Syria: Hamza al-Khatib, thirteen-year-old martyr

Little Hamza al-Khatib has become the face of the Syrian uprising in the wake of his brutal death. As fighting continues in Yemen, many wonder whether President Saleh could be encouraging chaos as a strategy to cling on to power. And Qatar bursts onto the football scene: not content with hosting the 2022 World Cup, the emirate has now become a major stakeholder in French club Paris Saint-Germain.