It's crunch time for Nato as the Taliban plan a spring offensive in Afghanistan. Dr Jonathan Eyal, director of studies at the Royal United Services Institute, says that Nato has to work out a strategy.
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As Super Tuesday's results prove inconclusive, columnist Martin Kettle says that the race for the White House could now go on for months.
Tania Branigan in Hunan province reports on the winter weather that has caused havoc in China.
And Jo Tuckman in Mexico City mourns the closing of the oldest bar in Mexico.
