The new geography of Paris
The Olympics and urban planning :: Reshaping the French capital and its banlieues
An electoral bruising for Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey
The trouncing of a strongman :: The opposition triumphs in mayoral elections in Istanbul, Ankara and across the country
The mafiosi of Naples turn white-collar
Organised crime in Italy :: They run restaurants and bars and rent out apartments these days
Germany's Free Democrats have become desperate spoilers
Charlemagne :: They face extinction at the next election