The 'home of the comic book,' Belgium wielded outsized influence in the comics industry until the 1980s. Now it's trying to regain that sway via government-supported innovation.
With tribal conflicts and personal score-settling on the rise, the weapons that were given to Libyans to battle the Qaddafi regime have become Libya¿s primary security threat.
The Tunisian revolution that toppled Ben Ali now has an aftermath: street protests against the government put in place to assure the revolution’s goals.
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