June 13, 2014 Issue

The longest war the U.S. has ever fought is about to end, but no one can guarantee that Afghanistan will not be a threat in the future

Forget chess. The key to Putin's Ukraine strategy is his love of judo

The official word from the pioneering brain surgeon is that a decision on whether he will enter the 2016 presidential race is between him and God

Gulnara Karimova has been stuck in her mansion since February over allegations that run the gamut from corruption to black magic. Oh, and her dad's the president.

Depression, male features, kidney failure, heart attacks, cancer: the athletes systemically doped by their country are suffering chronic diseases

Bosnia's World Cup qualification has served to emphasize the deep divisions among the country's three main ethnic groups

The decline of enclosed suburban shopping is leading a revival of malls—as green, public spaces

One scientist predicted the melting of West Antarctica over 40 years ago

Light rail projects in the U.S. are being killed by greed, prejudice and a misguided obsession with cars

In the fight against climate change, cleaner cows might arrive before cleaner cars

The GCHQ is the largest secret ops center outside the United States

A billion-dollar mission to land a probe on a comet will tell us much about the birth of our solar system

As Amazon battles publishers over pricing, independent bookstores are mounting an online offensive

Millions of Syrian refugees are making new lives, struggling to feed their families in temporary shelters