Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Politics & Diplomacy Oct 1, 2013
Turkey to end ban on wearing headscarves in public offices
Turkey on Monday announced it will lift a ban on women wearing headscarves in most public offices, following other measures critics say are aimed at the Islamization of the staunchly secular country. In a major speech to introduce political reforms, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ...
World Jun 13, 2013
Istanbul riots raise questions over city's Olympic bid
Istanbul denies the ongoing protests will have any bearing on its attempt to host the 2020 Olympic Games, after two International Olympic Committee members say they are no longer certain to vote for the city.
Global-related May 21, 2013
Turkey's Erdogan undone by Obama and Assad
by Fouad Ajami
The car bombs that killed more than 40 people on May 11 in a town in southern Turkey are a reckoning for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.