Sir Malcom Rifkind discusses military intervention, we measure the cost of austerity in Spain, and report on a Malaysian airline’s child-free zone.

The latest on Greece’s anti-austerity strikes, Julius Malema’s court date in South Africa, and we enjoy some South Korean cinema.

We find out about India’s new chief economic advisor, discuss the austere lifestyle of Uruguay’s president, and check in with our man in Auckland.

A look at the effects of hurricane Sandy and we also find out what happens when austerity meets diplomacy.

Coverage of the arrests in France of 19 suspected extremists and what Canada’s new budget can tell us about austerity.

The latest reactions to Greece’s austerity measures, we discuss good customer service, and hear of a South Korean plan to create a huge new city.

The week's highlights including Icelandic yogurt in New York, how austerity affects Spanish universities, and we check the temperature of the global hotel industry.

The pros and cons of western intervention in Syria, we ask if presidential libraries can change the perception of former leaders, and head to Lisbon to discuss anti-austerity protests.

Christine Ockrent on France’s austerity measures, science expert David Whitehouse on the Higgs boson particle, and Monocle’s Tom Edwards on the fate of Bob Diamond.

The latest on Spain’s anti-austerity protests, Tim Judah discusses the 17th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, and we look at new innovations in aviation.

We debate European austerity vs growth, say farewell to Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, talk literature at the PEN World Voices festival in New York, and munch on a Brazilian biscuit or two.

We discuss a "free" media in Gaza with Saeb Erekat and Hugh Naylor, plus Amnesty's Colm O'Gorman explains how austerity is affecting human rights in Ireland.