Even before the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing were linked to Russia, the nation saw how the attacks could resonate at the Sochi Olympics. Now, the fast-moving terror situation in America is having a ripple effect on the Games.
In the Muslim world there were concerns about who might be blamed; in Britain thoughts turned to their own marathon set to take place Sunday. In its aftermath, the Boston Marathon bombings became a global news story, appearing on front pages in places ranging from Argentina to Turkey.
The international media is talking about his religion, his jobs record, his controversies
The superpower status of the United States is at risk, say editorials
The refrain from European papers: screw this up and the whole world suffers
Foreign audiences are captivated by our captivation
Or a lesson in how gaffes can be global
Your kids are irritating? 'Easier to say you're giving up tea for heroin,' says reviewer
Bemusement, amusement, and head-shaking over "Anglo-Saxon" Palin obsession
If you ever wanted to see a German explain a wiener joke, now's your chance
Swedish and Japanese media merely note the event; Germans find it vulgar
If Gingrich's candidacy is mostly a curiosity to Americans, what can foreigners think?
Global voyeurism sparked by an American phenomenon: the power couple
No major U.S. paper marked the star's half-century, but Germans sure did
And it's all the more iconic because we haven't seen bin Laden's corpse
They aren't American citizens, either
A mob attack on Lara Logan in Cairo is not major news in the region
The French, on the other hand, aren't that interested
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