It’s the biggest country in Latin America and has great potential to be a superpower in the future, but the rampant street crime in Brazil’s major cities is a big security challenge for the government.

The story of Afghanistan known by most Americans is of horrific war scenes, lost lives and injuries to troops and civilians. Last weekend, another roadside bomb killed five soldiers working to rout terrorists.

North Korea’s sentencing of Kenneth Bae to 15 years of hard labor likely is meant to provoke the United States.