A cartoon by Schrank in the Independent starts our coverage of the conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma. According to the cartoonist, the junta is keeping both Suu Kyi and what she symbolises safely locked up. That symbol, in this case, is democracy which is having a hard time in Burma at the moment.

The National, an English-language daily from the United Arab Emirates, has its very own interpretation of the trial, as seen throught he eyes of cartoonist Shadi Ganim. His is a look into the future and the upcoming presidential elections in 2010. According to Ganim, it seems, Suu Kyi's house arrest is a way of keeping her from taking part in the elections.

Staying with the cartoon theme, this time in The Daily Telegraph. The British broadsheet has a humorous take on Hillary Clinton's little outburst in Kinshasa. An outburst that came after a translator mistakenly asked the US Secretary of State about her husband's opinion. In The Independent, Katherine Butler’s defends Clinton's emotional reaction, saying "after all she’s put up with, give here a break."

On the cover of the International Herald Tribune, a story that catches the eye. Entitled “The minds behind US interrogation”, the Herald Tribune portrays two psychologists, Jim Mitchell and Bruce Jenssen. They are, supposedly, the masterminds behind "the most important interrogation program in the history of American counterterrorism." A programme that included waterboarding, a technique described as torture by US President Obama.

 
From serious matters to, well, a story about Speedos… The Guardian bases its piece on Alton Towers theme park, which has banned swimming trunks. In French public pools, the opposite happens. Tight swimming trunks are encouraged, Bermuda shorts are banned. 

Finally, to sport, and the long-awaited return of Michael Schumacher to Formula One is no more. In Italy, the Gazzetta dello Sport laments Schumacher's absence, due to a nack injury. But the sports daily thanks him anyway.

In Germany, Berlin-based Der Tagesspiegel also covers Schumacher's decision not to return to Formula One racing. The picture on its front page shows a lone Michael Schumacher on an abandoned race track, a picture taken from 2005, and the Chinese Grand Prix.