WORLD
* 4 NATO soldiers killed in Afghan attacks
* Syrian forces kill at least 52 in fresh assaults – media
* Explosion destroys 16 NATO fuel tanks in Pakistan – TV
* British Foreign Office expresses concern over Tymoshenko arrest
* At least 11 injured in shooting protest in north London
* NATO-led coalition confirms death of 38 in Afghan copter crash
* Police cordon off Tymoshenko supporters tent camp in Ukrainian capital
* Truck full of oil overturns in Kazakhstan, causes spill
* Highway pileup kills 17 in China
* UN chief urges Syrian president to ‘immediately’ stop violence
* Yemeni president leaves hospital, but to stay in Saudi Arabia
* Over 300,000 Israelis march in protest against rising living costs
RUSSIA
* Emergency declared in south Russia over swine fever outbreak
* Moscow condemns new Israeli settlement plans
BUSINESS
* US Treasury Secretary Geithner to remain in office during 2012 – paper
* Republicans accuse Obama of ‘failure to lead’ over U.S. rating downgrade
* Credit rating downgrade to raise U.S. borrowing costs by $100 bln a year