In India, a sensational clash at the holiest sight of the Sikh religion
The World Cup, the world’s single greatest sporting event, starts next week. These goals should get you in the mood.
Rare photos and anecdotes from Life magazine tell a curious tale of the liberation of Paris
The activities of the extremist militant group has led to a refugee crisis
Glance at the English-language Twitter feeds of Beijing’s main state news outlets and you get a sense of the conspiracy of silence that still surrounds June 4, 1989.
A suicide bombing on Wednesday highlights the real struggle over Benghazi
Historic images, provided by Life magazine, show the aftermath of the invasion of Normandy 70 years ago.
Altaf Hussain, a prominent, divisive Pakistani politician, has been arrested in London
In Bangkok, anti-coup protesters borrowed the three-finger salute from the ‘Hunger Games’
The announced abdication of Spain’s king raises an age-old question: why do Europe’s monarchies still exist?
China’s president wants to put up “nets from the earth to the sky” over the restive region of Xinjiang
The Chilean miners cheer on their soccer-playing countrymen
The husband of the Pakistani woman who was killed for marrying him had earlier murdered his first wife.
It’s just the latest report of animal abuse inflaming Chinese netizens
A shocking case in Sudan has returned the anachronistic charge of “apostasy” to the front pages.
A meme on social media raises the question.
A new grassroots campaign in Qatar warns foreigners against skimpy clothing
The Pope and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu had an awkward exchange about what language Jesus spoke
Ishaan Tharoor writes on foreign affairs at the Washington Post. He previously was a Senior Editor at TIME, where he worked eight years based first in Hong Kong and then New York.
Follow him on Twitter @ishaantharoor.