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Paris - In France it is a tale of one and now two sons – of President Nicolas Sarkozy. Last month Mr. Sarkozy rolled eyeballs around the Republic when his son Jean, 23 and not finished with college, was tapped as a candidate to run Paris' wealthiest district, La Defense. A slightly shocked public reaction brought a withdrawal from Sarkozy the younger. Full Story »

Kabul, Afghanistan - Mohammad Rafi Hamdard, a food importer in Kabul, puts the following prices on the United Nations decision to withdraw staff from Afghanistan: $15 more for a ton of flour, $5 more for 50 kilograms of sugar and $3 more for a carton of cooking oil. Full Story »

Frankfurt, Germany - For Dana Muehlmann, the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall isn't cause to celebrate. Full Story »

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Johannesburg; and Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's on-again, off-again coalition government is on again. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai announced Thursday that he had suspended his "disengagement" from the powersharing government with President Robert Mugabe, adding that Mr. Mugabe has 30 days to meet the outstanding issues of their global political agreement. Full Story »

Berlin - The world is moving toward December climate change talks that have been described in some quarters as "pivotal." But a European Union agreement, signed last week, sheds light on how tenuous the prospects are for a comprehensive deal any time soon. Full Story »

Jerusalem - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he's made up his mind once and for all: There will be elections in January – and he will not be a candidate in them. Full Story »

Sanaa, Yemen - While domestic insurgencies chip away at the control of Yemen's central government and an Al Qaeda branch gains strength in regions beyond the government's reach, another crisis — one that affects Yemen's entire population — has the potential to contribute to the country's instability and potential trajectory toward failure. Full Story »

Nairobi, Kenya - It's been a busy week in Kenya. Torrential rains ended a months-long drought. A new Constitution was drafted. The world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, arrived to adopt the world's fastest mammal, a baby cheetah. Full Story »