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Two years ago, the European Union agreed to formally open talks on Turkey joining the EU. Now the agreement is in jeopardy. One obstacle is Turkey's relationship with the island of Cyprus. The EU has given Turkey until mid-December to allow trade with Cyprus or likely face a cut-off of talks in certain areas.

Anti-immigrant sentiment is spreading across Europe, boosting support for populist, right-wing parties. One of the most successful is in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium. Backers of the party, known as Vlaams Belang, criticize Muslim immigrants for failing to assimilate.

Filmmaker Todd Field scored an indie hit with

Little Children

Afghanistan's army is a bright spot among the country's emerging institutions. Soldiers are respected, training is going well and the army is seen as less corrupt than other government entities. But it still depends on outside support.

Daniel Ortega's Nicaragua was at the center of U.S. foreign policy 20 years ago. The Reagan administration gave financial and military support to the anti-Sandinista forces known as the Contras. Now Ortega appears to be headed back to power.

An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced former president Saddam Hussein to death for crimes against humanity. The reaction to Saddam's sentencing reveals just how divided Iraq has become.

The newly created International Criminal Court was set up to bring to justice some of the world's worst war criminals. The first case, expected to go to trial soon, involves a militia leader from the Ituri region of Congo and the use of child soldiers.

Americans and Iraqis have obvious interests in how events in Iraq unfold. But Iraq's neighbors also have a stake in the conflict. Scott Lasensky of the U.S. Institute of Peace gives Liane Hansen a few reasons why.

Adeed Dawisha is a professor of political science at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Born in Iraq, Dawisha urges the United States to acknowledge that his homeland is a de facto segregated country. He wants American diplomats to urge the Iraqi government toward a peaceful partition or a loosely federated state.