Need to know: Iran has managed, for now, to crush any prolonged protest movement. But unrest has continued for a second day in both Yemen and Bahrain. In all three countries, the renewed protests appear to have been inspired by the downfall of longtime authoritarian rulers in Tunisia and Egypt. Unrest across the Middle East and North Africa has at least partly been organized using Facebook, but officials at the company have remained silent about the role they have played.  |
Want to know: In Brazil, the level of police corruption would be laughable if it weren't so dangerous. On Monday, for instance, the police chief ordered the department responsible for investigating other departments for corruption to be investigated for corruption -- a move seen largely as begin corrupt. |
Dull but important: Silvio Berlusconi, the prime minister of Italy, will go to court for abusing his office and, lest we forget, paying an underaged prostitute for sex. The charges came after a string of sex scandals involving Berlusconi were revealed in the press. |
Just because: A South African song called "Shoot the Boer," an anti-apartheid anthem, is causing some controversy after being referenced by a leading politician. Some say the song incites violence against Boers, or white farmers. But U2's Bono, who is touring in South Africa at the moment, disagrees. |
Wacky: Don't have time to sit down for a nice, leisurely wedding? Try McDonald's in Hong Kong. Now, in the busy financial hub, couples on the go can get married as so called "McWeddings." |
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