Brown jets in for Obama talks
Gordon Brown will become the first European leader to meet new US President Barack Obama as the pair hold talks in Washington over the global financial crisis. Share prices plunged once again on both
sides of the Atlantic as Brown flew to the US hoping to thrash out an... [continued]
Obama White House: Brown to DC. Will they remember his name? 
Sri Lankan cricketers attacked
At least five Sri Lankan international cricketers have been injured after gunmen opened fire on the team in Pakistan. A dozen armed extremists launched the commando-style attack on the Sri Lanka team
bus as it drove to the Gadaffi stadium in Lahore, where Pakistan have been playing in a... [continued]
Some countries cannot be trusted to host sporting events
Mumbai attackers are the threat of tomorrow
Hillary Clinton hints at Syria deal
Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, extended the hand of friendship to Syria yesterday as she began her first round of Middle East diplomacy and promised to pursue peace between Israel and
its Arab neighbours. Clinton spoke at a conference at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, where... [continued]
Will Palestinians ever benefit from gas reserves?
Avigdor Lieberman - Israel's new hard man
AIG’s record loss adds to global woe
Insurance company AIG recorded the biggest corporate loss in US history as it crashed $61.7bn into the red as the global economic crisis escalated yet again. In a bid to prevent the giant from
collapsing altogether the US governemtn provided another $30bn in emergency aid - taking the company's debt... [continued]
The Mole: Fred Goodwin not the only banker to escape with government swag
AIG rescue and the Goldman Sachs connection
Taliban join forces to fight US
Three rival Taliban groups in Pakistan are uniting to fight western forces in Afghanistan, just as thousands of extra US troops begin pouring into the country as part of Barack Obama's surge plan.
According to the Guardian, the warlords in Waziristan have come together under the name Shura Ittihad-ul-Mujahideen,... [continued]
The Taliban commander who likes girls and shopping
Pros and Cons: Western military intervention in Afghanistan
Bagram - the granddaddy of US terror camps
Australia braced for more wildfires
Australia is braced for more wildfires as the weather conditions that whipped blazes out of control and devastated swathes of Victoria returned. Authorities have warned that strong winds overnight
and rising temperatures would combine to fan the flames, creating a severe fire danger as gusts reach 90mph and the... [continued]
In pictures: Australia in flames
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