The Taliban’s revengeA new generation of militants is rising in Afghanistan, turning its sights on former allies
French voters rush for the ballot boxMore than 80 per cent of registered voters are casting their ballots
Around the world: the Taliban’s finestPlus, a fugitive penguin in Japan and a fine over facial hair copyright in Russia
The China crisisThe country’s citizens need only look around to see monuments to their leaders’ hubris
The Vatican is reining in America’s radical nunsNuns, who’ve been critical of the Church’s teaching feel blindsided by the move
Sarkozy is slipping awayThe French president narrowly lost the first electoral round. He’s running scared and needs new friends—fast.
A Vegas for Europe?If Sheldon Adelson gets his way, the U.S. magnate who has made his fortune developing hotels and casinos in Nevada will make his...
Sweden takes gender neutrality seriouslyFrom a new genderless pronoun to a toy store ad of a boy pushing a pink pram