The gifted but inconsistent performer's relationship with his club and manager have often been strained, prompting Mancini to once remark after a match that if Balotelli had been a teammate during his own playing days, he may have given him a punch in the head every day.
Across emerging Asia political concerns about rising inequality are prompting reform, often in ways that echo the changes of the Progressive Era a century ago.
Often, France has taken a lead role in recent crises, prompting criticism from countries such as South Africa about Western powers favoring military over diplomatic solutions.