The International Court of Justice issued two press releases about upcoming hearings in both the Frontier Dispute (Burkina Faso/Niger), scheduled for October 8-17,
2012; and the Maritime Dispute (Peru v. Chile), scheduled for December 3-14,
2012. Reuters reports a three-way scramble for the upcoming World Bank presidential elections, with American economist Jeffrey Sachs registered as a candidate. African finance ministers have backed Nigerian, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the post, and officials have just confirmed her candidacy as well. Though his name has been pushed by Brazil, Colombia does not see former...