WHO AM I? Nicolas Sarkozy

BBC News has a profile of Nicolas Sarkozy.

A POWER SHIFT IN AUSTRALIA

National Public Radio has a story about the upcoming Middle East summit.

The Guardian also looks at the upcoming summit.

Middle East Online analyzes the biggest challenges to this summit.

Human Rights Watch looks at human rights abuses on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

DROUGHT IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

Reuters covers the tri-state tensions over water from Lake Lanier.

MSNBC's article explains why the Southeast's water problems are partly due to development and poor land use.

NEWSCURRENTS POLL RESULTS: VOTER ID

MSNBC covers the pros and cons of the voter ID issue.

THE SECRET LIFE OF THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL

United Press International has a story on the Appalachian Trail project.

Find out more about the trail at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

COUNTRY OF THE WEEK: AUSTRALIA

BBC News has a country profile of Australia.

BBC News also reports on the new prime minister's vow to formally apologize to Australia's Aboriginal population.

Get the vital stats on Australia from the CIA World Factbook.

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY:

The Library of Congress looks at the events of December 7, 1941.

Learn more at the site for the USS Arizona memorial.

FACES AND PLACES

MSNBC takes a look at Trent Lott's self-described "wild ride" of a political career.

The BBC explores the reasons Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has allowed former leader Nawaz Sharif to stay in the country, when only months ago he had him deported.

Read Time's article "Putin lashes out at the West."

USA Today covers the historic Middle East peace conference in Maryland, including the text of the "conference statement" drafted by both sides.

CARTOON OF THE WEEK

Click here to find out more about the NewsCurrents Student Editorial Cartoon Contest.

Here is a link which will give you tips on how to create really good cartoons.