In the recent standoff between five Chinese naval vessels and the U.S. surveillance ship, Impeccable, China claims that the Americans violated their "economic exclusion zone" (EEZ).

While Swat Valley may sound like the training grounds for an elite tactical unit of hot-shot cops that bust up crack houses and neutralize high-risk hostage situations, it's actually quite a lovely region in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan.

Results from the recent provincial elections in Iraq saw Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Dawa Party gain power in many of the country’s provinces. According to preliminary returns, Dawa is now the most powerful Shiite party in Iraq. No small potatoes.

High in the Swiss Alps lies the small town of Davos, and once every year this mountain hamlet explodes with international schmoozapalooza as the World Economic Forum hosts its annual meeting.