An ethnic war in Kyrgyzstan between Kyrgyz and Uzbek youths has left over 100 -- mainly Uzbeks -- dead, including women and children who were gunned down as they tried to flee their burning villages. Will the ethnic slaughter spread?
Mexico's drug war ravages on, with even a candidate in the race for a state Governor sitting in a federal prison on drug charges. With political candidates embroiled in drug crime, how does the country hold elections?
Individual Facebook users have become targets of political hacking -- presumably by two Turkish hackers -- over the Gaza blockade incident.
Israel has thrown a few scraps to Gaza in the form of cookies, soft drink and potato chips, with junk food now permitted through the Gaza blockade. But is this just a distraction from the flotilla attack?
AP journalist Rich Matthews dives into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill -- without a Hazmat suit -- to get video footage from underwater. The thick oil is like cake batter and takes 30 minutes to scrub off.
Turkey -- along with Brazil -- voted no for tougher sanctions against Iran by the UN, but the sanctions were passed. Is it the relationship between the US and Turkey -- long-term allies -- now tarnished?
Iran is obtaining military technology by using shell shipping companies and changing ships names to obscure the true owners of its freighters and to help go under the radar of UN sanctions.
The UN Security Council has voted to put new, tougher sanctions on Iran, in protest to its nuclear program, with even Russia and China voting in favour. But will the sanctions work?
Two Australian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan yesterday. After nearly a decade of Aussie troops in Afghanistan, it's time for our PM to finally commit to a departure plan, writes Daniel Flitton.
Afghan warlords -- supported by the US -- are bringing peace to Afghanistan in a manner completely undermining the US war efforts: by ignoring police and local governments.
