The New York Times Egypt’s Assault on Civil Society | Post-Mubarak Egypt is facing profound challenges with its unfinished revolution and looming economic crisis. The last thing it needs is to pick a fight with the United States. Yet the military ruler... (photo: Creative Commons / Sherif9282) Egypt Photos Protests Society Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution m&c Egypt's tourism sector struggles to revive fortunes | Hurghada, Egypt - The beaches are almost empty and taxi drivers jockey for customers in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada, once a bustling city, now desperately struggling to revive its tourism sec... (photo: AP) Economy Egypt Photos Tourism Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution Top Stories The Guardian Cameron and Karzai holding talks | David Cameron and President Hamid Karzai are to sign a pledge setting out the next stage in relations between Britain and Afghanistan. | At bilateral talks the leaders ... (photo: AP / Philip Ide, Pool) Afghanistan Britain Photos Talks Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) The Guardian Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil | ZEINA KARAM | Associated Press= BEIRUT (AP) — Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Ba... (photo: AP / Sham News Network via APTN) Death Photos Protests Syria Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising The Star One million children in Sahel at risk, UNICEF warns | GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1 million children in the Sahel are at risk of severe malnutrition and urgent action is needed to avert starvation akin to that in Somalia,... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) Africa Aid Photos UN Wikipedia: Sahel WorldNews.com Jewish Imperial News Article By Gilad Atzmon | This last weekend brought with it some vile manifestations of Jewish politics in its most horrific forms. | United Against the Goyim | Obama | I... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty) Israel Palestine Photos Politics Wikipedia: Politics of Israel France24 French forces to leave Afghanistan a year early: Sarkozy | AFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that France would pull its forces out of Afghanistan a year earlier than planned, a week after the killing of four French se... (photo: AP / Philippe Wojazer, Pool) Afghanistan France Photos Sarkozy Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) Jakarta Globe Shiites in Firing Line as Dozens Killed at Iraq Funeral March A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near a funeral procession in southeastern Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 32 people in the latest brazen attack si... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed) Iraq Mideast Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Iraq under U.S. Military Occupation The Boston Globe Israel says Iran 'drifting' toward nuke goal line | DAVOS, Switzerland-Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Friday the world must quickly stop Iran from reaching the point where even a "surgical" military strike coul... (photo: AP / CTK, Jan Koller) Iran Israel Nuclear Photos Wikipedia: Ehud Barak BBC News Nigeria's Boko Haram: Will dialogue end the insurgency? Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged the Islamist militant group Boko Haram to come forward and state their demands as a basis for dialogue. | His remarks... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Islam Nigeria Photos Politics Wikipedia: Boko Haram Al Jazeera Remembering Howard Zinn | Editor's note: Today, January 27, is the second anniversary of the death of Howard Zinn. An active participant in the Civil Rights movement, he was dismissed in 1963 fr... (photo: Creative Commons) Human Rights Justice Photos US Wikipedia: Howard Zinn