Oil crisis
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has vowed to break a crippling general strike hitting the country's vital oil industry.
Money to burn
The Central Bank of Afghanistan continues to destroy large volumes of its old currency.
Inspections continue
United Nations teams in Iraq enter the second week of weapons inspections.
'Cheriegate'
Cherie Blair's dealings with a convicted fraudster kept her on the front pages of the British press.
'A more dangerous place'
Former US President Jimmy Carter accepted the Nobel peace prize in Oslo.
Scud seizure
North Korea has accused the United States of piracy after it stopped a cargo ship carrying weapons to Yemen.
EU plots its future
EU leaders look east and welcome new members to the fold.
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