I just came across this cool montage of historical footage of Nelson Mandela at the UN. The UN's new media people uploaded it to YouTube last week for Nelson Mandela International Day. Check it out.
Lebanese and Israeli soldiers exchanged gunfire earlier today. The clash seemed to have been sparked by Israeli attempts to remove a tree along the border fence. (MSNBC even has a picture). Early reports indicate that four Lebanese were killed, including a journalist and two Israeli soldiers were critically wounded.
Over at Aid Watch Laura Freschi is none too impressed with the US MDG strategy, unveiled by USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah on Friday. Freschi argues that the US MDG strategy document is basically a PR ploy "to create a positive image of benevolence towards the world’s poor, which is sadly unrelated to whether the goals are actually achieved."