WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD THIS WEEK?

In order to become familiar with global issues, answer the questions below. Sites where the stories can be found are located beneath- they are not sequenced. You will need to read and summarize all the news articles to answer the questions well. Do this as a google doc and share with me.
Use the world map and label all the countries with a number to correspond to the question and indicate the key news event. This will help you become aware of where and what is happening globally!

WHAT's GOING ON IN THE WORLD THIS WEEK?

1. Who was the former Bosnian president that was recently arrested? Why?

2. Who is the Islamic scholar who issued a fatwa against terrorism?

4. Who faces 11 charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide? Name of coutry.

5. What country is considering the public keeping of tigers as pets as a way to conserve them? Explain briefly the proposal.

6. What problems does Chile face after the earthquake? How large was the quake? What city was hardest hit. Mark on a map

7. What is the name of the country where there is a game show that is offering prizes to villages going green?

8. Why did more die in Haiti where the quake was smaller?

9. What is the world’s rarest gorilla? How many are left ? What are the threats to their existence? What solutions are being offered?

10. What is the name of the tribe that has just recently become extinct with its last member dying? In what country and region was this tribe found? How old was the last surviving member?

11. What’s happening in Greece and why?

12. Where is the first all women UN peace keeping force from ?Where are they being sent to and why? Explain the background briefly.


13. Where have militants banned the United Nations Food Agency and ordered its aid workers to leave the country? How many people from this country are estimated to be starving by U.N.?

14. Where was a peace accord recently signed? What country has helped to mediate the talks in this? When will the permanent cease fire be signed?

SITES :

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/28/stark.chile.quake.haiti/index.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8544531.stm

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/adopt.tiger.indonesia/index.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/03/02/liberia.women/index.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/03/01/somalia.food.threats/index.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/02/25/cross.river.gorrilla/index.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/india.extinct.tribe/index.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/india.green.game.show/index.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/02/24/greece.protests.analysis/index.html