Fifty Shades of pathetic excuse-makingJust days after the film’s release, an alleged assailant in Chicago cited ’Fifty Shades’ as inspiration. But that’s no one’s fault but his.
Photo essay: The last Kazakh eagle huntersFor centuries, Kazakhs have hunted on horseback, each with his own specially trained eagle
Pakistan fights backInside the secular movement that’s fighting back against Pakistan’s militant Islamic preachers
Angela Merkel: The real leader of the free worldHow the reluctant German chancellor became the one person capable of stopping Putin and saving Europe. Michael Petrou reports from Berlin
Former airline executive sentenced to prison for ’nut rage’The daughter of Korean Air’s chairman was sentenced to a year for ordering a plane back to the gate over macadamia nuts
The letters home from Islamic State hostagesThe notes released by the families of victims have made the war deeply personal to Americans
Greece’s game-changerThe country’s new renegade finance minister has a message for the rest of Europe: Stop messing with us
The true measure of Nelson MandelaMandela was what his nation needed, and had no right to expect. He was released from prison 25 years ago on Feb. 11, 1990
Newsmaker of the day: Angela MerkelNewsmaker, Feb. 6: The German chancellor reaches out to Putin in a bid to broker peace in Ukraine