The need for intervention in Somalia to halt the advances of al-Shabaab has become only clearer during the devastating famine destroying the Horn of Africa.
Coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and thinking that Ratko Mladic's arrest was only important for peace and reconciliation in the region that suffered the most due to his crimes, the international frenzy around Mladic surprised me. Nevertheless, as much as his facing justice mattered to the public at home, it seems to have mattered greatly for the global public, as well.
Many of the sensational stories covering the phone hacking scandal have lacked analysis of the history of News Corp, essential for any critical perspective of the events currently unfolding.