A man infected by the Ebola virus flew to Lagos, capital of Nigeria, where he has since died. The epidemic shows no signs of slowing, and it is proving extremely difficult to control.

Some are reporting that “Tier 3” sanctions are increasingly likely next week from Europe, and markets appear to have taken note. Has Europe finally realized that Putin has no use for its off-ramps?

Chinese President Xi’s anti-corruption campaign is both means to consolidate power and an effort to save the system by changing it. It’s also a sign that Xi is preparing for an oncoming storm.

A video showing a Hindu politician force-feeding a Muslim during Ramadan is rocking India’s media. India is a big country with huge tasks before it, and not everything that happens is going to please foreign (or Indian, for that matter) human rights groups and NGOs. The question will be whether the BJP and its allies can run the government without being sidetracked by communal politics and rivalries.

Pope Francis met with Meriam Ibrahim this week, a Sudanese Christian who narrowly escaped a death sentence for apostasy. The meeting was just as clear a rebuke of fanaticism as Pope Benedict’s controversial 2006 remarks on radical Islam.

As the U.S. searches for signs that Iran is becoming more moderate, Iran arrests The Washington Post‘s Tehran correspondent and three others.

Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Nepal, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in nearly two decades, is an opening act in the new PM’s push to compete with China for influence in its near abroad.

Many wars are fought over accidents and misunderstandings. This is not one of those times. With key interests at stake, the conflict in Gaza is likely to continue.

Calpers, California’s public pension fund, is scaling back on hedge fund investments. Unfortunately, America’s pension fund managers aren’t learning the virtue of prudence, just gambling on a different game.

Allegations of an Islamic takeover of UK schools proved less sensational than first reported, but a new report reveals there is cause for alarm. And it looks like the NYT is coming around to the idea that this investigation wasn’t just motivated by Islamophobia or a partisan witch hunt.