Iran to cooperate on nuclear programme (+ analysis); Sri Lankan refugees refuse to leave Australian customs ship; Obama requests province-by-province report on Afghanistan; Europe debates Tony Blair's EU ambitions; and more
Top of the Agenda: Iran to Cooperate on UN Nuclear Deal
Trade tiff between US and China; victims of needle stabbings get all-clear; Iran to meet with international community; Russia to fund weapons for Venezuela; and more
Top of the Agenda: U.S.-China Trade Dispute
The unintended consequences of tackling two of the world's most hideous despots are difficult to stomach, but the world has little option but to take action
It has been a week in which two of the world’s worst despots have been vying for title most foul, and it makes you realise that if some politicians were insects, they would certainly be cockroaches—vile and repugnant but undoubted masters of survival.
Obama's bank rescue plan; China exports tumble; Australian fire clean-up continues; close vote in Israel; Afghan suicide bombings; Zimbabwe's leader sworn in
TOP OF THE AGENDA: Geithner Unveils Bank Rescue Plan
Slumping Asian growth; North Korea to test-fire longest-range missile; Iran launches home-developed satellite; Zimbabwe cholera crisis worsens; Spanish unemployment up; and more
Top of the Agenda: Slumping Asian Growth
