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Transparency International publishes its rankings of global corruption.  See where your country ranks here.

Check out former CIA officer Bob Baer’s video on Afghanistan here

Will Palestinian leaders again turn to violence to shore up domestic support? Read Steven Cook’s analysis here.

An alarming number of journalists are being killed in Mexico.  Read about it here.

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Pakistani pop musicians are propelling anti-American messages. The lyrics reflect widespread views among their young educated fans who say Pakistan’s problem is the West, not the Taliban.

See the video here

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photo by George Billard

Daniel Pauly, a professor at the Fisheries Centre of the University of British Columbia, warns that the global fishing industry has drastically depleted the number of fish in the oceans. Read and listen to an interview about this important issue here.

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Nicholas D. Kristof

Tonight, Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is addressing Network 20/20.  Read his recent column on education instead of arms in Afghanistan here.