Fears of a ‘gas war’ are growing.
KYIV, Ukraine, and MOSCOW, Russia — Armed separatists took virtual control of a city in eastern Ukraine on Saturday and Kyiv prepared troops to deal with what it called an "act of aggression by Russia." Pro-Russian activists carrying automatic weapons seized government buildings in Slaviansk and set up barricades on the outskirts of the city.
Q&A: What does the Chinese dream mean for US economic ties? And are Chinese companies treated fairly in the US?
BEIJING, China — For the world's most important bilateral economic relationships — the China-US economic relationships, this year has been an unusual one. Dialogues, exchanges and cooperation have been strengthened between the world's top two economies since China's smooth leadership transition and the successful re-election of US President Barack
The Sahel is environmentally fragile and politically unstable. Here’s how climate change is making a difficult situation worse.
NAIROBI, Kenya and GAO, Mali— The Sahel is an environmentally fragile zone that stretches across Africa just south of the Sahara desert. To get a better idea of how climate change can worsen conflict there, GlobalPost spoke with three experts on the topic: Drew Sloan of energy efficiency company Opower, Marshall Burke of the University of
In the land of the small shopkeeper, the government is taking action to save independent bookstores.
PARIS, France — Brian Spence looks at home amid the cardboard boxes of paperbacks and teetering stacks of books that crowd the Latin Quarter storefront of his Abbey Bookshop. Sipping maple syrup-sweetened coffee, the smiling Canadian fondly recalls stumbling across rue de la Parcheminerie, the narrow lane where his Anglophone bookstore
But as the country prepares for a historic vote on whether to leave the UK next year, the numbers aren’t looking good.
PERTH, Scotland — Alex Salmond isn’t subtle about getting his message across. Standing on stage in front of a Saltire, the Scottish flag, and a digital clock ticking down to September 18, 2014 — the date set for a referendum on his country’s leaving the United Kingdom — the Scottish first minister and leader of the ruling Scottish National Party
Out of work. Out of school. Plenty to be unhappy about. Here’s why Brazil’s streets will likely be seeing more of the country’s protesting youths.
Editor's note: This article is part of an in-depth series on how Brazil's harsh household economics spurred a mass protest movement and still bubble under the surface of Latin America's biggest nation. Click here to read about gaping wide price gap between Sao Paulo and Boston, and click here to read about the shame of a "dirty name" in
This is the first of a five-part series looking at the issues facing Ukraine and Moldova as they prepare to sign major agreements with the EU next month.
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Union has reaffirmed its commitment to pulling Ukraine and Moldova further into its orbit, offering a string of landmark cooperation agreements to be signed next month — and standing behind them in the face of mounting Russian pressure. But don’t get the wrong impression: Brussels isn’t looking for new