North Korea Halts Nuclear Activities for Food

Recently the DRPK has agreed to halt its tests, launches, and enrichment activities in exchange for 240,000 metric tons of nutritional aid. This gesture may signify a changing in time. Because of the change in power it could result in a change of times. The hostilities toward the west could be leaving because of the influence of the DRPK's new leader. If more aid comes to north Korea the hostilities between the DRPK could come to an end. 

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/29/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-deal/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

Iran Could Increase US Fuel Prices

Recently Iran has been cutting their oil supplies to several countries. Iran has already cut off its supply to Britain and France and is threatening to do the same for several other European countries. This does not directly affect the US, but it would create a ripple effect. If The supplies are cut the demand will increase, resulting in higher prices. Even though the United States does not use Iran for oil, the supply cut will impact the US. Because of the supply cut and the already high demand countries will use oil reserves that the US uses the supply lessens, and with the demand of oil being extremely high the price will increase. Experts have predicted that gas prices over the summer could reach as high as $5.00 a gallon if the supply cut effects the United States as predicted.

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=wo_t3#/video/bestoftv/2012/02/21/exp-erin-iran-gas-prices.cnn

Apple Improving Conditions in Chinese Factories

Recently Apple has been in the middle of a controversy regarding the working conditions in its Chinese factories. Apparently the manufacturer that Apple uses has been using child labor. Apple is clearly trying to eliminate Child labor on its products, but now that the public has knowledge of child labor in china how do we know how much of our imported products have been manufactured using child labor. Apples charge on preventing child labor is admirable but only makes it seem like they are trying to save there own skin. Wouldn't Apple know if these factories were using child labor? In my opinion Apple should have had more knowladge of the issue and the consumer shouldn't rule out the possibility that Apple had knowladge of child labor in its factories.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/14/tech/innovation/apple-cook-china-plants/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

Fidel Castro Ruz: Guerrilla of Time

Recently, the former Prime Minister of Cuba has announced that he will be releasing a 1000 page memoir of his life.  The who book will include two volumes and will be titled "Fidel Castro Ruz: Guerrilla of Time". The entire book was said to cover his life from his infancy and childhood all the way to his years as a military leader and eventually the Prime Minister of Cuba. The process if writing a memoir has been difficult for Fidel because of his age, however he has been encouraged to continue working and recalling his influential life.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/04/world/americas/cuba-castro-memoir/index.html?hpt=wo_mid

Iran Meets with UN Nuclear Team

This week Iran let UN nuclear inspectors inside their borders to verify that the nuclear production in the country was not for the production of nuclear weapons. The UN has been putting pressure on Iran because they have been allegedly using their nuclear technology to develop atomic weapons. The UN inspectors in Iran show a trust and willingness to negotiate with the United Nations. This gesture of cooperation could be a sign of peace between the UN and Iran.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/01/world/meast/iran-nuclear-iaea/index.html?hpt=wo_c2