Behold a striking illustration of just how involved the United States is in African affairs—and how underreported this involvement actually is.

Britain has more than two billion barrels of tight oil trapped in shale formations in southern England, but public opposition to fracking remains staunch. The British government has a new solution to that NIMBY-ism hurdle: drill anyway.

Modi’s overture to Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif was a welcome surprise, but will Pakistan’s military nix the visit?

There’s no escaping Modi now—no matter what he may have done, or failed to do, in the past.

Syrian opposition activists posted a video that allegedly shows a chemical weapons attack by regime forces.

The numbers are clear: telework is up, as more businesses begin to appreciate the savings and productivity gains the practice can bring. But the Grey Lady notes that many employers are actually cutting down on other forms of flexible work.

After ordering 2,000 new trains, France was dismayed to find they’re too wide to fit most of the country’s station platforms. How could this happen?

Who will replace Catherine Ashton as Europe’s foreign policy chief? Europe’s heads of state have an opportunity to back a strong figure, someone to personify and give strategic coherence to the EU’s foreign policy instruments.

To power its burgeoning economy, China is consuming more energy than any other country in the world. And in order to meet that demand, it is increasingly looking abroad for supplies and investing in the liberal global economy more than ever before.

Master’s degrees are as widely held today as bachelor’s degrees were half a century ago. Times have changed, but in this case, not for the better.