Both sides appear to be keeping a civil silence after their meeting, but the crisis is far from resolved
Tweet Attack: French First Lady Swipes at President’s Former Partner
Valérie Trierweiler stuns France — and President François Hollande — by backing a dissident leftist challenger over official Socialist candidate (and mother of Hollande’s children) Ségolène Royal in Sunday’s legislative elections
Must-Reads from Around the World, June 12, 2012
The world news you need to know on June 12: Putin cracks down on opposition as protesters mass; the U.S. hands India, but not China, a waiver allowing it to temporarily circumvent sanctions and import Iranian oil; and the debate …
As U.S. Eyes Afghanistan Withdrawal, Will China Up Its Role?
Beijing faces growing rivalries with its Pacific neighbors, but in Central Asia it finds a warmer welcome
“Slowing GDP growth and political roadblocks to economic policy-making could put India at the risk of losing its investment grade rating”
Will Poland vs. Russia Spark a Soccer War on Warsaw’s Streets?
As the two historic rivals squared off at the Euro 2012 soccer tournament, fears grew over animosities spilling onto the streets of Warsaw
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Fun in the Sun? The Philippines Dreams Big for Tourism
The Philippine government has plans to turn Bohol province into a major Southeast Asian tourist destination. But the country is going to have to address its violent reputation and crumbling infrastructure first
Sectarian Unrest in Burma Sees Dozens Dead, Thousands Fleeing
Dozens were reported killed and thousands of homes destroyed in fires as Muslim-ethnic Rohingya and Buddhist-ethnic Arakanese clashed in western Burma.
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Will Ethnic Violence Kill Burma’s Fragile Reforms?
Clashes between Muslims and Buddhists in Arakan led to a state of emergency and questions over Burma’s fragile democratic reforms
The Wrath of the Shabiha: The Assad Regime’s Brutal Enforcers
As the death toll mounts in Syria, attention falls on the shadowy paramilitary gangs now implicated in some of the country’s worst massacres
Must-Reads from Around the World, June 11, 2012
Must reads for June 11: What will Spain’s bailout really achieve? Who killed Li Wangyang? And will any of Mexico’s presidential hopefuls solve the country’s bloody narco crisis?