Cablegate Chronicles: The Burmese Crony Soccer League
A new soccer league promoted by the Burmese regime enjoys a successful launch. More »
A new soccer league promoted by the Burmese regime enjoys a successful launch. More »
Dishes for a holiday that—gasp—encourages you to fry stuff. Potato pancakes, beignets, and low-fat sweet potato fries. More »
Atlantic editors and writers share 22 favorite titles from a year in reading More »
A look at the five things we're most excited about watching, reading, browsing, and listening to this week More »
A Shia cleric comments on the U.S. presence in Iraq. More »
A Chinese research institute's unusual biometric device. More »
A Chinese official explains how GDP numbers are 'for reference only.' More »
Iran's martial arts masters are being pressured to act as enforcers and assassins, one claims. More »
Two sources describe the condition of the Kashgai people, a semi-nomadic Turkic minority in Iran. More »
The presidents of Columbia and Venezuela have a heated exchange at an event in Mexico. More »
Afghanistan's Minister of Interior (MoI) Hanif Atmar asks the U.S. press to keep quiet on an incident involving foreign contractors purchasing services from young boys More »
Braised brisket with root vegetables, duck with dried cherry sauce, and three healthier variations on traditional latkes More »
The fallout from the Turkmenistani president's acquisition of a yacht More »
A Los Angeles man gets detained in Iran but eventually makes a harrowing escape to Turkey More »
A wealthy leader from the Caucasus takes precautions More »
A description of a lavish wedding in the Caucasus More »
A description of a lavish wedding in the Caucasus More »
A State Department official summarizes what really happened in Chechnya. More »
A former member of the European Commission reflects on the Russian leader over a dinner of "rubbery fish." More »
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