WHO AM I?

Read more about this overnight success at CNN.

SOMALIA'S 21ST CENTURY PIRATES

BBC News has a Q&A about the Somali pirates.

BBC News also has a country profile of Somalia.

The CIA World Factbook has statistics and information on Somalia.

NEW YORK MAY LEGALIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

The Christian Science Monitor covers the new push for same-sex marriage in several states.

Read this Newsday article on New York Governor David Paterson's plan to legalize same-sex marriage in his state.

"CÉZANNE AND BEYOND"

Read about the Cézanne exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

You can see the complete works of Cézanne at www.paul-cezanne.org.

PRESIDENTIAL PETS

Click here to learn more about the assortment of pets that U.S. presidents and their families have owned through the years.

View MSNBC's slideshow of some of the best-known presidential pets.

COUNTRY OF THE WEEK: POLAND

Check out the BBC's country profile of Poland.

Read more about Poland, its history and its people here.

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE

Monticello.org has a great web series about this historic transaction.

FACES AND PLACES

The Associated Press covers Stephen Hawking's recent hospitalization, with background on his life and work.

The Miami Herald takes a look at the long and colorful career of John Madden.

Read the BBC's profile of jailed Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, with links to news stories about her case.

This Reuters article covers the climate change meeting being held April 27th and 28th in Washington, D.C.

CARTOON OF THE WEEK

To see all the prizewinning cartoons in the NewsCurrents Student Editorial Cartoon Contest, click here.