Israel's vice premier declared Monday that many Arab countries are not ready for democracy - a comment sure to rankle many in the Middle East, where thousands have died and thousands more have risked their lives in uprisings against brutal dictators.
French Socialist leader Martine Aubry conceded defeat Sunday in France's left-wing opposition primary, hailing rival Francois Hollande as the Socialist candidate to beat President Nicolas Sarkozy.
PARIS | Allegations of sexual assault in a New York hotel have torn France's presidential race asunder and savaged the reputation of the suave and self-assured Dominique Strauss-Kahn, chief of the International Monetary Fund.
