Monday 6 May
The atrocities in Syria might soon provoke the US into supplying arms to its rebel fighters but the same tactic in 1980s Afghanistan meant arms recipients soon turned against the hand that feeds.
The Iraqi national rowing outfit – bidding for a spot at London 2012 – defy the odds. Shambolic security and ethnic violence make even getting to training an arduous task. On the water, though, none of it matters.
Despite being targeted by a bomb attack in which she lost an arm and leg, political TV journalist May Chidiac, a staunch critic of Syria, remains defiant and is back presenting for the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation.
News from the military world, including the new "smart" bullets and ingenious bomb detection technology.
Music: Vampire Weekend and Chris Bathgate. Film: 3:10 to Yuma and Battle of Haditha. Art: A New York art cpp[ and exhibition picks. Books: JG Ballard's autobiography, Granta and Madam President.
A look at the effects of China agreeing to a free trade agreement with Switzerland, we head to Boston a month after the marathon bombings, and assess the state of Vietnam’s airports.
Thursday 20 December
I have become fixated with a map. It’s an interactive map of London that shows where the German Luftwaffe dropped bombs on the city between 7 October 1940 and 6 June 1941. It’s a period that includes 57 nights of consecu…
Wednesday 6 April
Serbian pilots are “dive bombing” Libyan protesters and Serbian mercenaries are being paid tens of thousands of dollars to fight for Gaddafi. You have to have to pity the poor Serbs here.
Tim Judah discusses Serbia’s new president, Tom Finn reports from Sanaa on the recent Yemeni bombings, and David Whitehouse joins for the weekly science update.
The latest on the terrorist plot unveiled in Canada, we ask whether the Boston bombing will have serious effects for Chechnya, and go through the headlines from the Asian papers.
We analyse the vice-presidential debate, explore what life is like under economic sanctions in Iran, and hear from Bali on the 10th anniversary of the bomb attacks.
After the foiled Al Qaeda bomb plot we look at the ethics of espionage, learn why Algeria’s elections are under-attended, and discuss healthcare in Cuba.
We discuss the Boston bombing suspect, why Egypt’s justice minister has resigned, and look at a new $300m (€230m) scholarship for study in China.
The French hoist the flag over the new military base in Abu Dhabi, fence yourself in army style and how to stope Iran getting a nuclear bomb (it wont be easy).
Reactions to the car bombing in Beirut, we hear from a tour expert for The Hajj, and Monocle’s Santiago Rodríguez Tarditi unveils the new issue.
A look at the news coverage of Boston’s bombings, we also speak to Joe Studwell – author of “How Asia Works”, and get the latest cultural finds from Jakarta.
The inside track from Jerusalem about reports of Israeli bombings along the Syrian border, we take a twirl through the history of the Bolshoi Ballet, and get an early look at the new BlackBerry 10.
The potential implications for Iran’s nuclear industry after its biggest earthquake in 50 years, we speak to our correspondent in Boston after yesterday’s bombing, and get business news from Singapore.
The latest on the bombing in Beirut, Peter York discusses British attitudes to class, and we learn why auction houses are now competing with galleries.
Our Cape Town correspondent discusses the Marikana shootings, we talk with a Navy SEAL about telling all on warfare, and learn about Munich’s unexploded bombs.
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