Every Wednesday you will find links and top-line summaries of current events around the globe. Facebook receives $200 million investment from Russian firm [Reuters] – Digital Sky Technologies has invested $200 million in Facebook, pegging its value at $10 billion – The new valuation is $5 billion lower than when Microsoft Corp invested $240 million [...]

Every Wednesday you will find links and top-line summaries of current events around the globe. 68 Mafia Suspects Arrested in Italy [BBC] – Italian police have arrested 68 suspected members of the Naples mafia, the Camorra, in the latest operation against the organized crime group – The raids follow the arrest in Spain this past [...]

Every Wednesday you will find links and top-line summaries of current events around the globe. Pakistani Soldiers Swoop in on Taliban Stronghold – The latest fighting has displaced some 800,000 civilians, who join another 500,000 who have been displaced from earlier fighting in the northwest, said Brigadier Aamir Raza Qureshi. – Military spokesman Abbas said [...]

Here you will find top-line summaries of current events around the globe. This will be a weekly occurrence moving forward. 45 Killed in Turkey Wedding Party Attack – Occurred in Bilge village near the city of Mardin. Reported that a “blood feud” among families had led to the killings in a region where tribal ties [...]