World News Desk
GlobalPost's editors keep track of what's important in the international news cycle so that you don't have to.
Chatter: What we're hearing
Want to know: How are Venus and Serena succeeding in achieving lengthy tennis careers studded with trophies? Many other female stars have crashed and burned but these fabulous sisters are dominating Wimbledon once again. What is the key to their success?
Need to know: What are the chances that the big US "dagger" push in Afghanistan is going to work? This cool map shows where the surge is taking place.
Something you may not want to know is that the spread of the swine flu is now unstoppable, according to the World Health Organization.
Dull but important: Saddam Hussein gave a fascinating interview just before he was hanged in which he described why he bluffed the U.S. over whether or not he had weapons of mass destruction.
Just because: Why is Boston Red Sox owner John Henry spending his honeymoon meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu? Well, because he can and he wants to battle AIDS. It doesn't hurt that Cape Town is one of the world's most beautiful cities.
Wacky: A rare copy of the US Declaration of Independence has been discovered in Britain. Why are they announcing it just before the Fourth of July holiday?
Reporter's Dispatches
BOSTON — Like all great dramas, an investigation of complex and murky supply chains across Asia offers no clear rights or wrongs. Yes, some...Read more >
In the month since protests in China's west turned deadly, the Chinese government has pointed a finger at one woman as an instigator of racial...Read more >
It has been an extraordinary few days in Iran. A disputed election. Rival claims of victory. Mass rallies. Mass protests. A crackdown. Violence and...Read more >
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