Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the current president of chess governing body FIDE, beat former world chess champion and Russian dissident Garry Kasparov to win another four-year term. The election turned bitter as the two men sparred over their political ties.
Steven Lee Myers, diplomatic correspondent in Washington for our partner The New York Times, gives us a new look at the U.S.’ role in the scandal surrounding Chinese Communist Party chief Bo Xilai and his role in the death of British businessman Neil Heywood.
The White House is planning to boost its military presence in the Middle East when the final troops leave Iraq at December’s end. The new plan comes in light of the Iraqi government’s refusal to allow American forces to remain in the country after the previously agreed-upon deadline, which goes into effect at year’s end. […]