory of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in the US might have […]
Dancehall Dreams
NEED TO KNOW ZIMBABWE Dancehall Dreams Winky D is a hero among some in Zimbabwe. The popular singer performs Zimdancehall music, a […]
A Messy Do-Over
NEED TO KNOW ISRAEL A Messy Do-Over Israeli President Reuven Rivlin delivered a rare rebuke of Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu in […]
The Art of Listening
NEED TO KNOW TUNISIA The Art of Listening The Tunisian presidential election is heating up. That’s important because voters are deciding more […]