Bush touts relations with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia

In a First, Gay Rights Are Pressed at the U.N.

Nigeria Govt Urged to Salvage Three Million Refugees in Congo

DR Congo peace talks to resume in Kenya

New cholera outbreak coming

Scores dying from disease in Congo conflict

Indonesia to launch counter-terrorist exercise in Malacca Strait

Northwest braces for wintry storm

IMF sees U.S. recovery in late 2009

Obama Says ‘Bold Approach’ Needed to Spur Economy

Concessions successfully achieved on Lisbon Treaty—Flynn

French students protest over high school reforms

UN agency says crisis needs global currency rules

Riot police, youths clash in Athens, shoppers flee

Violent protests flare again in central Athens

217-mile natural gas pipeline in feds’ hands

90 feet high fountain of oil drenches Korangi area after pipeline bursts- It’s raining oil

Crude prices tumble despite record OPEC cuts

Don’t be fooled by low gas prices — the crunch is nearly here

Gazprom moves on Yamal development

Gazprom Says Its Power Plan Won't Require State Funding

Gazprom threatens to cut off gas to Ukraine

Iran says it plans gas pipeline venture with Turkey

Millennium's new US gas line seen at full flow Monday

Oil & Gas Resources Trigger Economy

Russia to Keep Laying Espo Oil Pipeline - Deputy PM

Steel Group Shelves Plans for New Black Sea Plant

Netanyahu tells Sarkozy he will continue talks with Syria

35 Iraq Officials Held in Raids on Key Ministry

Dozens of suspected al Qaeda members detained in Turkey

Thousands rally against US, NATO in NW Pakistan

Turkish PM dismisses apology for alleged Armenian genocide

Russia Rights-Watchers Say New Russian Treason Legislation Harkens Back To '30s Terror

Russia bolsters military profile on two fronts

Russia considers night curfew for under 14s

Russia Intends to Test Obama Over Missile Shield, U.S. Diplomat Says

Russia-Georgia talks progress, but no deal

Russia’s response to crisis- Crackdown

China confirms its navy will fight Somali pirates

Cruise Ships = Pirate Bait

Indian navy hands over caught pirates to Yemen

Mercenary Guards Jump Ship as Somali Pirates Remain Undeterred

Pirates foiled off Somalia

Reports- China sending ships to fight pirates in Africa

Ancient burial site found in Syria

I am waaaaay behind and too sick to understand what the words are I'm reading, much less what they mean in a sentence, and what it all means in the big picture.

OTOH, I have developed an intense fascination with the paisley print on my sheets.