The results of last months' South Sudan independence referendum are being officially announced today. Still, once independent, South Sudan will beset by problems of a failed state. UPDATE from Maggie Fick in Juba
Since the flurry of post-Cancun commentary, not much has been said or written about the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. So what’s been happening with the climate talks?
No one knows how a new or reformed Egyptian government will approach Israel or its border with Gaza. For now, the long suffering residents of Gaza are poised to endure even further hardship as this uncertainty looms.