- The drawing of deadlines for American pullout from Iraq, increased unrest in Afghanistan and along the Pakistani-Afghani border, and recent attacks in Mumbai prompt U.S. to consider a regional strategy for South Asian security issues
- Ghana's presidential election goes to runoff, economic growth and equity dominate voter concerns - Ghana has seen 2000% growth in foreign investment and a doubling of exports but the "trickle-down" effect has yet to, well, trickle down
- Cancer is catching up to heart disease as the leading cause of death worldwide despite efforts on part of developing nations to combat it - "scourge" of tobacco worldwide is leading factor
- North Koreans non-commital to "the strategic decision to de-nuclearize," denying nuclear inspectors access to take samples from its nuclear facilities - i.e. 6-party talks become unproductive again due to Pyongyang's antics
- Cholera epidemic continues to wreak havoc in Zimbabwe, spreading across 50 cities as the reported death toll rises to 775
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