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Dark horse in the east
It’s a vital military outpost, dogged by organised crime. However, with huge Chinese, Korean and Japanese markets on its shores, Vladivostok could become Russia’s Far Eastern giant.
Defence
News from the military world, including the new "smart" bullets and ingenious bomb detection technology.
Europe
The British Queen's motorcade, a European space ship, the first direct flights between Russia and Brazil and the Turkish prime minister's branding potential
The city limits
New York City’s enviable culture and wealth have failed to spread to its northern hinterlands. For ailing cities like Buffalo, it’s do or die time.
Let’s look at plan B
Struggling nations and cities need to hitch up their skirts, quicken their step and just get on with it. Our editor-in-chief follows up the debates stirred up in this issue.
Still fighting
The former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency has refused to sink quietly into retirement and is battling to bring democracy to his home country of Egypt.
Africa/Middle East
South Africa's ambition to host a mega-telescope, the new calendar for Senegal, and the Ugandan president's desperate measures to win the election.
First port of call
As Colombia expands business ties with Asia, its main port, Buenaventura, has huge economic potential. But its Pacific waterways are a major transit for drug smugglers, bringing a new set of woes.
Asia
China's version of Google Earth, Turkmenistan plans to hold the Olympics, and good news for Taiwan travelers.
Esquilino
Hidden in the heart of the city, Rome’s most multicultural neighbourhood is attracting creatives to its vibrant and intrigue-laden streets.
