CNN's Stan Grant talks to English cricket player Andrew Flintoff about a possible comeback after his injury.

And he shares his thoughts on living in Dubai with his family:

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The Taliban has proved the immovable object. The years go by, the U.S. and coalition troop numbers rise exponentially, and the Taliban continues to resist their numbers and resolve apparently undiminished.

The militants kill twice as many foreign soldiers now than they did a year ago. They can and do strike right in the heart of the capital Kabul. Reporting in Kabul I was forbidden from venturing even 30 minutes from Kabul lest we fall into the hands of the Taliban who rule the roads.

Afghanistan is ruled by a government lacking credibility and riddled with corruption. A government dubiously elected in a fraudulent ballot.

Can the Taliban be bought? Right now it is a seller's market and the militants can name their price.

Posted by: Stan Grant, United Arab Emirates Correspondent
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CNN's Nic Robertson reports on how a double agent may have fooled two of the world's best spy agencies.

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The top stories of 2009. What were they for you?
Some of you have given us your thoughts on the top story of 2009 on twitter.....Khalid wrote: Obama got the Nobel for peace, gave a speech in support of war, such contradiction amazing isn't it? Dan wrote: The death of Micheal Jackson. ABluePearl wrote: the biggest story of the year – Iran election. And Jay – story of the year – Obama takes office.
The Associated Press has put out two lists of top stories for 2009. This first ranking is based on voting by member editors and news directors. They chose: the U.S. economy, Barack Obama's innauguration a close second, the U.S. health care debate followed by the U.S auto industry's steep decline...and Swine Flu in the top five stories.
For the first time on Facebook anyone could vote and the top five stories they chose: Barack Obama's inauguration followed by the U.S. economy. Michael Jackson's death was third...The safe landing of a US Airways jet in the Hudson River in New York as number four...and Swine Flu rounding out the top five.
The popular web-only magazine Slate is out with its list of top 10 stories for 2009. Slate asked its readers to rank the top stories...here's how they came out: On top was the inauguration of President Barack Obama with 16-percent of the vote. Second was health care reform with 14-percent of the vote.The economy and recovery efforts came in third with 12-percent of the vote. The decision to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan was fourth on the list with 9-percent of the votes. At fifth in the reader poll was the alleged election fraud and protests in Iran at seven-percent. Michael Jackson's death was sixth with six-percent of the vote. Panic over the Swine Flu pandemic was seventh on readers minds at five-percent of the vote.
President Obama's nomination of the first Latina to the U.S. Supreme Court came in eighth with four-percent of the vote. Climate change was ninth with three-percent. And finally, the increasing U.S. federal deficit ranked as the tenth biggest story of the year with three-percent of the vote.
The PRISM team

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CNN's Paula Hancocks looks at whether a "one state solution" could resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Masdar City in Abu Dhabi is aiming to be the world's first carbon-neutral, zero waste city. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports.

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CNN's Ben Wedeman reports on Egypt's efforts to regain lost artifacts plundered during the age of European domination.

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Israeli scholars accuse Israel of acting like a rogue state. CNN's Paula Newton reports.

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