More US special forces to aid fight against insurgents | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited

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Can Berlin and Warsaw Be Friends? Poland's Post-Election Road Back to Europe - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

From the article: The Kaczynski twins went a long way toward destroying Poland's relations with Europe. Now that Donald Tusk has become prime minister, the repairs have begun. But how much of the damage can he really fix?

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Scientists create first embryonic stem cells from adult cells | Science | Guardian Unlimited

Scientists create stem cells from adult skin tissue, eliminating the need for human cloning.

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Obama edges past Clinton in new Iowa poll | Subscriptions index | Guardian Unlimited

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UN Representative in Somalia: 'They Are Dying in Our Arms' - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

Spiegel interviews Christian Balslev-Olsen, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia.

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Germany Inc. in Tehran: Berlin Faces Hurdles in Push to Get Business Out of Iran - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

From the article: In an effort to forestall an American military strike against Iran, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pushing for tougher economic sanctions against the mullah-controlled regime in Tehran.

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Revolution in the Bedroom: German Invents 'Spray-On' Condom to Fit All Sizes - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

From the article: "With our technology we could spray a condom on an erect elephant," he declared, not without a hint of pride.

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AIDS | WHO's counting? | Economist.com

"The global AIDS epidemic is still bad, but not as bad as it once seemed"

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Improved security brings some normalcy to Baghdad - International Herald Tribune

From the article: Five months ago, Suhaila al-Aasan lived in an oxygen tank factory with her husband and two sons, convinced that they would never go back to their apartment in Dora, a middle-class neighborhood in southern Baghdad.

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Humanitarian crisis in Somalia is worse than Darfur - International Herald Tribune

From the article: The worst humanitarian crisis in Africa may not be unfolding in Darfur, but rather here, along a 32-kilometer strip of busted-up asphalt, several United Nations officials said.

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U.S. military to seek criminal case against AP photographer detained in Iraq - International Herald Tribune

The U.S. military says it will turn over an award-winning Associated Press photographer to an Iraqi court, accusing him of having links to terrorist groups.

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Khmer Rouge prison chief faces a long-delayed day in court - International Herald Tribune

From the Article: More than 28 years after the killing stopped, the first Khmer Rouge defendant stepped into a public courtroom Tuesday to answer for the deaths of 1.7 million people - a tiny, self-effacing man who once commanded an efficient and ruthless torture house.

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Asean leaders sign historic charter - International Herald Tribune

From the article: Officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations hailed the charter as a watershed in the group's 40-year history, but it was clear that the brutal September crackdown against protest marches by the military rulers of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, h …

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Don't go it alone, EU warns Kosovo - International Herald Tribune

From the article: European Union foreign ministers Monday warned Kosovo against unilaterally declaring its independence, cautioning that such a move threatened to spur secessionist movements in Europe and to plunge the Balkans into crisis.

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France resolute on change as mass walkout cripples country - International Herald Tribune

From the article: "Civil servants, from teachers to postal workers, began a mass walkout across France on Tuesday, the seventh day of a transport strike that has caused havoc on French rails. But the government said it would not abandon its planned changes."

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Putin says Russia will respond to NATO

Putin withdrawals Russia from Conventional Forces in Europ treaty, as a response to NATO "muscle flexing".

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Business.view | The book is dead | Economist.com

The new Kindle from Amazon threatens to end the paper book market (again).

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In New Hampshire, the swing voters who count first | csmonitor.com

In New Hampshire, undeclared voters dominate the political landscape and may hold the key to the first-in-the-nation presidential primary.

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Israel approves Palestinian prisoner release - International Herald Tribune

Difficulties arise in negotiations leading up to the Annapolis summit meeting.

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Brazil discovers an oil field can be a political tool - International Herald Tribune

New deep water oil field found off the coast of Brazil stands to shake up regional and global politics and economics.

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