Beyond the Berlin Wall

20 years later

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

Required reading

Paul Koring in Washington

Barack Obama puts on the glitz for Manmohan Singh

The first White House state dinner sends a clear message: India is a welcome world power

Konrad Yakabuski

Catholic hierarchy reaches for the levers of power

Canadians would squirm at how top U.S. clergy press church positions on issues such as abortion

Rex Murphy
Rex Murphy

Obama inspires; Palin connects

They are, in the way of fate, curiously parallel figures

Globe Essay

Don't head for the exit

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

U.S. President Barack Obama holds a meeting on Afghanistan in the Situation Room of the White House on Monday. Pete Souza/ The White House/AP

Obama leaning toward aggressive Afghan strategy

U.S. President walking a fine line between mollifying Democrats, avoiding being called a ditherer

Like Speer, he had no choice, Khmer Rouge jailer to say

Comrade Duch 'was the personification of ruthless efficiency,' totally indifferent to suffering of victims, prosecution argues

Three airlines fined in tarmac stranding

Travellers were forced to wait in cramped aircraft for nearly six hours while parked 50 yards from terminal

Atom smasher bounces back

The $10 billion machine, which collapsed last year, aims to create conditions like they were 1 trillionth to 2 trillionths of a second after the Big Bang

Hundreds of icebergs split from Antarctic ice shelves float toward New Zealand

Maritime officials issue navigation warnings for the area south of the country

China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal

Contaminated baby formula killed at least six children, sparked wave of anger throughout country

Election death toll climbs in Philippines

President places two southern provinces under emergency rule as 46 bodies, including 20 journalists, found in wake of political violence

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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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