Beijing’s new crackdown
China has detained its best-known artist, Ai Weiwei
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Tunisia
A comeback for banned books in Tunisia
After chasing out former president Ben Ali and his family, Tunisians can’t stop reading about them
Sarkozy stumbles on the world stage
The French president is hoping a yet another reworking of his cabinet will lift his flagging reputation
This week: Newsmakers
The ’world’s fattest contortionist’; farewell, Fidel; and a few kind words for Bernie Madoff, from Bernie Madoff
Gadhafi’s last stand
After more than four decades in power, will he be the next tyrant to topple?
Tunisians overwhelm Italy’s immigration system
6,000 migrants arrive following Tunisian uprising
Rising prices and revolution
The uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia can be blamed in part on inflation.
What Belhassen Trabelsi was doing in Canada
The ‘most notorious’ member of Tunisia’s ruling family fled to Montreal via private jet
Why only freedom can bring stability to the Middle East
A functional democracy and robust economic growth are the best guarantors of long-term success