Smart takes

A must-read reassurance from Ben Bernanke on all things financial.

Janet Albrechsten: The dysfunctional family known as Europe seems reconciled. Or not.

A woman cometh to save Iceland's banks, writes The Financial Times.

Anthony Brink debunks former South African leader Thabo Mbeki's HIV/AIDS mythology.

Asahi Shimbun spells out Japan's reaction to North Korea's de-terror-listing.