The mob and producers called bedfellows in smokes smuggling. A revised US playbook alarms environmentalists. Political obstacles to women's advancement. Weather observations from a UN agency. Afghanistan's cruel rulers pose a dilemma for aid donors.
Misery loves company, and there's plenty of it for the jobless.
The C-word resurfaces at the UN, in circumstances most sordid. Hang on, we're trying. His sweet talk lulls UN suspicions. World health and trade bodies disagree on drug 'piracy'. Annan's Global Compact is revisited in hard times.