World Travel: Could climate change knock tourism for six?

And political upheaval can't be doing the travel industry much good, either.

Where are they now? Denis Healey

He of the bushy eyebrows, the most notable living Labour politician never to have been Prime Minister of the UK.

Turkey: the next great power

No longer a mere tourist destination or aspiring EU Member, Turkey is re-asserting itself East and South.

America: pick up a gun with your groceries

Wall-Mart will stock firearms on its shelves again.  What?

Syria: will brutality prevail?

Assad counters the protestors with tanks and live ammunition.  Can he survive?

Libya: Misrata must not fall

The central plank to the rebellion should not be allowed to succumb to Gaddafi's forces.

Yemen: a very feminine revolution

"Day of Honor and Dignity" protests by burqa-clad women:  a sight to inspire hope.