Political fears didn’t put them off, it seems (though it’s neither Berezovsky nor Putin, unsurprisingly)

Statement by Sir Ken Macdonald, QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, on charging Andrei Lugovoy with murder

Decent historian of France and Europe chappie pops his clogs

Note to Spain: offering amnesty a few months back might count as a conflicting message

The Social Democrats reorganise in an attempt to look all modern and dynamic and stuff

Alternatively, “German authorities use scent tracking to keep tabs on G-8 protesters”

In Austria, oddly. Over-the-top global protests in 3… 2… 1… Oh? Really? There’s a surprise…

The insane interest in Mrs. Sarko. Why do people care, exactly?

First red in charge of a major Russian city in a fair while, and an upset for Putin’s lot

People who aren’t racist/xenophobic (honest) lose the argument once again

“Two simmering problems threaten to boil over in Turkey this summer with greater international consequences than ever before”