The NYT's Thomas L. Friedman holds forth (in part) on Jon Stewart and the Daily Show as a source of news. I add my own thoughts.

This BBC Online story looks at the countries who are planning to pull out of the U.S.-led military coalition in Iraq.

Mohamed ElBaradei  is blowing a proverbial head gasket over North Korea's apparent preparations for a nuclear weapons test.

But some are wondering if this is all part of a very high-stakes bluff by North Korea to force concessions out of the U.S.

Abu Faraj Farj al-Libbi was taken into custody earlier this week, and the BBC reports that Pakistani authorities claim the interrogation is proceeding apace.

I don't know if you saw The Globe and Mail on Thursday, but it had an interesting story about how just-re-elected British Prime Minister Tony Blair told The Sun, the Brit tabloid, that he has manfully pleasured Mrs. Blair up to five times in one night.