Global Scan

From poisonous snakes in Brazil to poisonous gas in Syria, to political poison in the US, what a Monday!

October 07, 2013

Monday's Global Scan covers wild animals, wild politics and not-so-wild efforts to dismantle Syria's chemical weapons infrastructure. What will the rest of the week bring?

Global Scan

A constellation of problems faces the US as the government stays closed

October 04, 2013

Four days into the US government shutdown, reporters near and far are tracking its ripples, from Kentucky's meat counters to European cemeteries. Today's Global Scan looks at the impacts, a plague of hornets and robotic cats. Big cats.

Global Scan

America the powerless? This is 'no way to run a country'

October 03, 2013

Day three of the government shutdown has arrived with some in Europe blaming the Tea Party for pulling the plug on the US of A. Meanwhile, in a place where government is still running, the Germans have turned to an ex-wrestler to decommission its nuclear plants. And the Greeks' neo-Nazi party is under the microscope.

Global Scan

Jellyfish bring down a nuclear power plant, but politicians fail to bring down Italy - in today's global scan

October 02, 2013

A nuclear power plant gets slimed, while Italy avoids the nuclear option... and al-Qaeda has a "branding" issue. All that and more in today's global scan.

Global Scan

US government shuts down, as the world makes fun of us...

October 01, 2013

The US government shutdown has journalists working overtime to come up with the best headlines and most interesting writing about, essentially, what isn't happening. Examples of that, as well as an amazing video of a massive Spanish cathedral's construction, in today's Global Scan.

Global Scan

As Washington careens toward shutdown, Saudi cleric tries to keep women from careening anywhere

September 30, 2013

A Saudi Arabian cleric is making waves in his effort to keep women off the roads — by arguing that they'll damage their ovaries if they do. Women in the rest of the world must surely be puzzled by that argument. All that and more in today's Global Scan.

Global Scan

A guide to talking s**t. In the last place you would expect it

September 27, 2013

The London Review of Books is hardly the place we'd expect to see a guide to the saltier parts of the English language, but that's exactly what they've reviewed. More in today's Global Scan.

Global Scan

Islands rise, trees fall and a Brit decides to row across the Pacific, around the world today

September 26, 2013

The Earthquake in Pakistan was so strong that there's a whole new landmass that's been created off the country's coast. All around the world, though, are reminders of nature's power.

Global Scan

From a cat cafe to a gold-plated diet, we're scanning the globe for you

September 25, 2013

What happens when you get caught at an airport metal detector trying to smuggle gold — in your stomach? A special diet, of course, to help the gold "pass on through."

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