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Barack Obama arrives at the Elysee Palace for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, July 25, 2008.

Obama Gets Love from Sarkozy

The French President can barely contain his admiration for the American candidate — neither can the French public and media

Blogs

The Middle East Blog

Two Lebanons

On Thursday when I returned to Lebanon, I caught the tail end of the celebrations for the prisoner exchange between Hizballah and Israel, rushing down to the coast to watch marching bands welcome coffins containing the remains of martyred Arab fighters.

The China Blog

Beijing Police Meet the Media: Round One

Some of the police didn't take kindly to their crowd control efforts being filmed and a Hong Kong reporter and cameraman got roughed up and their equipment broken.

PHOTOS

A Holy Dispute

A centuries-old temple has become the site of a very modern military standoff this week as Thailand and Cambodia wrangle over who owns a piece of land on the nations' borders

PHOTOS

Transforming Karachi

The Pakistani metropolis wants to be the next Dubai, but can the city achieve lofty ambitions

VIDEO

Iraq Journal: The Road to Amara and Basra

Abigail Hauslohner and photographer Yuri Kozyrev travel to the Iraqi cities of Amara and Basra, where improved security is drawing journalists back

QUOTES OF THE DAY

Open quoteTell the governor he just lost my vote.Close quote

  • CHRISTOPHER EMMETT,
  • right before his death by lethal injection. Emmett argued that Virginia's execution methods were unconstitutional and Gov. Tim Kaine declined to intervene