World politics
How to get children out of jobs and into school
The limits of Brazil’s much admired and emulated anti-poverty programmeJul 29th 2010
United States
Let it be
The Democrats abandon their efforts to limit emissions through legislationJul 29th 2010
Anxiety amid plenty
A toss-up race in a district split between affluence and strugglingJul 29th 2010
Out of court
Lack of case law is cramping the military tribunalsJul 29th 2010
Cooley's law
A Republican district attorney seeks to make three-strikes more humaneJul 29th 2010
Go Team!
A federal judge rules that leaping sexily about is not a sportJul 29th 2010
Arizona, rogue state
It is a bit too easy to bash Arizona on immigration. National and local politicians are both to blameJul 29th 2010
The Americas
Frustration sets in
The presidential election is a chance to rebuild ties between Haiti’s struggling government and its discouraged donorsJul 29th 2010
Vice squad
The stakes are high for the hapless running-matesJul 29th 2010
A breath of fresh air
The capital’s filthy atmosphere has improved at lastJul 29th 2010
Asia
Kayani's gambit
America is furious about WikiLeaks’ revelations on the war in Afghanistan. But Pakistan also has much to worry aboutJul 29th 2010
Politics as unusual
A vote in the capital, despite a state of emergencyJul 29th 2010
Murder most common
An accusation sheds light on some dirty aspects of Indian politicsJul 29th 2010
Scarred, not healed
The first war-crimes conviction in Cambodia was long overdueJul 29th 2010
Enemies of the People
How a low-budget film helped to catch a Khmer Rouge leaderJul 29th 2010
Testing the waters
Tensions rise over efforts to create a new Chinese lakeJul 29th 2010
International
Not entirely free, your honour
The legal profession, like the clients it serves, is well on the way to going global—but especially in India, obstacles to its spread remainJul 29th 2010
Middle East and Africa
A chance to improve how Kenya is run
President Mwai Kibaki and his prime minister, Raila Odinga, are backing a new constitution that could change their country for the better. But tensions are highJul 29th 2010
Taking on the behemoth
The battle for a stronger opposition to the African National CongressJul 29th 2010
Be beefier
More troops are promised to fight the Shabab Islamist militiaJul 29th 2010
A nice new market
Another good way to spend your lovely oil moneyJul 29th 2010
No to opposition
An ageing autocrat stifles opposition as the European Union shuts its eyesJul 29th 2010
Stop preaching or get out
The king is unamused by Christians who proselytiseJul 29th 2010
Correction: Uganda
Jul 29th 2010
Europe
Zapatero's balancing act
Nationalists to the left of him, markets to the right, Spain’s prime minister is in a tricky spotJul 29th 2010
The land of the ban
First the burqa, now the bullfight. What will Catalonia outlaw next?Jul 29th 2010
Death in Duisburg
The Ruhr’s attempt to reinvent itself takes a tragic turnJul 29th 2010
Trust, but make military plans
The allies reach out to the Kremlin, and start to think about the unthinkableJul 29th 2010
Jubilant Kosovo, chastened Serbia
The fallout from a surprisingly pro-Kosovo legal decisionJul 29th 2010
A hazy shade of summer
A potent mix of heat, haze, alcohol and corruptionJul 29th 2010
Bored by Brussels
Why does Italy punch so far below its weight in the European Union?Jul 29th 2010
Britain
Sure start
The mere fact of the coalition is no longer the most interesting thing about it. The state is in for radical reformJul 29th 2010
Send for the wonks
A new government creates a new opportunity to influence policyJul 29th 2010
Tweaking the experiments
Most people now accept the growing use of genetically modified miceJul 29th 2010
Public policy editor
Jul 29th 2010
Correction: Maersk Line
Jul 29th 2010
Don't mess with British bins
The lessons of rubbish collection for David Cameron’s “big society”Jul 29th 2010
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