Wall Street Journal (United States)
“Pakistan Is Steadfast Against Terror”
An editorial by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari expresses Pakistan’s determination to wipe out terrorist violence. His piece comes in the wake of the deadly attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket team in downtown Lahore.

The Hindu (India)
“Lahore attack shows urgency of joint action on terror”
This opinion piece says that, given the apparent similarities between this week’s attack in Pakistan and last November’s attacks in Mumbai, the Pakistani and Indian governments should focus on taking bilateral action against terrorists. Some voices – including one Pakistani official – have suggested that India’s intelligence service could have been involved in the Lahore plot. The Hindu condemns such comments as absurd and counterproductive: “Forget the conspiracies, the threat to Pakistan and India is the same,” the paper writes.

The Guardian (United Kingdom)
“The speech of his life – but Brown will not say sorry”
A front page article describes Gordon Brown’s upcoming address to the US Congress as the biggest speech of his career. The paper also says that some of Brown’s allies are calling for him to apologise for his failings in the lead-up to the financial crisis. For now, Brown is refusing to do so. On a lighter note, a Guardian opinion piece criticises the Prime Minister for his fashion failings, saying his appearances alongside the sleek Barack Obama have highlighted his own frumpiness.

Chicago Sun-Times (United States)
“Ken Starr vs. transsexual in Prop 8 case”
In the lead-up to the California Supreme Court hearing on the constitutionality of the anti-gay-marriage state law Proposition 8 later this week, the Chicago Sun-Times has published a profile of the lead attorneys on both sides. Calling for the law to be upheld is one of the most famous figures in US courtrooms: Kenneth Starr, independent counsel for the investigation into President Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky. On the other side, calling for the law to be thrown out, is Shannon Minter, legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights. A transsexual who spent his first 35 years as a female, Minter is famous in California as lead counsel in the May 2008 Supreme Court case that allowed same-sex marriages, which was reversed by Prop 8's passage in November.

The National (United Arab Emirates)
“Iran’s youth sign up to Facebook”
Just one month after Iranian authorities unblocked access to Facebook, the social networking site has become the 12th-most visited site in Iran. What are Iranians doing on Facebook? The same as the rest of us – connecting with old friends, meeting new ones and promoting causes. Some of the most popular groups and pages are devoted to the former president Mohammad Khatami, who’ll be standing against Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in June elections.