Summary of Nigerian politics: a federal system of fiefdoms ruled by godfatherism. Protests in Nigeria, Uganda, and Burkina Faso don't symbolize a broader African movement. Cousins of Roomba deployed to Fukushima reactor building. See also: Video shot by an unmanned helicopter of the destruction of Fukushima's
Riots break out in Nigeria after results, some troubling, show Goodluck Jonathan to win. Long read: Hitchens on sex, the divided self, and how his cancer's making him a human experiment. Rider to last week's budget deal: gray wolf removed from Idaho and Montana's
Libyan-American telecom executive establishes cell-phone service for rebels, who were using signal flags. Long read: Saudi Arabia and Iran enter a new cold war. Sarkozy's line for Africa--"neither interference nor indifference" smacks some of Françafrique. Photos: Pictures of Dadaab, world's largest
Photos from Japan, one month later. California immigration scam targeting Chinese nationals recruited victims into a fake U.S. special forces unit. The Finnish government's "baby box" is like a baby shower without any bad gifts. In 1993, John Fogerty was slapped with a lawsuit for
Doctors in Japan say patients are experiencing phantom quakes and other symptoms of "earthquake sickness." Japan's recovery and rescue teams enter 10 km area around Fukushima plant for the first time. Obama faces no serious challengers to the nomination--and incumbents who do tend to lose
Qatar acknowledges running secret pipeline of "defensive" weapons to Libyan rebels. Mubarak's sons being held in a prison known for torture--and for being where the U.S. sent suspected militants. Video: Czech president pockets a ceremonial pen. "Chilean CoPeepapo Mine Rescue" winner of
Britain, France confound NATO, suffer wrist slap while calling on allies to intensify Libyan airstrikes. "It is not beyond the imagination that 50% of the oil is still floating around out there." A scientist in a submarine studies the Gulf, post-Deepwater Horizon. The BP spill's
Matt Taibbi tracks how and why the Fed gave wives of two Morgan Stanley bigwigs $220 million. Men over 50 in North Korea allowed to grow their hair up to 2.75 inches to hide bald spots. Miliband: There is no military solution to Afghanistan; our leverage is quickly declining.
Libyan rebels reject African Union's proposed roadmap to peace: It's not enough if Gadhafi doesn't go. U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upholds lower court's stay on key provisions of Arizona's harsh anti-immigration law. Blast in
Conservative Christians backed Gbagbo; multiple relationships with high-profile evangelicals. Indonesian legislator elected on anti-porn platform arrested for watching porn in parliament. Basketball coaches and players from two California universities indicted for match fixing. At home with Mark Hogancamp, creator of WWII-era fantasy world Marwencol. Brief quiz to
