Khaleej Times What will it Take for Change to Come to Egypt? Not so long ago, when an American president wanted help in the Arab world, he would call Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, who was routinely known as America's closest ally in the Middle East. | ... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
The Star INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect forests | OSLO (Reuters) - Governments will seek a new climate partnership in 2010 to protect tropical forests with funds going through the United Nations, the World Bank or bilateral channels, Norway said on... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo)
BBC News Central Africa's beguiling republic | Poverty stricken, difficult to get around and considered too dangerous to visit by many Western governments, Central African Republic is not a tourism hot-spot. But our... (photo: AP / Schalk van Zuydam) AfricaEconomyPhotosPovertyTourism
China Daily Ongoing Iran diplomacy needed | Hardline tactics will only push Teheran into corner, says envoy | Beijing: China's special envoy to the Middle East denied on Friday that interest in oil is the key rea... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) BeijingDiplomacyMideastPhotosTehran
Al Jazeera Nigeria cracks down after attacks | Nigerian authorities have arrested nearly a hundred people in connection with attacks near the central city of Jos that killed more than 500 people. | Police and soldie... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell) CrimeHuman RightsNigeriaPhotosViolence