Zimbabwe If you can't beat Em....After six months of political chaos in a nation facing an acute economic crisis,

Rivals Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangriai have reached an agreement to share power.While the terms of the deal are vague,it raises hope fro stability in a country where inflation is estimated at more tham II million percent.Half the population is malnourished and 8 out of 10 people are unemployed and live on less than $2 a day.Western economic sanctions on the country remain in place.


Pakistan Border dispute the Pakistani government warmed the U.S. that it would use deadly force on American troops who crossed the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in search of Taliban and al-Qaeda members.The order came in response to a Sep.3 Raid carried out by American ground forces that killed more than a dozen civilians.Owais Ahmed Ghani,governor of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province,also accused U.S. force of launching a second raid on Sept 15,an allegation that was denied by Pakistani and U.S. military officials,who said the attack was a mistake made by an errant helicopter.



Tainted Baby-food shock In a widening scandal,at least three babies have died and more than 6200 have become sick after consuming milk contaminated with the nonfood substance melamine.Beijing is investigating at least 22 companies that packaged tainted milk and yogurt sold in mainland China and Hong Kong.Melamine,a plastic compound that shows up as protein in some food tests,has been used by certain manufacturers in China to make their products appear more nutritious.In 2007,thousands of pets in the U.S. died after eating pet food contaminated with Chinese melamine.Melamine a chemical composed of nitrogen,carbon and hydrogen that is often mixed with formaldehyde to make plastic.