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Above, an injured protester is treated at a rally outside Parliament. The embattled government of Prime Minister George Papandreou narrowly won a vote of confidence, averting early elections that threatened to tip Greece and the whole euro zone into crisis. To obtain the next chunk of its European bailout, Greece must adopt a new round of unpopular austerity measures.

Rotten Russian Planes

RUSSIA

A passenger jet crashed in northwestern Russia, killing 44 people and injuring eight. The plane, a Soviet-era Tupolev jet, had been minutes away from landing amid deep fog in the town of Petrozavodsk. Authorities have not ruled out mechanical error. Russia has one of the worst air-traffic-safety records in the world; experts point to extensive cost-cutting and a lack of pilot training. Emergency landings are not uncommon, and this was the second plane crash in two years.

Refugees: A Burden For Poor Nations

SWITZERLAND

In a report marking World Refugee Day on June 20, UNHCR, the U.N.'s refugee agency, details the plight of the nearly 44 million people counted as "displaced" in 2010--a measurement that preceded the recent chaos in Libya. While many rich countries in the West complain about the burden of taking refugees, the report shows that some 80% languish in poor nations that are hardly equipped to deal with refugees' needs.

Five biggest sources of refugees

AFGHANISTAN

IRAQ

SOMALIA

CONGO

BURMA

Five countries that host the most refugees

PAKISTAN

IRAN

SYRIA

GERMANY

JORDAN

=100,000 PEOPLE

SOURCE: UNHCR GLOBAL TRENDS 2010

Ai Weiwei: The Artist Is Freed

CHINA

Nearly three months after he was seized while trying to board a flight to Hong Kong, dissident artist Ai Weiwei was released on bail. Though Chinese authorities claimed to be investigating him for alleged tax evasion, it's clear that the arrest of the artist, an outspoken critic of Beijing, was meant to send a message. His was the highest-profile detention in a crackdown on dissent triggered partly by fears that the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt could inspire protests in China.