The "free movement of people" is the latest sticking point between Britain and the EU -- but who is the more restrictive?
The French really wanted boring dependability with Francois Hollande, someone who would knuckle under and tackle the economy. But in this most French of sex scandals, they got somewhat more.
The European Union and United States were on the verge of a landmark free-trade agreement, but an Australian court case has thrown a huge spanner in the works. ABC journalist James Panichi, on leave in Brussels, reports at Inside Story.
Crikey's writer-at-large returns to London, where he finds plenty of courtroom drama -- and a snooker tournament for the ages.
A study in revolutionary comparison: protests in Kiev and Bangkok share some remarkable similarities. But the cause of the uprisings across Thailand and in the Ukraine differ.
The world media is waking up to Magnus Carlsen, the chess prodigy and model who has just won the World Championship. But Australian chess grandmaster Ian Rogers says they still can't figure out what to write about the sport itself.
Some say there are ongoing human rights abuses in Sri Lanka, but the government denies it. With the recent CHOGM meeting shining a light on the issue, Crikey intern Virginia Millen explains the situation and looks at both sides.
Jock Palfreeman says he acted in self-defence when he took a life. Bulgarian courts say otherwise. Now Palfreeman alleges he was assaulted by prison guards -- so why isn't the media interested? Freelance writer Andy Fleming investigates.
Historian and Oxford Jesus College senior research fellow R.J.B. Bosworth travels to Uzbekistan to find a strange history and a forced culture. He writes at Inside Story.
It's in Germany's interest to keep the euro high. Pity for all the other eurozone countries, which would begin to recover if the euro was lower, writes ex-RBA economist and Business Spectator writer Callam Pickering.
