(Global Pulse: March 19, 2010) The dress of Muslim women worldwide walks a fine line between conservative and chic. In Chechnya and Iran, politics affect how much skin a woman...

(Global Pulse: March 11, 2010) This week Global Pulse revisits China and its relationship with the U.S. and the world, from our 2009 Year-End Special. This overview of China's changing...

(Global Pulse: February 12, 2010) Nigeria's president has been in a Saudi hospital for months, and the people and government of Nigeria are wondering who is in control. While President...

(Global Pulse: January 29, 2010) Despite the epic nature of the disaster in Haiti, this overview of worldwide news coverage of the earthquake reveals that media still found time to...

(Global Pulse: January 15, 2010) The 1991 START treaty limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons expired in December, but expectations for a reduction in arms remained high. Since then, the...

(Global Pulse: December 2, 2009) China and the U.S. may be patting themselves on the back for proposing CO2 emission cuts, but African nations are boiling mad. Africa accounts for...

(Global Pulse: November 18, 2009) Is it time for the U.S to accept China's equality? President Obama makes a historic trip to China, stressing the importance of China as partner...

(Global Pulse: November 11, 2009) Many walls stand around the world, even as Germany celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall coming down. As most media focused on the...

(Global Pulse: October 28, 2009) It has been a bloody month for Pakistan. The army has launched an offensive in South Waziristan aided by US drones, and the Taliban are...

(Latin Pulse: October 27, 2009) Thousands of people representing Ecuador's indigenous tribes are suing Chevron-Texaco over the pools of toxic wastewater the company left behind. Following Chevron-Texaco's 30 years of profit...

(Global Pulse: October 14, 2009) President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize catches the media off guard. But the adjectives quickly start flowing. The war in Afghanistan and the contrast between...

(Latin Pulse: October 12, 2009) Latin Pulse brings you a special investigative report from Telesur on the epidemic of Chagas in Argentina's rural provinces. Although it already affects upwards of...

(Global Pulse: October 7, 2009) World media are a bunch of party poopers, criticizing China as it celebrates the 60th anniversary of Communist rule. Fox News' response was predictable, but...

(Global Pulse: October 1, 2009) A behind-the-scenes look at how Global Pulse happens. Our secret weapon: a committed team of news junkies and journalists from around the world. Our mission...

(Global Pulse: September 18, 2009) Banks are at it again -- making profits and doling out bonuses. Bankers say to keep top people, you've got to pay top dollar. Not...