What an encounter over a bowl of beef stew reveals about Bidzina Ivanishvili, the billionaire whose party triumphed in Oct. 1 elections
Georgia
Inside the Prison That Beat a President: How Georgia’s Saakashvili Lost His Election
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili conceded defeat as his ruling party suffered in parliamentary polls, thanks in part to videos showing torture in a prison a TIME correspondent once visited
Must-Reads from Around the World
On deck for Tuesday: Ahmadinejad’s videographer defects while filming the president’s trip in New York, Pussy Riot requests a later appeal date to change its lawyer, a billionaire edges toward presidency in Georgian elections, …
In the Caucasus: Protests and Scandal Dominate Georgia’s Elections
As Georgia’s parliamentary elections near, President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party is reeling after videos showing violent abuse of prisoners were broadcast on television. Will the outrage in the streets propel the ruling party’s …
Must-Reads from Around the World, June 18, 2012
In today’s required reading: evidence of Iranian subterfuge, power plays in Pakistani and more communal clashes in Nigeria’s divided Kaduna state.