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(Global Pulse: July 10, 2008) The world watched as Colombian soldiers "fooled" the rebel group FARC into releasing 15 hostages including 3 Americans and Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt. The Colombian government claimed the entire operation was implemented without guns, without ransom, and solely by the Colombians. But what about the $20 million dollars?nSOURCES: RCN, Colombia; TV5, France; BBC, U.K.; ABC, U.S.; NPR News, U.S.; Once Noticias, Mexico; Al Jazeera English, Qatar

(Global Pulse: May 16, 2008) In a matter of weeks, Asia has been hit with devastating natural disasters like the cyclone in Myanmar and China's earthquake. Thousands have been killed and millions left homeless. While millions suffer there is another possible disaster spreading throughout Asia, the H5N1 virus or "bird flu". More outbreaks of the virus are spreading from Russia to South Korea leading to quick quarantines and a fear that the virus will infect humans. nSOURCES: BBC, U.K; Russia Today, Russia; NHK News, Japan; KBS News, South Korea.

(February 22, 2008) Kosovo declared independence from Serbia and the whole world took sides. President Bush was the first to recognize the region's autonomy, with the U.K., France, and Germany following suit. But not every country in the EU agrees; Spain and Greece have problems with regions within their borders also wanting independence. Russia has called the declaration illegal and charged the U.S. with possibly leading to the destabilization of the world.nSources: Deutsche Welle, Germany; Al Jazeera English, Doha; NBC News, U.S; Russia Today, Russia.