Meanwhile, In The Rest of the World...

Because there's crazy shit happening in the rest of the world too, here's a quick late-night roundup of significant news from other countries on this crazy old planet of ours...

Mexico: Hurricane Dean swirls over Gulf of Mexico / Venezuala: Venezuela Congress OKs Chavez's reforms / Russia: Russia steps up military expansion / France: France offers U.S. symbol with Iraq trip / Africa: UN reveals child death rate in Africa for innoculable diseases / Palestine: EU to resume Gaza fuel aid after days of blackouts / China: China cracking down on AIDS groups