Georgia president is narrowly re-elected
President Mikheil Saakashvili receives enough votes to avoid a runoff, but the main opposition candidate refuses to concede and several thousand people protest peacefully in Tbilisi.

U.S. considering new covert push within Pakistan
The plan could authorize more aggressive operations following concern that Al Qaeda and the Taliban hope to destabilize Pakistan, officials said.
- For now, Musharraf has muzzled legal critics
- Errors possibly made in Bhutto inquiry, Musharraf tells CBS

U.S. gloom puts central banks on the spot
The Federal Reserve and other central banks desperate to avoid a U.S. recession are searching for the right mix of talk and action.
- German economic outlook suddenly turns risky for Merkel

Poland signals a shift on U.S. missile shield
Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that Poland was not prepared to accept U.S. plans to deploy part of its controversial antiballistic missile shield in Poland.

Kenya city simmers with rage after post-election violence
Few places have been so thoroughly gutted by the turbulence as Kisumu, Kenya's third largest city. With Kenya's leaders at an impasse, it looks as if the tensions will linger dangerously for some time.

China planning Taiwan Strait route for commercial aviation
President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan said that the move was part of Beijing's efforts to expand its airspace at the island's expense.

Iraqi Army says Sunni soldier killed 2 American troops
The shootings in December in Mosul would be the first publicly disclosed case of an Iraqi Army soldier deliberately killing American servicemen since the 2003 invasion.
- Suicide bomber at Army Day celebration kills 11 in Baghdad

Americans ready to stop the world and shut out reality
Alan S. Blinder writes that opinion polls show Americans are both weary with and wary of the rest of the world. But they shouldn't be, the former top Fed official maintains.

Sarkozy marriage rumor sets French media buzzing
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France could marry the Italian singer and former model Carla Bruni early next month, a French newspaper reported Sunday.

New Hampshire's crucial election role
In the vote Tuesday, the little New England state is likely to once again play a serious, important role in the choice of the U.S. president.

Alice Rawsthorn: Farewell to Sottsass and his 2 golden ages of Italian design
Ettore Sottsass's death at 90 seems particularly poignant, because he was among the last of the 20th century design greats.
- Ettore Sottsass, designer, is dead at 90

Aging AIDS patients beset by complex health problems
Drugs have given patients a future, but many wonder at what cost, as longevity brings a constellation of ailments showing up among the first wave of AIDS survivors to reach late middle age.
- In global battle on AIDS, Bush creates legacy