 I intend to post this feature every Saturday night, but yesterday the internet was out all day, so I'm a little behind on this. But anyway, "This Week in World News" started off with another European country publicizing its current financial woes and ended with an African country receiving its first daily newspaper in years. Here's a brief rundown of this week in world news. Saturday, May 29, 2010 ROME, ITALY - Italy is the latest Eurozone nation to be threatened by financial woe - after Silvio Berlusconi assured his compatriots for months that they had weathered the crisis. At Telegraph.co.uk, Nick Squires reports more from Rome. Sunday, May 30, 2010 DHAKA, BANGLADESH - Bangladesh says it has blocked the popular social networking website Facebook over a page that urges people to draw images of Islam's prophet Muhammad. Want to know more? Check out the article here on Fox News. Monday, May 31, 2010 TOKYO, JAPAN- Anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune testified in a trial Monday that he had no intention of hurting anyone when he protested Japan's whale hunt. CNN's Yoko Wakatsuki and Junko Ogura contribute to the CNN wire staff article here. Tuesday, June 1, 2010 FRANCE - A Frenchman with no arms and legs is preparing to swim the English Channel. Philippe Croizon, who lost his limbs in a freak accident, hopes to complete the 22 mile crossing in 24 hours. Telegraph.co.uk gives more details here. Wednesday, June 2, 2010 SAN DIEGO - A 32-year-old Mexican man has died after being shocked by a stun gun during a confrontation with Border Patrol agents at a California border crossing, officials said Tuesday. More on this report at The Huffington Post. Thursday, June 3, 2010 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE - If you live in the northern hemisphere, go out any night this week an hour or so after sunset and look at the western sky to catch a planetary triple play starring Venus, Saturn and Mars. Geoff Gaherty tells us more here. Friday, June 3, 2010 HARARE, ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwe's first private daily newspaper hit the streets Friday to break a state monopoly established years ago after President Robert Mugabe's government banned a pro-opposition newspaper over a registration dispute. Chris Chinaka fills us in on the details here. And now we'd like to ask: What stood out to you the most during this week in world news? CommentsLeave a Reply | Lead Blogger: J.R. Riel
 J.R. has lived in various places, from Bridgehampton, New York to Lanai City, Hawaii. He currently resides in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where he is studying Mandarin and experiencing the joy of Chou Doufu.
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