Zimbabwe - a country paralyzed by political uncertainty and now caught in the midst of a wave of post election violence.
The opposition claims at least 10 people have been killed and hundreds have been injured, mostly during what they say has been a campaign of intimidation by supporters of Robert Mugabe.
It is a claim his ruling ZANU-PF party has denied.
August is the is the date for the Aussie rules international cup. One of the countries involved will be Nauru which has high hopes, after all AFL is its national sport. Amazingly the worlds smallest island nation hasn’t had an AFL league for almost two years after their local tournament was disbanded due to violence on and off the pitch.
We take a look at the violence breaking out over the rise of global food prices.
There has been fierce fighting on the outskirts of Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital.
Security forces have been battling fighters suspected of having links to al-Qaeda.
Clayton Swisher reports on …
The latest violence in Iraq has put extreme pressure on a ceasefire by the Mahdi Army - a ceasefire that has been credited with reducing the violence, not just in Basra, but across the country.
The Mahdi Army announced that the ceasefire is still in place.
But for how long? Owen Fay reports.