Here is your R&D top five for February 15th:

German Foreign Minister Under Pressure over Domestic Rants from Der Spiegel

Climategate U-turn as scientist at centre of row admits: There has been no global warming since 1995 from the UK Daily Mail

Speaking too softly from the Economist

Burundi: Ensuring Credible Elections from the International Crisis Group

Chavez Launches New Venezuela Market, Promises “Fair Prices, No Profits” from the Latin American Herald Tribune