Central Europe is watching the American deployment of a European ballistic missile defense network closely -- and not for protection from ballistic missiles.
A second day of protests in Chile turned violent, but the protests are likely to grow if the government appears unwilling to compromise on education and wage reforms.
An approaching U.N. General Assembly vote on Palestinian statehood could be a motivating factor behind Hamas' (among other groups') strategic intent to create a crisis between Egypt and Israel.
