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Belgian Prime Minister Herman Von Rompoy and Lady Cathy Ashton have been elected for the new top positions to represent the European Union on the world stage. The appointments have been seen in Brussels as an end to the accretion of power to the EU, with stronger candidates for the roles being overlooked. Lady Ashton discusses her new role.

A newly-discovered story by crime writer Agatha Christie is to be released in the United States. The short piece, The Incident of the Dog's Ball, was found in the crime author's papers when she died. Crime writer Harry Keating, and managing editor of Strand Magazine, Andrew Gulli, discuss the work.

Baroness Catherine Ashton of Upholland responds to a UK reporter's question asking for a response to criticism that she never has been elected to public office as a UK politician and that her experience in international affairs is limited. Distributed by Tubemogul.

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STRATFOR : http://www.stratfor.com : European leaders have named a permanent European Council president and foreign minister -- filling two new positions established under the Lisbon Treaty. Russia has welcomed the changes, but whether the new structure will help Moscow meet regional policy goals remains an open question.