Moscow -
Central Asian Uzbekistan has been plunged into its greatest moment of uncertainty since the end of the Soviet Union by the death of veteran leader Islam Karimov, who dominated the country for 27 years.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has launched an updated version of its acclaimed credit-card sized computer featuring upgraded hardware and much more power than its predecessor, giving it the ability to run a version of Windows 10 later this year.
Although still denying that their leader, Baitullah Mehsud, is dead, the Taliban held a meeting on Saturday to determine who would be his successor. During the meeting, two top commanders reportedly broke out into a gunfight and died.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has formally declared his third son Kim Jong Un as his successor. Jong Un, aged 26, was born in Japan and studied in Switzerland under a pseudonym.
The Dalai Lama fearing that the Chinese government may try to influence the succession process is thinking about picking his own successor. The man who was as a child named Lhamo Thondup does not want the role of Dalai Lama to be ruled by the government.
