A round-up of today's global news headlines.

Recent bushfires in Australia have killed more than 180 people, destroyed over 1,800 houses and left about 7,000 people homeless. Not to mention the burned paws. Poor koalas!

Results from the recent provincial elections in Iraq saw Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Dawa Party gain power in many of the country’s provinces. According to preliminary returns, Dawa is now the most powerful Shiite party in Iraq. No small potatoes.

Of an estimated 14,400 candidates for provincial offices, nearly 4,000 are women.

Will the Obama administration reverse Bush's antagonism towards the ICC?

"The bigger question is political--how the Obama Administration responds to the new constitution," said economist Mark Weisbrot.

In the developed world, the closest most of us have come to cholera is either through Oprah-endorsed magical realism or disappointment on the Apple IIe Oregon Trail - "Chelsea has died of cholera."

Video: Oprah now reaches over 6 million viewers in the Arab world each day, bringing conversations about domestic violence or homosexuality to living rooms where these subjects are still taboo.

What do Joe Biden, Leon Panetta, and Hillary Clinton have in common? They're all expected to serve in high-level positions in the Obama administration, and they've all appeared as distinguished guests on WIDE ANGLE.