Links of Interest

U.N. puts '06 civilian toll at 34,452 by Joshua Partlow
The fur trade: Competing buyers operate in a volatile market by Melodie Wright
Bill would block Wal-Mart from opening banks by April M. Washington
Airbus loses 5-year leadership in annual orders to Boeing by Laurence Frost
Maoists stage first weapons handover in Nepal by Deepesh Shrestha