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Western leaders claim there's a connection between the bloody war in Afghanistan and "extremist safe havens" in Pakistan. The Economist's central Asia correspondent heads to the borderlands ...  read more »

The French Laundry in California is a foodie Mecca. But with all its emphasis on the food, the restaurant's wine takes second place. Tim Atkin considers what's on offer in his latest wine column ...  read more »

Christopher Hirst pays tribute to one of Britain's most important chefs ...  read more »

William Kentridge's unique staging of "The Nose", Shostakovich's take on Gogol's grimly absurd story, premieres at New York's Metropolitan Opera tonight. Vivien Schweitzer talks to the artist about his work ...  read more »

Bulldozers are soon expected to raze Delhi's Kathputli slum, home to the city's circus performers. Simon Wroe talks to locals who may soon be left homeless ...  read more »

In honour of Charles Darwin's birthday, Natasha Lennard reports from a creationist museum in rural America ...  read more »

William Wordsworth didn’t just live in the Lake District—he helped define it. For the sixth in our series of favourite museums, Ann Wroe celebrates Dove Cottage, once his home, now his memorial ...  read more »

The black descendants of slaves in Mexico struggle against entrenched racism. Alexis Okeowo explores the so-called first free slave town in the Americas ...  read more »

Much of Lhasa was ransacked by Tibetan rioters in 2008. Life in Tibet is finally returning to normal, sort of. The Economist's Beijing correspondent reports on his first visit back ...  read more »

Tasmania’s clear skies are made for eavesdropping on the stars. Nicholas Shakespeare went to live there and found some interesting links to the rest of this planet too ...  read more »