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Hollande's victory: The world ponders a major shift

François Hollande's victory may represent change for not just France, but Europe as a whole.

Doubts mount as Europe struggles with next steps in euro crisis

European stocks as well as the euro dropped as optimism from last week's euro crisis summit yielded to tough questions about the EU's ability to avert fresh crises.

Germany's Merkel: Will she save the euro or seal its demise?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has opposed many of the moves to stabilize the eurozone that her European colleagues favor. Is she the steady hand Europe needs now, or does she lack political courage?

Greek bailout – and Papandreou's premiership – in jeopardy

The Greek bailout isn't the only thing in doubt after Prime Minister George Papandreou said he will put what Europe took to be a done deal to a referendum. His government could fall this week.

Gold prices will sink, but just enough to shake off its skeptics

Gold prices are up 33 percent this year, and it may be worth more than $2,000 by the end of the year. But gold prices will likely fall, at least for a little while.

In Poland, Obama looks to improve relations with key military ally

President Obama arrived in Poland Friday for the final leg of his European tour on a visit that will focus on military ties between Washington and Warsaw.

4/21/11 bestselling book list, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 3/31/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 3/24/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of March 17, 2011, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 1/27/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Best books of 2010: fiction

In 2010 Monitor reviewers critiqued hundreds of books. Here's a list of the 11 fiction titles they considered the most outstanding. To assist you with your holiday shopping, each title here has a link that allows you to purchase the book – even as you help to support The Christian Science Monitor

Best books of 2010: nonfiction

In 2010 Monitor reviewers critiqued hundreds of books. Here's a list of the 28 nonfiction titles they considered the most outstanding. To assist you with your holiday shopping, each title here has a link that allows you to purchase the book – even as you help to support The Christian Science Monitor

WikiLeaks: What the world is saying

The latest WikiLeaks trove of 250,000 diplomatic cables, obtained in advance by five news outlets, has generated enough fodder in the US alone to occupy American readers. But people all over, from Germany to Lebanon to Australia, are also talking about the sometimes troubling, sometimes mundane cables that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is gradually releasing for public consumption.

Bestselling books the week of 11/23/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 11/18/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of Oct. 14, 2010, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of Sept. 30, 2010, according to IndieBound*

Bestselling books the week of 9/23/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 9/16/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

• Published Thursday, September 16, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, September 12, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org

The mood on Main St. as midterm elections loom

Eagle, Colorado, a town struggling to surmount recession, offers a window into why America seems so sullen heading into what could be a hinge moment in politics.

70 years on, London commemorates surviving the 'blitz'

The 70th anniversary of the start of the Nazi 'Blitz' on England today was commemorated near St. Paul's Cathedral, which survived the bombing campaign as much of the city around it was reduced to rubble.

Bestselling books the week of 5/27/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 5/13/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 4/29/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.