Chaos in Pakistan:

Hundreds of militants have overrun a paramilitary fort in north-west Pakistan, killing or kidnapping many troops, the military says.

Total pays for an oil spill:

A Paris court on Wednesday ordered the French oil giant Total and three other defendants to pay damages of €192 million over the 1999 sinking of an aging and rusting oil tanker, which caused the worst oil spill in French history.

Bush concludes his tour of the Middle East optimistically, but Al Jazeera is quick to point out that Israeli strikes are killing civilians in Gaza.
As tensions between the two countries continue to rise, British Foreign Secretary David Milliband warns Russia not to "intimidate" British personnel.
The Sudanese government is bombing West Darfur.
Asian and Middle Eastern countries are rescuing American banks.
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Marc Lynch of Abu Aardvark discusses partitioning Iraq.
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