By Luisa Frey
♦ Many Iranians were disappointed after the recent failure to reach a nuclear deal, but instead of the country's chief nuclear negotiator, Mohammad Javad Zarif, they are blaming France.
♦ This year's Ashura celebrations look different in Beirut. Alongside the traditional tributes to the Prophet Mohammed's grandson Hussein, posters show young men killed in Syria's civil war.
♦ It is estimated that 48,000 people are missing in Syria – victims of forced disappearances, massacres and executions. DNA advances are now helping to identify bodies from mass graves and bring warlords to trial, says a special report from The Guardian.
♦ In Europe, Poland struggles to break its dependency on coal power. One of Europe's most coal-reliant economies, the country is a rather unlikely host for this week's UN meeting on climate change.
♦ If ECB does not act, the euro risks resembling the yen of the 1990s and 2000s, says Mansoor Mohi-uddin, managing director of foreign exchange strategy at UBS.
♦ In China, population aging has not only social outcomes, but also affects economic performance and the country's international competitiveness, writes Yanzhong Huang, a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations. Continue reading » | 
