Many Turkish-Cypriots have left for a better life in Britain, one-time ruler of the island.

ECONOMIST: TURKEY'S FUTURE

The Americans were reluctant to send him back to Venezuela to face trial for corruption, but after five years of court battles he was surrendered, the first time a former ruler of a foreign country had been extradited from the United States.

ECONOMIST: Marcos Perez Jimenez

July 8th, the day after he died and the end of a month of official mourning for Abacha's death, had been billed for some time as the moment for Nigeria's new ruler, General Abdulsalam Abubakar, to announce a new programme for the transition to democracy, still promised for October 1st.

ECONOMIST: Abiola��s dangerous death

His life has been shaped by his upbringing -- a time when Ghana (then Gold Coast) was struggling for independence from colonial ruler Britain.

CNN: Kofi Annan: Still watching over Africa

Today, Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto call on the country's military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, to leave office - the first time Bhutto has made such a demand since returning to Pakistan.

NPR: Bhutto Again Under House Arrest

The day of races attracts some of the biggest names in the sport and this year the Dubai World Cup features 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, two-time Eclipse Award-winning Royal Delta and defending champion Monterosso, owned by Dubai ruler Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum.

WSJ: Paralyzed jockey Douglas now successful owner