KUALA LUMPUR: These are perhaps glory days for Southeast Asia, at least in the eyes of many from outside the region. Economically, ours is the fastest-growing region in the world, the envy of many others who are still wallowing in their stagnation. And while many neighbor countries in other parts of the world are sporadically if not periodically getting at each other s throats, most if not all Southeast Asian nations, despite their vastly different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, are prospering in their relative harmony with one another.
The election's postponement until December 15 and the extension of Macky Sall's presidential mandate have triggered one of the most serious political crises in decades in Senegal, often praised.
The first sign that Iran felt the need to flex its muscles more directly after months of tension and hostility across the Middle East came on January 11 when its naval forces dropped from a helicopter to seize an oil tanker off the coast of Oman.