At just six-months of age Ahmed Fouad II was made King of Egypt, then his father abdicated from the throne. But 58 years after the monarchy was abolished, many Egyptians are now looking fondly back on King Farouk.
World UN leaders gather this week with the grim knowledge that they are well behind on their plan to half the number of hungry people in developing countries by 2015. To achieve anything close to this we need nothing short of a green revolution, according to Der Spiegel.
A dozen US soldiers are currently under court-martial proceedings for horrific abuse to civilians they were supposedly protecting in Afghanistan, including killing them and then maiming the corpses. What went wrong with the US troops?
The recurring theme in last year's presidential Afghanistan elections was fraud, and this weekend's lower parliamentary elections in Afghanistan appeared to be no different.
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spins a story better than most PR people. He sidesteps tricky questions by instead attacking the US, changes his answer depending on the audience and relies on a translator, making it easy to ignore interviewers' questions.
One of the greatest photo galleries we've seen in a while, wrapping up the fashion choices of the world's most brutal leaders, from Kim Jong Il's love of taupe safari suits to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's chic minimalistic suits.
The legitimacy of last weekend's Afghanistan election was immediately called into question following reports of widespread fraud and violence. At least 11 people were killed in insurgent attacks across the country.
Only a fortnight remains of Israel's settlement freeze, but despite days of intense peace talks brokered by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, no resolution was reached.
Written by an anonymous twentysomething student, Blog De Narco chronicles the brutal violent drug wars underway in Mexico, including photos of bloody assassinated bodies and gold saint-encrusted guns. Boing Boing interviews the creator.
Consult this map of Afghanistan for a representation of residents per polling centre.
