Beyond the Berlin Wall

20 years later

Doug Saunders reports on the forces that brought down the Iron Curtain

Required reading

Mark MacKinnon

Mandarin pushing out Cantonese

The state-sponsored promotion of China's official language threatens to make mother tongue of many obsolete, even in the city of its birth

Globe Essay

Don't head for the exit

The West should set an objective, not seek a way out, which would mean defeat

Konrad Yakabuski in Washington

Democrats' family feud could sink U.S. health-care reform

Both sides agree on one thing: The U.S. health care system has become unmanageably complex and the Obama reform will do little to simplify it.

Sri Lanka to release Tamil war refugees from camps

Nearly 136,000 Tamils remain after being forced into camps while feeling the final months of government's long war with separatist Tamil Tigers

China coal mine explosion kills 42, traps 66

Deadly blast is the latest to hit the world’s deadliest mining industry

Rocket hits luxury hotel in Afghan capital

Two wounded in attack on Serena hotel, which has been targeted before by militants

Two suspects in Mumbai attacks arrested in Italy

Father and son allegedly used their money-transfer business to help attackers set up untraceable phone network

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A South African dream, deferred

A year in, the breakaway Congress of the People is falling into disorganization and infighting

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A quiet remembrance in Gaza

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Mr. Hu, tear down this firewall!

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Invoking Indira

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What this woman wants

Gloria Galloway
Focus
Dateline Peking

Fifty years ago, The Globe and Mail became the first Western newspaper to open a bureau in what was then known as Red China.

Chinese paramilitary police officer stands guard in front of Tiananmen gate in Beijing, China, Tuesday.
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