Between 1990 and 2005, the CPSC reported 69 balloon-related choking deaths of children under 15, with another 97 coming from marbles, balls and small toy parts.

FORBES: Toying With China

We learn about everything from the Elgin marbles to Edmund Kean, by way of body-snatching and anti-slavery protest.

ECONOMIST: Literary table-talk

During a tour of the Acropolis on Saturday, Mr Clinton assured Greece's minister of culture, Elisavet Papazoi, that he would urge Britain to return the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon which are the subject of an ongoing dispute.

BBC: Clinton: US failed Greek democracy