The kerkuffle in Europe over Jean-Claude Juncker is as much about corruption as it is about a mounting crisis of legitimacy of European institutions among its electorate.

Second milestone for Obama on Asia trip as big us concessions to India put global trade deal in reach.

Some stories of interest—”and other curiosities”—from around the web.

Bashar al-Assad is starting to lose the confidence of his closest base of support: his own Alawite sect.

The deadline for a nuclear deal seems likely to be extended once again, but Russia is moving ahead on a deal to build more reactors for Iran.

Chinese xenophobia is at an all-time high, despite the breakthrough diplomacy on display in Beijing this week.

Earlier signs of a softening stance by China have been leading up to a notable shift in Chinese diplomacy at this week’s APEC meeting. China, however, is just biding its time.

Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, responsible for a series of bombings that have killed dozens of Egyptian soldiers, has pledged its loyalty to ISIS. Egypt’s Islamists face a difficult choice over whether to embrace radicalism.

PCP tests for the elderly, the threat from the Supreme Court, and lessons learned in healthcare PR—some of the highlights in today’s posts.

ISIS is slaughtering Sunni tribesmen by the hundreds, but corruption in the central Iraqi government is depriving them of the guns they need.