Monday, December 31, 2012

13 for 2013: What's next for the world?

13 for 2013: What's next for the world?


13 for 2013: What's next for the world?

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 05:41 AM PST

Syria's expanding turmoil, Iran's nuclear program, China's rise and more: Let's peer into the misty looking glass for 2013 and see what's next for the world.

5 ways Africa shone in 2012

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 04:51 AM PST

The deadly church and mosque attacks in Nigeria and Kenya, and the deaths of Ghanaian and Ethiopian leaders dominated sub-Saharan Africa headlines in 2012.

Photos: Notable deaths of 2012

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 04:58 AM PST

Photos: Notable people we've lost in 2012

Neighbors ring in 2013 24 hours apart

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 04:56 AM PST

Just 101 miles separate Samoa and American Samoa.

Iraq, a year after U.S. troops left

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 11:26 AM PST

One year after U.S. troops left, much about a post-war Iraq remains unclear -- for the Iraqis recovering from war, and still facing bombs and battles; for Americans re-adjusting to life in the United States and wondering whether their work was worthwhile.

2013: From Syria to 'post-Gangnam' era

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 05:14 AM PST

Forecasting the major international stories for the year ahead is a time-honored pastime, but the world has a habit of springing surprises. In late 1988, no one was predicting Tiananmen Square or the fall of the Berlin Wall. On the eve of 2001, the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan were unimaginable. So with that substantial disclaimer, let's peer into the misty looking glass for 2013.

Photos: Notable deaths of 2012

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 04:58 AM PST

Photos: Notable people we've lost in 2012

Photos: World rings in the new year

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 10:01 AM PST

Photos: The world rings in the new year

Iraq, a year after U.S. troops left

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 11:26 AM PST

One year after U.S. troops left, much about a post-war Iraq remains unclear -- for the Iraqis recovering from war, and still facing bombs and battles; for Americans re-adjusting to life in the United States and wondering whether their work was worthwhile.

Report blames poor security, inadequate response in Benghazi attack

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 08:55 AM PST

Terrorists in Benghazi, Libya, "essentially walked right into the Benghazi compound unimpeded and set it ablaze," a special Senate report on the September 11 attack that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans says.

Venezuela's Chavez battles 'new complications' from surgery

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 09:53 AM PST

Officials called off a New Year's Eve celebration in Venezuela's capital after receiving word that President Hugo Chavez had suffered "new complications" from cancer surgery.

Stench of burnt bodies smothers Syrian city, residents say

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 05:19 AM PST

The stench of the burnt bodies was so potent, Abu Jafar said, he could smell it from 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) away.

No African leader deemed worthy of leadership award

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 05:03 AM PST

No-one has been awarded the world's most valuable prize, the $5 million Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, which was due to be announced Monday.

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