What the foreign papers are saying.

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• Human Scale The world press finds local angles to Sunday's tsunami disaster.
  Carl Schrag Dec. 27, 2004
  
• Attack and Release The good and bad news out of Iraq.
  Michael Young Dec. 22, 2004
  
• Bye Bye, Blunkett The British press sees off an extraordinary yet tragic minister.
  June Thomas Dec. 17, 2004
  
• The Bash-a-Burglar Law A British bill could give homeowners more latitude in fighting intruders.
  Carl Schrag Dec. 14, 2004
  
• Election Pain Yields New Ukraine "Orange Revolution" spurs constitutional reforms.
  Scott MacMillan Dec. 9, 2004
  
• Undiplomatic Impunity The international press looks at the attack on the U.S. consulate in Jeddah, Iraqi elections, and Teflon Don.
  Michael Young Dec. 6, 2004
  
• Chains of Command Will Palestinians elect a jailbird president?
  Ed Finn Dec. 2, 2004
  
• Ukrainian Heat After a disputed election, voters take to the streets—and the country faces a meltdown.
  Carl Schrag Nov. 29, 2004
  
• Conference Call Is the international meeting on Iraq a waste of time?
  Michael Young Nov. 22, 2004
  
• Powell Outage The world bids farewell to the secretary of state.
  Ed Finn Nov. 18, 2004
  
• Holland in Flames Religious violence and terror arrests stun the Netherlands in the aftermath of filmmaker Theo van Gogh's murder.
  Scott MacMillan Nov. 11, 2004
  
• Suha's Scream Arafat's wife cries conspiracy, and the international press follows the money.
  Carl Schrag Nov. 8, 2004
  
• Au Revoir, Arafat? Imagining a world without Yasser.
  Ed Finn Nov. 5, 2004
  
• Brits to America: You're Idiots! Well, 51 percent of you, anyway.
  June Thomas Nov. 5, 2004
  
• "Holding Our Collective Breath" Arab papers react to the U.S. election.
  Massoud A. Derhally Nov. 4, 2004
  
• Blame It on the Guardian The international press contemplates four more years of Bush.
  Carl Schrag Nov. 4, 2004
  
• Another Day, Another EU Crisis The European Parliament takes on the European Commission—and wins.
  Scott MacMillan Oct. 28, 2004
  
• Silent as the Ghraib Ivan Frederick's prison-abuse sentence elicits a shrug in the Arab press.
  Massoud A. Derhally Oct. 25, 2004
  
• The Case of the Menacing Mustache Indian police kill the country's most notorious criminal.
  Ed Finn Oct. 21, 2004
  
• Outsourcing the Vote Who the world wants to elect president on Nov. 2.
  Carl Schrag Oct. 18, 2004
  
• Testing Turkish Justice The "Caliph of Cologne" is sent home to stand trial.
  Scott MacMillan Oct. 14, 2004
  
• Reeve, R.I.P. The international press looks at three prominent deaths.
  Michael Young Oct. 11, 2004
  
• Turks at the Gates Will the European Union allow Turkey to join?
  Ed Finn Oct. 7, 2004
  
• All Tony, All the Time The British press reflects on Prime Minister Tony Blair's busy week.
  Carl Schrag Oct. 4, 2004
  
• Talking Turkey Will the European Union ever let a Muslim nation join their club?
  Scott MacMillan Sept. 30, 2004
  
• Anatomy of an Assassination The Middle Eastern press looks at a death on a road to Damascus.
  Michael Young Sept. 27, 2004
  
• Bambang's Peaceful Victory Indonesians elect their first president.
  Ed Finn Sept. 23, 2004
  
• Made in Tehran Is the world getting serious about the Iranian nuclear threat?
  Carl Schrag Sept. 20, 2004
  
• Putin's Power Play Has the Russian president quashed democracy in the name of homeland security?
  Scott MacMillan Sept. 16, 2004
  
• Naughty Naughtie The international press deconstructs Colin Powell's foul language.
  Michael Young Sept. 13, 2004
  
• President of the World Kerry's won the international vote, but can he win here?
  Ed Finn Sept. 9, 2004
  
• Everywhere and Nowhere The international press looks for answers in the aftermath of Beslan.
  Carl Schrag Sept. 7, 2004
  
• Terror Goes to School The international press reacts to two hostage crises.
  Scott MacMillan Sept. 2, 2004
  
• Our Man in Beirut The Arabic press registers Lebanese rage against a Syrian decision.
  Michael Young Aug. 30, 2004
  
• Grabbing Guinea Did Mark Thatcher try to overthrow an African dictator?
  Ed Finn Aug. 26, 2004
  
• The Scream Affair Robbers make off with Munch's masterpiece.
  Carl Schrag Aug. 23, 2004
  
• Yankees Go Home—and Europe Will Miss Them The international press weighs the impact of Bush's troop withdrawals.
  Scott MacMillan Aug. 19, 2004
  
• Hate and Rockets The Middle Eastern press ducks shellfire in Iraq and prepares for missiles from Iran.
  Michael Young Aug. 16, 2004
  
• Turning Leeward Can Singapore's new prime minister fill his father's shoes?
  Ed Finn Aug. 12, 2004
  
• Testing Greece's Olympic Mettle Will Athens win a gold for security?
  Carl Schrag Aug. 9, 2004
  
• Sweeping Up Terror No color-coded alerts, but Britain raids top terrorism suspects.
  Scott MacMillan Aug. 5, 2004
  
• Death and Its Handmaidens The international press reports on pogroms—major, minor, and imminent.
  Michael Young Aug. 2, 2004
  
• Boston Bakes Beans The world puzzles over the Democratic convention.
  Ed Finn July 30, 2004
  
• Tour De Lance The international press snipes at America's superhero.
  Susan Daniels July 26, 2004
  
• Terror Begins at Home Around the world, nations ask what the 9/11 report means for them.
  Carl Schrag July 26, 2004
  
• Sharon to France: Send Me Your Jews The international press watches the gloves come off as Israel blasts Europe.
  Scott MacMillan July 22, 2004
  
• No Sir, Yasser! The international press looks at trouble in Gaza and a death in Beirut.
  Michael Young July 19, 2004
  
• The Butler Did It A damning new intelligence report rocks Tony Blair's boat.
  Ed Finn July 15, 2004
  
• Foiling the Fence The international press reacts to the world court's ruling against Israel's security barrier.
  Carl Schrag July 12, 2004
  
• Sun Burns A tabloid's mea culpa reignites Liverpudlian outrage.
  June Thomas July 9, 2004
  
• A Couple of Johns The international press looks at Kerry and Edwards … and Allawi and Zarqawi.
  Michael Young July 7, 2004
  
• Who Needs NATO? Bush struggles to drum up European support for the new Iraq.
  Ed Finn July 1, 2004
  
• Canadians Vote—or Not … But does anybody notice?
  Carl Schrag June 28, 2004
  
• To Kingdom Come Saudi Arabia kills four al-Qaida terrorists.
  Michael Young June 21, 2004
  
• Ariel Bombardment Sharon is saved from court, but the heat's still on.
  Ed Finn June 17, 2004
  
• Head for the Euro-Exits The international press looks at EU election results.
  Carl Schrag June 14, 2004
  
• Never a Gray Moment The international press looks at Ronald Reagan.
  Michael Young June 7, 2004
  
• Ready, Set, Govern! Iraq's new leaders are off with a jolt.
  Ed Finn June 3, 2004
  
• Harry Potter and the Fountain of Youth The British press wonders if Harry and his friends are forever young—or about to become has-beens.
  Carl Schrag June 1, 2004
  
• A Breath of Hot Air in Tunis Middle Eastern papers assess the Arab League summit.
  Michael Young May 24, 2004
  
• Prime Minister Outsourcing Sonia Gandhi turns down the chance to run India.
  Ed Finn May 20, 2004
  
• EU—the Musical! Behind the cheese at the Eurovision Song Contest.
  Carl Schrag May 17, 2004
  
• Cracked Mirror Can a tabloid editor survive Britain's torture-photos flap?
  June Thomas May 14, 2004
  
• Death of a President Plus, the Iraqi prison scandal lingers.
  Michael Young May 10, 2004
  
• Ghraib Diggers International media condemn U.S. torturers.
  Ed Finn May 6, 2004
  
• Sharon Snub The Israeli prime minister's stinging rebuke from his own party.
  Carl Schrag May 3, 2004
  
• Requiem for a Warlord Is Carlos Castaño underground or under the ground?
  Toby Muse April 28, 2004
  
• Isle of Spite Cyprus remains a fractured place.
  Michael Young April 26, 2004
  
• Vanunu Verbiage Israel's nuclear spy is out on parole.
  Ed Finn April 22, 2004
  
• Hamas' Leadership Crisis If Saddam's sons are fair game, why should Rantisi be off limits?
  Carl Schrag April 19, 2004
  
• Hooray for Boring Elections South African democracy comes of age.
  Jennifer Abrahamson April 15, 2004
  
• Unsafe Territory The latest on abductions of foreigners in Iraq.
  Michael Young April 12, 2004
  
• Hong Kong Hustle China crushes the territory's dreams for democracy.
  Ed Finn April 8, 2004
  
• A Call for More Matzo What Israel's leaders could learn from the lowly unleavened bread.
  Carl Schrag April 6, 2004
  
• Cheers for Cooke Britain remembers a cultural icon.
  Carl Schrag April 1, 2004
  
• Tunis Envy What's really behind the cancellation of the Arab League summit?
  Michael Young March 29, 2004
  
• Taipei Two-Step Taiwan's presidential election is positively Floridian.
  Ed Finn March 25, 2004
  
• Death in a Wheelchair Plus, what's cooking on U.S.-financed Al-Hurra.
  Michael Young March 22, 2004
  
• Today Madrid, Tomorrow Rome? Plus, ethnic violence returns to Kosovo.
  Scott MacMillan March 19, 2004
  
• Osama at the Spanish Polls Is Bin Laden responsible for the Popular Party's ouster?
  Carl Schrag March 15, 2004
  
• Europe's 9/11 Madrid, the morning after.
  June Thomas March 12, 2004
  
• Oh, Roh South Korea's hottest election strategy? Impeachment.
  Soyoung Ho March 11, 2004
  
• Big Bad Uncle Sam The press piles on Washington for its role in deposing Aristide.
  June Thomas March 10, 2004
  
• Get Shorty Tony Blair cuts his critic down to size.
  Carl Schrag March 1, 2004
  
• Cornering the "Biggest Evil" Papers predict the imminent capture of Osama Bin Laden.
  Michael Young Feb. 23, 2004
  
• Unhip, Unhip Al Hurra The Middle East hates its new TV station.
  Ed Finn Feb. 20, 2004
  
• Conan the Barbarian A hand puppet yanks Quebecois' chains.
  Carl Schrag Feb. 16, 2004
  
• The Case of the Missing Candidate Why was Ivan Rybkin in Kiev?
  Scott MacMillan Feb. 13, 2004
  
• Blix Hans Down a Verdict Plus, did al-Qaida buy nukes from Ukraine?
  Michael Young Feb. 9, 2004
  
• The Fallout From the Fall-Out Who's sorrier: Janet Jackson or Abdul Qadeer Khan?
  Ed Finn Feb. 6, 2004
  
• Flight Risk Are U.S. "security sources" trying to hurt European airlines?
  Carl Schrag Feb. 2, 2004
  
• Beeb Boss the Loser Blair survives a tough week. Will the BBC be so lucky?
  June Thomas Jan. 31, 2004
  
• The Best of Enemies What's behind the Israel-Hezbollah prisoner exchange?
  Michael Young Jan. 26, 2004
  
• Bushwhacking The State of the Union gets a frosty reception abroad.
  Ed Finn Jan. 23, 2004
  
• Bush's Mars Plan Attacked It's just pie in the sky to the foreign press.
  Carl Schrag Jan. 19, 2004
  
• Cold War in the Americas Trashing the Monterrey summit.
  June Thomas Jan. 15, 2004
  
• Anchorwoman Aweigh Saudi Arabia welcomes its first female TV news presenter.
  Michael Young Jan. 12, 2004
  
• Turning Kashmir Into Belgium India and Pakistan's new peace initiative.
  Ed Finn Jan. 9, 2004
  
• Blair's Basra Ballet The prime minister's dance of distraction.
  Nancy Palus Jan. 5, 2004