Governor Chris Christie’s budget cuts include reductions to the state’s contribution to New Jersey’s pension plan. This isn’t fiscal prudence; it’s actuarial folly.

In the wake of allegations of corruption under Jacob Zuma, the ANC is no longer able to count on Nelson Mandela’s powerful legacy to maintain a lock on politics in South Africa. But will anyone succeed in capitalizing on ANC’s disarray?

Senator Tom Harkin calls for caps on grad student borrowing after an explosion in student debt. Bipartisan support for rethinking student aid policy is growing.

Erdogan’s AK Party won decisively in Turkey’s elections on Sunday despite increasing unrest over the past few years. If his victory speech is any indication, reconciliation is not on the horizon.

After the President’s talk with Saudi Arabia, the Obama Administration may be about to offer the Syrian rebels serious military assistance:shoulder-mounted anti-aircraft missiles.

The IPCC’s latest report offers dire warnings about the dangers of climate change—too dire, evidently, for one researcher, who has pulled his name from the report’s summary. His punishment: relegation to climate science’s “fringe.”

The unrest in Ukraine has encouraged Hungarian neo-fascists to publicly call for the annexation of Transcarpathia, citing Crimea as precedent. Putin is a role-model to far right politicians across Europe.

Enemies of Thailand’s Prime Minister are preparing to impeach her over the government’s allegedly corrupt and ruinously expensive rice subsidy program. But the PM’s supporters won’t let her go without a fight.

Good evening, readers! We trust you’ve enjoyed your weekend, and that you’ve spent some time thinking up suitably devious pranks for Tuesday’s April Fool’s Day. While you gear up for the week ahead, take the time to look back on some of the stories you may have missed over the week behind:

Ebola is as terrifying as it is deadly, and officials have now confirmed its presence in Guinea’s capital of Conakry.