A revised US playbook alarms environmentalists. Political obstacles to women's advancement. Weather observations from a UN agency. Security Council president sees little chance for change on Iraq. 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. His sweet talk lulls UN suspicions. World health and trade bodies disagree on drug 'piracy'. Annan's Global Compact is revisited in hard times. Dismal numbers highlight plight of the poorest states.