World Population: 7 billion and counting...

A crowded world hits 7 billion people

Newborn baby Isaac Davies who was born at 12.46am in the James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough, northern England, October 31, 2011.  REUTERS/Nigel Roddis

With the world's population more than doubling over the last half century, basics like food and water are under more strain than ever, and providing for an additional 2-3 billion people in the next 50 years is a serious worry.  Full Article | Video 

Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?

Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their World War I-style conflict in 2000. Furious veRed Sea, UNrbal battles, however, have continued to this day.