How Dutch women got to be the happiest in the worldFew Dutch women work full-time—does this mean they’re powerless, or simply smarter than the rest of us?
Death in Costa Rica’s rainforestKnown for ecotourism, Costa Rica may actually be a paradise for poachers—and murderers of expats
Online gaming funds North Korean nukes North Korean hackers are raking in cash to fund their government’s nuclear ambitions
Down and out in LondonMany of those struggling to get by in the British capital are former immigrants from Eastern Europe
Pakistan’s weapon of mass distractionThe new foreign minister is young, female and stylish—cause for celebration and controversy
Denying both famine and aidThe drought in Somalia has revealed cracks in al-Shabaab’s tenuous and brutal control over the region
Syria: not just another Arab revoltThe Assad regime is down but not out. What happens next will have serious implications for Iran.