Iran's Rebellious Students : Go Underground

The Passing Of Palin

Croatia's New Prime Minister : The Dilemmas of Diocletian

The problems pile up for a new female prime minister
Jadranka Kosor

Bulgaria Rejects Its Government : Borisov's Turn

Bulgarians have elected a popular but unpredictable new leader. A mayor turns into a prime minister.

Climate Change Talks : Wanted: fresh air

In India, too, some consumption is conspicuous

The Russia/America Summit Barack, Dmitry—And (Offstage) Vladimir

Mayor Ends Hunger Strike Against Venezuelan President

The OAS secretary general asked Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma (shown in February) to end his hunger strike.

Post-Coup Honduras : Enter The Diplomats

Zelaya: so near yet so far

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Hopes fade for quick solution to Honduran crisis
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSTRE56943W20090710

After Mexico's Mid-Term Election Calderón's Hatful of Troubles

India's Budget : Hopes Suspended

The re-elected government’s first budget falls short of expectations

Indonesia's President Re-Elected : No Wonder Why With SBY

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

The War in Afghanistan : Into Taliban Country

America’s “surge” in Afghanistan begins—and allied tactics change

Frail Kim Jong-il 'May Only Have Months to Live'

The Economist : A gaunt Kim Jong Il made a rare public appearance on the 15th anniversary of the death of Kim Il Sung, his father. The North Korean dictator is said to be preparing his youngest son to succeed him. Meanwhile, North Korea was accused of being behind a cyber-attack that shut the websites of government departments in the United States and South Korea.

The Riots in Xinjiang : Is China Fraying?

Racial killings and heavy-handed policing stir up a repressed and dangerous province

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China reimposes curfew in Urumqi
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8144362.stm

US and Russia Agree Nuclear Disarmament Road Map

Barack Obama sits alongside Dmitry Medvedev during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

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Obama urges shift in Russia ties
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8137637.stm

Obama Seeks New Start in US-Russia Eelations

Barak to Meet Mitchell on Peace Plan

Ehud Barak

Miliband Says Iran Set to Release Embassy Worker

A Comedian in the Senate : Eight Months Later

Not so funny now

Climate Change, Health Care And the Budget : A Squeaker, With More to Come

So many challenges. So little spare cash

Albania’s Tight Election : Close But No Government

Iran’s Disputed Presidential Election : A Hollow Victory

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad keeps power but loses legitimacy, particularly among the middle class

Argentina’s Mid-Term Election : Walloped

De Narváez knocked out Kirchner, the Kirchners lose a referendum on their rule.

The coup in Honduras : Defying the Outside World

Hondurans are pleased that an old-fashioned coup has installed a new president; the rest of Latin America is appalled

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Honduras suspended from OAS
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31746955/ns/local_news-ft_myers_fl/

Spain: Judges' Power to Prosecute Human Rights Crimes World-Wide Curtailed

Constitution Please

Fiji is far from returning to democracy

Troops in Afghanistan : Force Accounting

Government Accountability : Better and Worse

Which countries are better governed than a decade ago, and which worse

Iran's Fading Protests : The Regime Digs In

Iran's contested presidential election was fair, rules the Guardian Council

America and Iraq : Leaving Town

American soldiers are withdrawn from urban areas in Iraq