• Yuvraj diagnosed with lung cancer
  
  India batsman Yuvraj Singh is undergoing treatment for cancer in the United States his physiotherapist confirms.
  BBC News.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:49:16 GMT.
• U.S. Plans a Shift to Elite Forces in Afghanistan
  
  In ending its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected, the United States will rely more on special forces that hunt insurgent leaders and train local troops, officials say.
  By Thom Shanker and Eric Schmitt.  International Herald Tribune.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:47:22 GMT.
• Panetta and Clinton Reassure Europe on Defense
  
  Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to reassure Europe on Saturday that the United States was not abandoning its partners across the Atlantic.
  By Elisabeth Bumiller and Steven Erlanger.  International Herald Tribune.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:00:44 GMT.
• Clinton signals continued deadlock with Egypt on NGOs
  
  pMUNICH (AFP) - United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday highlighted the continued deadlock with Egypt over its crackdown on US non-government organisations, and warned US aid to Egypt will be reviewed. ...
  Straits Times.  Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:20:00 GMT.
• Acting veteran Ben Gazzara dies
  
  US film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York at the age of 81.
  BBC News.  Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:27:26 GMT.
• Subaru sees 20% sales surge on back of new models
  
  Subaru is targeting a 20 percent surge in sales in the United States to a record 320,000 units in 2012, helped by the debut of such new models as the BRZ sporty coupe and the XV small crossover.
  AutoNews.com.  Sat, 4 Feb 2012 19:05:00 EST.  Subscription required.
• 22 Children Killed by Afghan Winter's Cold
  
  New York Times report says children froze to death in past month in 2 refugee camps in Kabul.
  Voa News.  Voice of America.  Sat, 4 Feb 2012 16:36:19 GMT.
• Civilian killing charges dropped against soldier
  
  The United States Army has dropped all charges against the fifth soldier it had accused of murdering Afghan civilians for sport during a 2010 deployment.Specialist Michael Wagnon had been charged with the unlawful killing of ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:29:01 +1200.
• Plans for caribou sow conflict in NW
  
  Woodland caribou, rarely-seen creatures that with their antlers stand as tall as a man, are struggling to survive in the United States, precariously occupying one remote area of the Northwest as a final toehold in the Lower 48.
  Miami Herald.  Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:06 EST.
• US 13th Amendment on Display in New York
  
  New York Historical Society exhibits original document that signed by Lincoln and outlawed slavery in America on December 6, 1865
  Bernard Shusman.  Voice of America.  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:46:43 GMT.

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