25 February 2010: Afternoon By The Morning News — 25 Feb 2010 India and Pakistan hold first talks since the Mumbai siege; Pakistan's Bashir grows testy under questioning. Afghanistan says it will receive from Pakistan the Afghan Taliban's number two. The idiot's guide to being an African Junta, as done in PowerPoint. Yes, the Dalai Lama's Twitter is real; yes, it's lame that he calls himself "His Holiness." Chinese "racist" parks attract Han tourists, who prefer minorities in parks to minorities outside parks. Maps of China's global investments. Beijing artists say they're under attack by thugs, demolition, and development. Ops: Errors in the Hurt Locker are disrespectful to soldiers; accuracy would show a lot more boredom. Social networking and the hunt for Saddam Hussein's posse. Graphical analysis of national anthem lyrics, with attention to religion, Olympic performance, and bloodthirstiness. Sweden's addiction to crime fiction highlighted during its annual book-sale event. Roundup of 2009's best journalism. Dessert is for people who don't drink enough. Enormous ode to the cocktail. Six tricks of alien trackers.
