Reuters Interactive Timeline & Factbox Archive
Troops in Afghanistan
U.S. President Barack Obama faces key decisions on Afghanistan, where insurgent violence has reached its highest level since the Taliban was ousted from power in 2001. Factbox
The Ashes cricket test matches
Australia start their Ashes cricket series defence on July 8. The Australians won the last series in Australia in 2007 by five test matches to zero after losing the 2005 Ashes by two matches to one in England in 2005. Factbox
Global Water Supply - The facts
Water scarcity affects one in three people on every continent and is getting worse as water needs rise with population growth and increased usage by households and industry. Factbox
How Britain plans to reduce it's debt
Government and opposition are under pressure to spell out a credible debt-reduction strategy ahead of a parliamentary election that must be held by June 2010. Factbox
Conflict in Somalia
Western nations and Somalia's neighbours are worried that
if Islamist insurgents succeed in toppling the fragile government, the country will become a safe haven for al Qaeda training camps and hardline Islamists who will destabilise the region. Factbox
Poverty and anger in Nigeria
Mismanagement and graft over decades have imperilled Nigeria's development, deterred investment, undermined democracy and deepened conflicts both economic and religious.. Factbox
Snap elections in Greece
Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis launched a difficult election campaign on Sept. 3 after calling an early parliamentary vote for Oct. 4 to seek a new mandate and deal with a sharp economic crisis. Factbox
Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall
The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall will be commemorated on Nov 9. The wall had split the city since it was put up by East German leader Walter Ulbricht in the summer of 1961. Timeline
THE 2009 NOBEL PRIZES
The 2009 Nobel season ended with Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson winning the prize for Economics for their work in economic governance. Barack Obama won the Peace Prize and said he would accept the award as a "call to action". Factbox
Hamid Karzai becomes Afghan president
Taliban militants killed six U.N. foreign staff in an attack on an international guest-house in Kabul, deepening concerns about security for a presidential election run-off due on November 7. Timeline
