As world leaders prepare to convene for the sixty-seventh session of the UN General Assembly, they will face renewed calls for UN recognition of Palestine and a redoubling of diplomatic efforts in a volatile Middle East.

A profile of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), a separatist group operating in eastern Ethiopia.

An overview of the Fatah al-Islam terrorist group.

A vote by Sinn Féin to endorse the police force in Northern Ireland has the potential to revive the power-sharing arrangements called for in the 1998 Good Friday accord.

Fallout from a deadly bombing by the Basque separatist group ETA shattered prospects of a permanent peace promoted by Spain’s government. It also shows the gamble governments take when entering into talks with terrorist groups.

Two years after a tsunami devastated several Indian Ocean countries, a rudimentary warning system is in place. But coordination and funding concerns have slowed plans for a permanent regional system.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva surges to victory in a runoff vote, overcoming a series of corruption scandals that raised concerns about his ability to govern.