Netanyahu and Livni are at work trying to line up potential coalition partners [AFP]MIDDLE EAST
Report: Hamas says agreement on long-term truce with Israel for 18 months.
Car bomb kills 4 in northern Iraq. String of bombings threatens relative calm in Iraq. Iran nixes Iraq security talks.
Iraq GDP higher by 10.9 % in 2008.
Egypt police bust Gaza contraband 'sorting office'.
Laid-Off foreigners flee as Dubai spirals down.
ASIA
Arson evidence mounts as Australia police release wildfire suspect picture. More news here and here.
Security up at porous Afghan border .... the US, Pakistan coordinate troops to prevent militants from fleeing to either side.
Pakistan admits links to Mumbai attacks, arrests chief suspects.
U.S. airbase in Kyrgyzstan locked up in limbo.
AFRICA
Somalia: Four killed in central region battle, including Al Shabaab commander.
Multinational force seizes 7 pirates in Gulf of Aden. Meanwhile .... freed weapons ship docks in Kenya.
US Navy captures more pirates, may take them to Kenya. More news here.
War crimes court overshadows Darfur talks.
Rebel attacks fuel gun-making in eastern Congo.
EUROPE
Police kill 7 in south Russia firefight - agency.
Pope calls any denial of holocaust ‘intolerable’.
Islamists Fire Rockets, Hurl Bombs at Pro-Israel Crowd in Sweden.
Britain refuses entry to far-right Dutch MP.
AMERICAS
Poll: Most Americans want inquiry into anti-terror tactics.
Venezuela tolerates FARC rebels in border region, residents say.
Chavez denounces new plot before Venezuela vote.
New rebel group issues warning in Northern Mexico.
TERRORISM
Interrogator: British Gitmo detainee aided in terror probe.
FBI may shift counterterror agents to anti-fraud.
U.S. report faults Homeland Security’s efforts on immigration.
US is reviewing terror tag on Nepal Maoists.
Belgian 'al Qaeda cell' linked to 2006 airline plot.
FINANCIAL/ECONOMIC CRISIS
Oil slides toward multiyear lows.
China to stick with US bonds.
Russia finally does something right with their currency.
Spain enters recession, worst GDP drop in 15 years.
Rescue plan for Ireland's banks.