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Early this Monday morning, word trickled out of Geneva: no deal.

The Doha Round of negotiations on free trade had collapsed. The New York Times reported that it appears unlikely that an agreement will occur in the final two years of the Bush Administration.

While not as big of a story as the ongoing conflict in Lebanon, the failure of the talks was undoubtedly a blow for all involved. And like most multilateral arrangements, there will be finger-pointing all around.

Many Polish citizens probably saw a familiar face when the Polish press reported on Poland's new Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski. They are quite right--their current president and leader of Poland's Law and Justice Party (PiS) is Kaczynski's identical twin, Lech.

As Israel continues to pound southern Lebanon with rocket fire, one thing becomes increasingly clear. This is not a battle waged so much to recover two captured Israeli soldiers but to destroy Hezbollah. Israel's air strikes will continue until it deems Hezbollah no longer a threat. But while Israel has a right to defend itself against a terrorist enemy, what is curious about this battle is that the Lebanese government would like to see that enemy controlled as well.

As Russia hosts this years G8 summit,many,especially pro democracy advocates,have questioned Russia's eligibility to be in this elect group of the world's most indrustrialized democracies.Responding to an NBC interviewer's question to this effect, President Putin declared that Russia is a "natural member of the G8", citing his country's rich oil and natural gas reserves,strong nuclear capability as well as thei