The ripple's caused by Dubai's debt bubble bursting will be felt far and wide with many workers from the Indian sub-continent stranded. David Fuller reports.
What effect will 35,000 extra troops have on the ground in Afghanistan and what will the Taliban's response be? Nick Paton Walsh reports.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's hopes of passing a climate change bill before the Copenhagen summit are dashed as the senate rejects it for a second time. Andrew Thomas reports.
President Barack Obama plans to boost the US deployment in Afghanistan to nearly 100,000 but says troops will begin to withdraw from the country in 2011. Rags Martel reports.
