Topic: Fred Weir

The world in 2011: Trends and events to watch in every region

Monitor staff writers and correspondents in each of the world's regions share what they expect to be top headlines in 2011.

Russian spies given top honors; Anna Chapman launches iPhone app

Russian spies deported from the United States earlier this year, including Anna Chapman, have received top honors from President Dmitry Medvedev.

Talk to the Editor for April 8: Nuclear arms and Russia

Talk to the Editor for November 12: Power in Russia

Talk to the editor: Who's in charge of Russia?

Talk to the Editor for November 5: 2009 Elections

Should nations fly to the moon together?

As exploring the heavens becomes more expensive, many experts think it is time for nations to band together to push humanity to the next threshold of space exploration.

How world views Obama Nobel Peace Prize

President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is praised in many countries as a reflection of a "new hope" in world politics, but others worry it came too soon. A global roundup of views.

Tuesday's coverage: witness in Tehran, banned in Darfur, housing starts

Today's Monitor: Obama in Europe, North Korea sanctions, Sotomayor and the Senate

The summer of staying close to home

For cash-strapped vacationers, time off this years means exploring ... locally. A report from Europe, Japan, and the US on the return of the road trip, backpacking with a burro, and growing beets.

Today's coverage agenda: Israel's Arabs, gay marriages, recession's end

Today's coverage agenda: North Korea, Sonia Sotomayor, gay marriage

Today's news briefing: domestic terror plots, video games, and Obama says no to settlements

Today's coverage: Cheney, credit cards, border fence, foreclosures

Today's briefing: Jobs in the US, rights in Russia, the pope in the Mideast

Today's briefing: Georgia shaking, economy mending,

Russian gas post-mortem: Was it Princess Leia vs. Darth Vader?

In Russia-Ukraine gas dispute, three issues lacking transparency

Afghanistan: Soviet failures echo for US

Control of roads and rural areas vexes coalition effort.

Reporters on the Job

What Obama’s election means abroad

Barack Obama’s victory was met with euphoria in many nations by those who see him as restoring their faith in American ideals.

Reporters on the Job

To counter Russia, E.U. reaches out to Ukraine

Aid and outreach initiatives have been stepped up. But full EU membership will be slow coming say Ukrainians.

Russia's case on Georgia territories: Like Kosovo or not?

Tuesday, after invoking Kosovo to recognize two separatist republics, Russia changed its tack.