Tibet is preparing to mark the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's flight into exile, and China is determined that there will be no repeat of last year's violence Photo: AP WORLD NEWS BRIEFS
MIDDLE EAST
MIDDLE EAST
Former Israeli president to be charged with rape.
Saudi court sentences 75-year-old woman to lashes.
Palestinian unity talks face low expectations.
US general: no further Iraqi withdrawals planned. UK: rocket attack on British base in Iraq kills 1.
Exxon aims for big role in Iraq's oil sector.
ASIA
China ups security on eve of key Tibet anniversary.
Karzai agrees to delay elections.
Japan logs record current account deficit.
Cyclone Hamish batters Australia’s Queensland coast.
AFRICA
Zimbabwe premier: Car crash was an accident.
Sudan frees political foe who pressed Bashir to surrender. 4 Darfur peacekeepers wounded in ambush.
Madagascar soldiers mutiny, opposition head hides.
EUROPE
Northern Ireland back in the headlines. More news here, here and here.
Icelandic bank loses independence.
AMERICAS
Obama will use spring summit to bring Cuba in from the cold.
Bolivia expels US diplomat, alleging conspiracy.
Chavez warns Colombian minister.
Mexican border city braces for troop patrols.
TERRORISM
S. Asia's hotbed of terrorism heating up.
General: Drug cartels linked to terrorism.
ECONOMIC/FINANCIAL CRISIS
Global financial assets lost $50 trillion last year, ADB says.
World Bank offers dire forecast for world economy.
Recession on track to be longest in postwar period.
EU finmins to back doubling of IMF funds at G20.
Oversight of bank bailouts criticized.
Warren Buffett to CNBC: Economy has "Fallen Off a Cliff".