Taliban-affiliated suicide bombers, armed gunmen attack government ministries in Kabul, killing 20 and injuring 57
The U.S. Congress is poised to pass a $789 billion stimulus plan for the American economy - the proposed plan would create 3.5 million jobs - Dow rises in response
Mirek Topolanek, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and current reigning President of the European Union, is scheduled to visit Central Asian states on the topic of opening new natural gas pipelines in the region, bypassing Russian pipelines, to the effect of maintaining energy security even if gas pipelines are shut down again by Russia due to political disputes.
Australian wildfires may have been started by arsonists, as a search for suspects continues in hard-hit Victoria county. Queen Elizabeth II has made a personal donation to the Victorian Bushfire Fund, which has raised more than £14 million
The new multi-national surface patrol force maintaining security in the Gulf of Aden has made its first arrest of 7 suspected Somali pirates
Indonesia issues tsunami warning after 7.0 quake rattles waters north of Sulawesi
France is prepared to sell fighter jets, frigates, and missile systems to Kuwait, in addition to fielding a military base there, in order to "maintain stability in the region."
Sarkozy also defends France's $7.9 billion state loan to French automakers Renault and Peugeot as "not protectionism" and in line with EU regulations, although the move underscores pressure throughout the EU on retaining local jobs for local workers during the economic crisis
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