Europe’s monarchies: scandal-ridden but such good funIn a continent full of grey politicians, royals may matter more than ever
David Cameron is getting away with things Thatcher never couldThe Prime Minister is changing the way politics work in Britain
Let’s get married—for an hourYoung unmarried couples craving a getaway turn to the legal loophole of “temporary marriages”
Testing junior for drugsTesting kits could help discourage children from taking the drugs in the first place
Ichiro Ozawa: ’Wily, Machiavellian, amoral’Japanese power broker may still be indicted for a campaign funding scandal. He also wants to be PM.
On the ground in post-flood PakistanQ&A: World Vision president Dave Toycen on donor fatigue and the Taliban threat
Third world AmericaCollapsing bridges, street lights turned off, cuts to basic services: the decline of a superpower