Europe:

Warsaw Remembers Nazi Occupation
City officials inaugurate a tourist trail delineating borders of infamous Warsaw Ghetto

US, Turkey, Iraq Cooperate to Fight PKK
Iraq's PM Maliki hosts talks on issue with Turkey's Interior Minister Atalay, US Ambassador Crocker in Baghdad

Global Markets Continue to Slide as Recession Fears Mount
Persistent recession fears and new layoff announcements contributing to the gloom

Russia Sending More Ships to Fight Somali Pirates
Russian destroyer, 'Neustrashimy', already patrolling Gulf of Aden, along with ships from US, India, and other countries

Putin Says Russia Can Weather Global Economic Crisis
Prime minister expresses confidence country has adequate financial resources, however Russia may now be spending money faster than it can save it

Georgia Says Abkhaz Separatists Fire on Checkpoint
Interior Ministry spokesman says Abkhaz fighters, backed by two Russian armored vehicles, fired grenade launchers and automatic weapons at checkpoint near Ganmukhuri, causing damage

EU Farm Ministers Agree to Agricultural Reforms
Shift of subsidies from tobacco, other products to development angers thousands of farmers

EU Opens Online Library
European Union launches vast online library offering people across globe access to millions of books, movies and other items from 27-member block

US Confident Broadcasts to Azerbaijan Will Continue
US, Azerbaijan to try and reach new broadcast arrangement for VOA, RFE

Obama to Face Strained US-Soviet Relations After Taking Office
Most pressing issue is disagreement over plans for a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe




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