Politics
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Americas
Costa Rica's first female president gets the once over in our Style Leader. Plus our Washington correspondent reports on how big business and political campaigns in the US don't always make good bedfellows.
Baku to the future
Baku’s skyline marks it as a city for the 21st century, with five-star hotels and a Zaha Hadid-designed arts centre. But there’s still much work to do to combat its 20th-century problems.
Did they do well?
September marks a new political term in many countries, so we’ve compiled our report cards for 15 leaders. Who has gone to the top of the class and who should be doing extra homework?
Africa/ Middle East
Angola has a stab at press freedom, Nigeria's internet speeds up and we look at the upcoming elections in Egypt and Libya
The leader
The UK’s reputation has lost its lustre. Time for Lady Britannia to brush herself down, get out there and show off her assets – but what exactly are they?
Expo 36: River of discontent
Belligerent unrest is rising among the American right-wing. Zed Nelson travelled the Rio Grande, from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico in Texas, discovering the heartland of gun-toting patriotism.
Asia
The image-savvy Dalai Lama is this month's style Leader, and we report on Russia's celebration of its Second World War victory over Japan.
