Steven Lee Myers

A poster of chess player Garry Kasparov in Tromso, Norway, where the former world champion lost his bid to become the president of the World Chess Federation, or FIDE.

A chess legend fails in his bid to become the sport's official king

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the current president of chess governing body FIDE, beat former world chess champion and Russian dissident Garry Kasparov to win another four-year term. The election turned bitter as the two men sparred over their political ties.

A chess legend fails in his bid to become the sport's official king

Putin writes to American people in New York Times op-ed

Putin writes to American people in New York Times op-ed

Obama Administration "Ensnared" in China Scandal by Wang Lijun

Obama Administration "Ensnared" in China Scandal by Wang Lijun

Secretary of State Clinton Visits Myanmar

Secretary of State Clinton Visits Myanmar

After Iraq Withdrawal, US Plans Troop Increase in Persian Gulf

After Iraq Withdrawal, US Plans Troop Increase in Persian Gulf

United States plans' for leaving Iraq include large military presence in Kuwait

With all U.S. troops set to leave Iraq by year's end, the U.S. Army is planning to transform a logistics base in Kuwait back into a base for combat force.

United States plans' for leaving Iraq include large military presence in Kuwait
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US nervous as Maliki reaches out to pro-Iranian groups

After months of uncertainty, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has been nominated to a second term. Though this sign of stability in the Iraqi government might otherwise be a relief for the United States, the State Department is unnerved.

US nervous as Maliki reaches out to pro-Iranian groups
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Series of suicide bombings rock Iraq killing at least 60

In the third attack in two days in Iraq, simultaneous attacks by suicide bombers targeted the most important Shiite shrine in Baghdad. Is this a sign of widespread civil unrest? Or a temporary but dramatic upsurge in violence?

Series of suicide bombings rock Iraq killing at least 60
The World

Series of car bombs strike Baghdad

A series of six car bombs exploded in or near Baghdad on Monday, killing more than 30 people and wounding scores more. For the latest, The Takeaway is joined by the New York Times' Baghdad correspondent Steven Lee Myers.

Series of car bombs strike Baghdad