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| TIME.com: Top World Stories |
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| In Greece, the Growing Shadow of the Dreaded Drachma |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Some Greeks speak fondly of the old currency but almost everyone knows that a return to it would mean immediate poverty -- and the resurrection of a venal kind of politics |
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| Will Austerity Derail Europe's Clean-Energy Movement? |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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In Europe, budget tightening has forced governments to cut back on green-energy projects. Can the solar and wind industries survive without hefty subsidies? |
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| Can China Successfully Educate Its Future Workforce? |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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While China aims to continue to modernize its economy, the plight of millions of migrant children at substandard urban schools could jeopardize the nation's ability to grow and develop a skilled workforce, experts warn |
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| After Somalia, Another Giant Famine Looms in Africa |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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One famine -- Somalia's -- may be officially over but in the vast stretch of the Sahel, millions of people face drought and famine. It can still be avoided |
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| Spain: Why 'Superjudge' Baltasar Garzon Is Being Punished |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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One of the world's top crusaders against human-rights violations has been banned from the bench for 11 years. And his legal troubles aren't over |
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| Why Is Your Boss Moving to Brazil? |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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How Latin America's Economic Powerhouse is Luring the World's Top Executives |
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| The Art of Nazi Hunting: How Israel's Mossad Found Adolf Eichmann |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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"Operation Finale: The Story of the Capture of Eichmann" is a museum exhibit that chronicles the secret Mossad operation that stalked and captured Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann from his refuge in Buenos Aires, and smuggled him to Israel to stand trial |
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| Egypt NGO Crisis: How Will U.S. Aid Play in Controversy? |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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As the diplomatic uproar continues over the arrests and likely trials, the question of U.S. financial support for Cairo may come into play |
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| In Singapore, Finding Peace Among the Pain of Thaipusam |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Beneath the vivid spectacle, the annual rite has a quiet and even tender meaning as a demonstration of love and loyalty, especially among men not ordinarily inclined to displays of emotion |
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| Why Syrians Fight, and Why Their Civil War May be a Long One |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The reason that there's no plausible end-game in Syria anytime soon is that the Assad regime is fighting a very different war to the one envisaged by many of its opponents. |
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| Haiti Papers Over the Past: The Rebranding of 'Baby Doc' Duvalier |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The government of Michel Martelly -- friend of Sean Penn and other U.S. celebrities -- has decided not to pursue the ex-dictator-for-life for crimes against humanity -- just corruption |
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| Obama Seeks to Cool War Fever While Keeping Up Pressure on Iran |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Nobody likely envies the challenge President Barack Obama faces getting his "messaging" right on Iran |
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| Rio's Olympic Preview: Erupting Manhole Covers |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Will the Brazilian megacity's crumbling infrastructure spoil the World Cup and the Olympics? |
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| Russians Rally for and Against Putin, Despite an Icy Day |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The weather was frightful, but tens of thousands of people showed up in Russia's capital for dueling demonstrations -- though one side may have made appearing hard to refuse |
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| Greece's Debt Crisis: No Good Options Anywhere in Sight |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Faced with austerity, debt and a potential return to the drachma, the Greeks have nothing but bleakness in their immediate future |
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| Syria at War: Free Syrian Army vs. Assad Loyalists and Oppo Group |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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As the Free Syrian Army is establishing an identity in the conflict, another organization announces its presence in the opposition pantheon |
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| Chile's Wind Turbines: Are They Dangerous for Blue Whales? |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The energy-starved country needs wind power, but environmental critics say it will mar the landscape and harm wildlife |
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| The Mainstreaming of Hamas Continues as Palestinian Unity Gains Steam |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Hamas vows to give Palestinian moderate leader Mahmoud Abbas the running room to see what talks can produce |
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| Argentina and Britain's Unfinished War: Hate E-Mail, Harassing Calls and Prince William |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Whether called the Falklands or Las Malvinas, the south Atlantic islands are once again the center of a diplomatic row as the 30th anniversary of a brief war approaches |
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| Russia and China Challenge the West on Syria: What Implications for Iran? |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The breach among the Permanent Five members of the U.N. Security Council in Saturday's vote on Syria's increasingly bloody power struggle could have profound implications for Syria's immediate future |
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| Egyptian Protesters Confront Police After Soccer Riots |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Four more die in a day of violent clashes, as anger over alleged police complicity in a stadium tragedy unleashes pent-up frustrations |
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| In Syria, Hundreds Massacred While U.N. Resolution Stalls |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Friday night, Syrian security forces carried out what the opposition Syrian National Council called a "horrific massacre" targeting Homs in one of the worst violence in the 11-month uprising |
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| Bangladeshi Investors Badly Hit by the Stock-Market Crash |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The dramatic rise and swift fall of Bangladesh's stock market is a cautionary tale for emerging-market investors oblivious to the perils of hasty deregulation and rapid capital inflows |
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| Spain: What the 'Mona Lisa' Contemporary Copy Reveals |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Curators at the Prado Museum in Madrid believe they have found a copy of da Vinci's masterpiece created even as the master painted his mysterious portrait |
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| The Aftermath of Egypt's Soccer Carnage: Whom to Blame? |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Protests are erupting in Cairo once again and fingers are being pointed at the military, at the remnants of the old regime and, as is becoming increasingly common, at foreigners |
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| Egypt's Soccer Tragedy: How the Shocktroops of the Revolution May Be Used to Strengthen the Generals' Grip |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The defiance and bluster among Egypt's militant soccer fans following the death of at least 74 people in a stadium in Port Said betrayed a sense of foreboding |
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