- Germany’s Merkel, Weakened After Poor Election Showing, Struggles To Form GovernmentNPR
- Angela Merkel’s Coalition Talks in Germany Go Into OvertimeNew York Times
- Germany coalition: Merkel’s ‘political party poker’BBC News
- Analysis | Germany talks a good game on climate, but it’s still stuck on coalPittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe emerges from house arrest in political uncertainty
- Zimbabwe’s Mugabe emerges from house arrest in political uncertaintyCNN
- Robert Mugabe Swaps House Arrest for a Cap and Gown (Briefly)New York Times
- Zimbabwe’s Mugabe appears in public for first time since army took chargeReuters
- Mugabe could have been a hero, like Mandela. Instead his legacy is violence and greedLos Angeles Times
Pentagon Says It’s Staying In Syria, Even Though ISIS Appears Defeated
- Pentagon Says It’s Staying In Syria, Even Though ISIS Appears DefeatedNPR
- In UN Showdown, Russian Veto Kills Syria Chemical Arms PanelNew York Times
- Syria: Russia blocks extension of chemical attacks probeBBC News
- US-Russia divisions doom Syria chemical weapons inspectionsCBS News
- Analysis: The pragmatic Sunni front against Iran exists no moreThe Jerusalem Post
North Korean defector found to have ‘enormous parasites’
- North Korean defector found to have ‘enormous parasites’BBC News
- ‘Enormous number’ of parasites in North Korean defector’s body, doctors sayFox News
- US envoy says no communication, no signal from North Korea amid nuclear crisisReuters
- Italian doctor says world’s first human head transplant ‘imminent’USA TODAY
- North Korean bullets crossed border in JSAKorea JoongAng Daily
In UN Showdown, Russian Veto Kills Syria Chemical Arms Panel
- In UN Showdown, Russian Veto Kills Syria Chemical Arms PanelNew York Times
- Russian veto ends UN probe of chemical weapons use in SyriaWashington Post
- Security Council again fails to extend panel investigating use of chemical weapons in SyriaUN News Centre
- Israel May Demand Iran Leave Southern Syria, but Russia Sets the Rules of the GameHaaretz