Meanwhile, In The Rest of the World...

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

Canada: Harper to meet Dalai Lama over Chinese protests / France: Rights groups file French torture case vs Rumsfeld / Russia: Putin compares U.S. missile shield to Cuban crisis / Africa: A Life Saver Called "Plumpynut" / Africa: Darfur peace talks will continue, say UN and AU / Middle East: Israel cuts fuel shipments to Gaza in response to rockets / Turkey: Turkish forces clash with rebel Kurds / India: Gap pulls clothing after Indian child labour report / Myanmar: Myanmar junta denounces US as 'bully' / Afghanistan: US intensifies fight near Taliban-held town; talks under way to oust Arab fighters