Stockholm's highly-efficient subway system. Trains are known for running frequently and on time. They have large ridership but are not overly crowded because of the frequency of the trains. 

Economics

US transportation is so far behind Sweden's it's not even funny

An audience watches actors Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol on the big screen.

Arts, Culture & Media

This beloved Bollywood film gets a new life on Broadway

Gender

New Cate Blanchett film 'Tár' divides opinion among female conductors 

Yuxin Wu plays the Chinese gehu string instrument. 

Music

Chinese musician works to revive the gehu instrument

Many Taipei residents visit the city's historic Dihua Street to buy goods for the Lunar New Year.

Culture

Taiwan and China celebrate Lunar New Year amid vastly different COVID levels

Syrian children who are refugees in Turkey face many barriers to learning. 

Refugees

In Turkey, refugee children face hurdles to school enrollment

Antonio Trujillo holds a cigarette while resting on a bench, in Pamplona, northern Spain

Environment

Big tobacco is forced to pay for cigarette butt pollution in Spain, but smokers may soon be on the hook

In this Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter from Shams al-Shamal heads to the front line in Kobani, Syria. 

Critical State

Random rules: Part II

Conflict & Justice

Court orders Canada to take back its citizens from camps in Syria

Peru protests reveal ethnic and regional divides

A security personnel speaks to people from inside the main gate of Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India

Free speech

Blocking BBC documentary on Gujarat riots goes against India's democratic values, journalist says

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