The centre-right narrowly wins a French by-election from the far-right National Front, with some tricky manoeuvring by the Socialist Party.
Good news for Zimbabwe, at last
The EU has responded to Zimbabwe's constitutional referendum by suspending most of the sanctions on government figures, although not President Mugabe himself.
Anti-gay forces not giving up
In France and America same-sex marriage is facing last-ditch resistance. There may be more to it than just fear of the gays.
The general comes home
General Musharraf returns to Pakistan with a plan to run for president – provided he can stay alive and out of jail.
Obama magic still works
Those who thought Obama had failed to deliver on his Middle East tour spoke too soon. The rapprochement between Israel and Turkey is a significant step.
Clipping back copyright overreach
The US Supreme Court strikes a blow against the ambitious claims of intellectual "property".
What happened yesterday
Simon Crean's spectacular failure yesterday illustrates a common failing among modern politicians – an aversion to actual, good-faith negotiation.
Could there be a libertarian Republican?
After being cheerleaders for authoritarianism for so long, some Republicans are starting to move a little in the other direction. Kentuckian Rand Paul is their spokesman.
The Italian impasse: an update
Negotiations are under finally way to try to form a new Italian government. It's not going to be easy.
Western Australian election wraps up
The Western Australian election is all decided, and neither Greens nor Liberals got any benefit from the other's preferences. But they probably didn't do them any harm either.
The World is Not Enough 