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NORWAY The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Oct. 12 that former United States Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will share the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. The committee applauded their efforts to spread knowledge about man-made climate change. The winners topped a list of 181 nominees.

UKRAINE More than a dozen people were killed when a gas explosion tore apart a 10-story apartment building Oct. 13 in Dnipropetrovsk. Reuters reported that the city’s gas service said a sudden surge of supplies to the area caused the blast. Problems with natural gas infrastructure are common in regions formerly controlled by the Soviet Union.
BELARUS In a rare move, President Alexander Lukashenka allowed thousands of pro-EU protesters to demonstrate in Minsk Oct. 14, the BBC reported. Though he has been banned from traveling to the EU and U.S. since unfair elections in 2006, Lukashenka has sought better ties with the EU in the aftermath of fuel rows with Russia.
TURKEY Turkish troops shelled Kurdish areas of northern Iraq Oct. 14 as Ankara weighed whether to approve a ground incursion, Agence France-Presse reported. The attack marks increasing tension between Turkey and the United States, which is considering branding the 1914-1917 Turkish killing of Armenians a genocide. The United States has warned Turkey against interfering in Iraq.
FRANCE French police arrested 310 people suspected of downloading Internet child pornography, Reuters reported Oct. 12. Police discovered more than 2 million photos and 18,000 pornographic videos during home searches. According to a police spokesman, those arrested are men from many different social backgrounds.


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