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Africa: Kofi Annan and other African statesmen arrive in Kenya seeking a solution, while the opposition party files a complaint with the International Criminal Court in the Hague over police actions since the disputed election. In DR Congo, peace talks hit an impasse and a study shows that the ongoing conflict causes 45,000 deaths each month.

Europe: Observers fear more political intimidation from President Vladimir Putin as Russian prosecutors investigate former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov, who is running against Putin's choice for president in upcoming elections. Canadian journalist Mark MacKinnon predicted Putin's falsified signatures approach a week ago. Italian Prime Minister Antonio Prodi calls for a vote of confidence as his coalition teeters.

Australia: Tasmania becomes the only state to compensate indigenous Australians from the "stolen generation," who were forcibly removed from their families to be "integrated" into modern society.

FYI: Missed this earlier in the month -- On Jan. 4, Why Democracy guest blogger alumnus Robert Reich called an Obama-McCain presidential race.