A flock of sheep walk past a military base, which is located with the Manas civilian airport near Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009. Kyrgyzstan's government submitted a draft bill to parliament Wednesday to revoke the country's hosting of a U.S. base that is an important component of the Afghanistan military campaign. (AP Photo/Igor Kovalenko)MIDDLE EAST
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish rebels northern Iraq.
Meet Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's new power player. Meanwhile .... Kadima, Likud are neck-and-neck with 4 days to go.
UN halts aid to Gaza, accuses Hamas of stealing.
Arab unemployment 'highest in world'.
ASIA
U.S. troops in Afghanistan use radio to help tune out Taliban. Sen. Lieberman believes that Afghanistan will be Al Qaeda's quagmire. The U.S. troop surge into Afghanistan is delayed.
2 Afghans face death over translation of Quran.
Pakistan blast kills 30 at Shiite mosque. Shiites response is to riot.
52 militants are killed in Northwestern Pakistan. The Taliban retaliate here and here.
Sri Lanka war zone facing food crisis.
Whale war between Japan and Sea Shepherd becomes increasingly confrontational.
AFRICA
US Navy gives fuel, food to freed weapons ship. Meanwhile .... US Navy watches as Somali pirates nab $3.2 million.
Zimbabwe's children suffer as schools stay closed. Alsp .... Zimbabwe cholera toll rises to 3,371: WHO
U.N. says 30,000 displaced by recent South Darfur fighting.
Rwanda, DR Congo take stock of anti-rebel offensive.
EUROPE
Fresh snow chaos leaves U.K. motorists trapped overnight.
Russia, EU spar over human rights. No new natural gas pipeline between Russia and Europe is in the works.
President Sarkozy discusses economy, prospects for re-election in 2012.
AMERICAS
Rebel-held hostage flown to freedom in Colombia.
Mexico drug gangs threaten cops on radio, kill them.
Iran is a big investor in Bolivia.
Army deserter deported from Canada, placed in U.S. jail.
Venezuela's Jews fear more attacks. But the Venezuelan government is behind on payments to oil contractors
FINANCIAL/ECONOMIC CRISIS
GE chief warns on US depression threat.
US Treasury in plans for record debt sale.
Oil prices sink under $40 after poor US data.
Japan’s big-works stimulus is a lesson for the U.S..
Trillions must be spent to prevent the U.S. from entering a depression.