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Good Reads: From Chinese dreams, to the Tsarnaevs, to a QWERTY challengerThis week's round-up of Good Reads includes a vague dream for the Chinese, the Boston bombers' connection to radical Islam, why Obama has been so slow to respond to Syria's civil war, levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere not seen since the Pliocene era, and a new keyboard configuration for mobile phones.
Kenyan police clear protesters - and a drove of pigs - from Parliament's gatesDemonstrators are upset with efforts by Kenya's lawmakers to give themselves a pay raise.
Friendly with the Dalai Lama? Good luck talking with BeijingMeeting the Dalai Lama can have sharp diplomatic and economic consequences with Beijing, as Britain's Prime Minister Cameron, who wants to lead a trade mission to China, has found out.
US balks as Russia prepares to deliver missiles to SyriaIsrael says Russia is preparing to deliver anti-aircraft missiles and launchers to the Assad regime, which the US warns will further destabilize a troubled region.
Hope rises: Woman found alive 17 days after deadly Bangladesh factory collapseThe death toll from the collapse reached 1,036 today, but the recovery of 'Reshma' is giving rescuers hope that more people may still be found alive.
Dennis Rodman to Kim Jong-un: 'Do me a solid' and free Kenneth BaeUS basketball star Dennis Rodman recently hung out with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un - now he's tweeted a request that the American sentenced to 15 years' hard labor be released.
It's Europe Day, but Europeans don't seem to knowWith the very idea of a united Europe under debate amid the economic crisis, it's hard to find people who know what 'Europe Day' is, let alone celebrate it.
'Puppet-master' Putin advisor is shown the Kremlin doorVladislav Surkov was once one of the president's most influential and deft advisers. His forced resignation suggests the Kremlin may be pursuing blunter ways of manipulating the political landscape.
Imran Khan falls from forklift at a political rally. Will it hurt his campaign?The famous cricketer-turned-politician will miss final days of election campaigning as he recovers in a hospital named for his mother, but his party could benefit from a wave of concern.
Arrests in Belgian diamond heist are a jeweler's best friendPolice arrested 31 people in three countries in a Europe-wide manhunt, after $50 million in uncut gems were stolen at the Brussels airport in February. Jewelers in Belgium are sighing in relief.
Good Reads: Oil's future, wealth in Africa, 'Occupy' failure, progress in Mexico, and the TsarnaevsThis week’s round-up of Good Reads includes the question "What if we never run out of oil?", a profile of African wealth divides, the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement's failure to leave a lasting imprint, and a profile of the Tsarnaev family.
Slew of new investigations leads to Germany's arrest of alleged Auschwitz guardHans Lipschis was taken into custody Monday for what German authorities said was 'compelling evidence' of his work as a guard at the Auschwitz extermination camp.
Maternal worries about France's 'maternelle' schoolsWith her daughter soon to start her education in France, the Monitor's Europe bureau chief grew concerned over a study that suggests the French's documented pessimism is learned in school.
- Leopards found extinct in Taiwan as public begins to growl
A team of zoologists have been looking for the Formosan clouded leopard, indigenous to Taiwan, for 13 years. Last week they announced it was extinct.
- Why a Chinese cold case has landed on the White House's doorstep
More than 100,000 Chinese have signed a petition on a White House website urging the US to deport the chief suspect in a 19-year-old case of poisoning.
Rioting and rubble: What's behind the turbulent times in Bangladesh?Tens of thousands of Islamists rampaged through Bangladesh's capital today, countering even larger crowds that turned out earlier this year to oust conservative forms of Islam from Bangladeshi politics.
Malaysia prepares for its closest election in 50 yearsEconomic growth and strict rule have kept the same government in power in Malaysia for more than 50 years, but calls for greater accountability are getting louder.
How native Americans hid in the Vatican for more than 500 yearsWhile cleaning a Vatican fresco, restoration experts found what may be the first-ever depiction of the native Americans Columbus encountered in the New World.
May Day protests: From Bangladesh to Europe, angry workers rally in the tens of thousandsBut this year's May Day demonstrations come on the heels of the tragic Bangladesh factory collapse, a potent symbol for many of the importance of workers' rights.
Good Reads: Mars mission, gene patents, cellphone tracking, 'absurd' start-ups, Netflix streamlinesThis week's round-up of Good Reads includes a company that aims to turn a Mars colony into reality television, attempts to patent human genes, cellphone users' real feelings about privacy, and a smart focus by Netflix.
