- Furious Bosnians Shut Down Central Sarajevo—"Protests against politicians viewed as self-serving and corrupt spread to other cities as demonstrators urged those in authority to 'resign today.'" NYT
- Venezuela anti-government rally turns deadly—"At least four killed, including a police officer, as thousands gather in capital to demand president's resignation."
- Thailand's highest court rules opposition protests that have paralysed capital for months are legal
- Canada's new citizenship bill a Trojan horse—"Bill C-24 would give the Conservative government unprecedented authority to strip Canadians of their citizenship. It's not just Omar Khadr who'll be hit."
- Indian Parliament erupts in chaos after MP uses pepper spray
- Golden Dawn photos shock Greece—"Thousands of pictures and video clips allegedly show party members posing with weapons and giving Nazi salutes." Correlated to the country's unprecedented joblessness?
- Corruption across EU 'breathtaking' - EU Commission—"The extent of corruption in Europe is "breathtaking" and it costs the EU economy at least 120bn euros (£99bn) annually, the European Commission says."
- So Many Bribes, a Greek Official Can't Recall Them All NYT
- Silvio Berlusconi goes on trial over £2.5m 'bribe' to opposition defector
- Turkish PM acknowledges phone call to media executive—"Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has acknowledged that he called a media executive at the height of the Gezi protests to order the removal of news content, days after an alleged phone transcript of the exchanged was leaked online, sparking anger over political pressure on the media."
- Why South Korea is really an internet dinosaur—"Every week portions of the Korean web are taken down by government censors."
- Bing censoring Chinese language search results for users in the US—"English and Chinese language queries for terms such as 'Dalai Lama' return radically different results on Microsoft search engine."
- Immigration minister resigns for employing illegal immigrant—"Prime minister accepts resignation of Mark Harper, who launched government's 'go home' campaign last year."
- Election reform bill an affront to democracy, Marc Mayrand says—"The Fair Elections Act says it 'limits the chief electoral officer's power to provide information to the public.'"
- 'Power of recall' of MPs ditched by coalition—"The coalition is to drop plans to give voters the ability to dismiss MPs for 'serious wrongdoing.'"
- Britain warns Scotland: Forget the pound if you break away
- It's the economy stupid: how Scotland's voters approach the independence vote—"Sir Tom Hunter and the BBC have dug deeper than the headline polls, and mined some intriguing nuggets about what will motivates Scotland's 4m voters on 18 September."
- Foreign Office caught asking Spanish press to undermine Scottish independence
- Japanese Broadcast Official: We Didn't Commit War Crimes, the U.S. Just Made That Up—"Japan's top TV figures are making increasingly outrageous statements about World War II."
- How Japan’s 'BBC' is rewriting its role in the Second World War—"Naoki Hyakuta says Japan was lured into the Second World War by America while liberating Asia from white colonialism."
- China criticises Japan over comments doubting Nanjing massacre.
- How the US is Bankrolling Israel—"Israel has been the top recipient of American foreign aid for the last three decades, despite instability in the area."
- Bill to block federal funding to universities that boycott Israel—"It may well be constitutional, because of a recent Supreme Court decision widely viewed as 'liberal.'" WaPo
- What's Really Going On With The 'Israel Boycott' Debate In Academia
- Stone Cold Justice—"The Israeli army is both respected and feared as a fighting force. But now the country's military is facing a backlash at home and abroad for its treatment of children in the West Bank, occupied territory."
- Israel blocks hospital transfers over use of 'State of Palestine'
- Russian Figure Skater Apologizes For Racist Obama Tweet, Now Blames Hackers
- Nigerian Pop Star Stirs Controversy Over Her Popular 'Whitenicious' Bleaching Cream
- Gay Russian Artist Responds To Garage Magazine's Racist 'Black Woman' Chair With NSFW Image
- Snowden 'left in the lurch' by EU Parliament—"An EU parliament's committee has issued a damning report about the scale and the impact of mass surveillance. But there is no consensus on an amendment to give asylum to intelligence leaker Edward Snowden."
- NSA civilian employee stripped of clearance due to ties with Snowden
- Reforms won't hamper NSA's efforts, official says WaPo
- E-mails back claim that Sen. Rand Paul 'stole' NSA lawsuit WaPo
- How a Math Genius Hacked OkCupid to Find True Love
- Science: Men Who Use Smiley Faces Online Get Hit On Less
- All by my selfie! Blogger shows how to take travel photos with an imaginary girlfriend
- Netizens react to marriage proposal via dolphin
- 'Give me five minutes': Oklahoma man arrested while proposing to his girlfriend
- Man arranges fake arrest for surprise marriage proposal
- Community Valentines
- Woman charged with battery after boyfriend refuses to 'cuddle' with her
- Man Choked, Stabbed After Crock-Pot Dispute
- Teen throws boiling water into girl's face after she unfriended him on Facebook
- 5 Romances That Changed History
- Will your marriage be a happy one? Only your subconscious will tell—"Our deepest, darkest feelings affect how we interact with our spouses."
- Happy Wife, Happy Life?—"What we found is that the happiest marriages were the ones in which wives were able to calm quickly during conflict."
- Divorce Rate Cut in Half for Couples Who Discussed Relationship Movies
- Video: Seeing her for the first time again
- Meet the man left with amnesia after thug attack who fell in love all over again
- Other brides will be green with envy: Couple dress as Shrek and Fiona for charity wedding
- Jordan Graham pleads guilty to pushing husband off cliff
- Man Tried to Throw Wife Off San Mateo-Hayward Bridge, Prosecutors Say
- Minister's wife suffered 'unnatural sudden death' in India days after exposing husband's alleged affair on Twitter
- Couple die of carbon monoxide poisoning while having sex in car: police
- Harassed boyfriend jumped to his death after his girlfriend insisted on going into another clothes shop
- Denied sex, man kills girlfriend with vacuum cleaner
- Groom killed while helping motorist in snow on way back from wedding
- New Jersey Couple Each Die Hours Apart, After Lifetime Together
