Gadgets Cute French-speaking kids try to make sense of gaming technology from the 1980s Xeni Jardin

Weird India: Holy Hobos (photo gallery) Xeni Jardin

Science Google Map of recent mass animal die-offs Xeni Jardin

News In Congo, mass rape on New Year's Day Xeni Jardin

Science Brazilians who dine on ants perturbed by pesticides on plants Xeni Jardin

News Real-life "Encino Man" caught in Australia Xeni Jardin

News Philippines: Murdered politician photographed his killer before he was shot Xeni Jardin

News Haiti: "Dispatches from tent cities where rape gangs and disaster profiteers roam" Xeni Jardin

Science A cave in Vietnam so tall, a skyscraper could fit inside Xeni Jardin

politics Wikileaks: What's inside the #Cablegate dump, day 23 Xeni Jardin

politics Cuba launches Wikipedia clone "EcuRed," but needs a little help Xeni Jardin

politics Pro-Tibet protests in New Delhi (photo) Xeni Jardin

politics New WikiLeaks cables detail BP blowout in Azerbaijan 1.5 years before Gulf disaster Xeni Jardin

politics Wikileaks supporters and Anonymous stage offline protests, too (photo) Xeni Jardin

Technology Vice President of Bolivia hosting Bolivia-related Wikileaks cables? Xeni Jardin

politics After four years in prison, Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer released Xeni Jardin

Art and Design Crab at market, Vietnam (Boing Boing Flickr Pool) Xeni Jardin

Art and Design Snake Charmer with Cobra (Boing Boing Flickr Pool) Xeni Jardin

International Handy tip #1 for surviving Somali pirate hostage-taking: don't get high with them Xeni Jardin

Comics Tonoharu Part Two: Excellent graphic novel about an English teacher in Japan Mark Frauenfelder