Members of Congress attended a trade delegation to which Latin American country this week?
What is Cuba?
100
Pope Francis spoke to crowds of millions during his visit to this country this week.
What is the Philippines?
100
John Kerry paid a visit to this European country this week.
What is France?
100
Last Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to rule on this.
What is whether all states must allow gay and lesbian couples to legally marry?
100
This glitzy business summit / rich person ski retreat is being held this week.
What is the Davos World Economic Forum?
200
Chronic shortages of consumer goods have prompted renewed protests in this country.
What is Venezuela?
200
Four people were killed in clashes in northeastern India this week over this supposed social transgression.
What is a Hindu/Muslim romantic relationship?
200
An anti-immigration rally in this country was cancelled after its leaders were allegedly threatened.
What is Germany?
200
Fox News apologized this week for falsely stating this about England and France.
What is that the countries had "Muslim-only zones" outside the control of the state?
200
A recent study on inequality by the charity Oxfam projects that this will happen by next year.
What is that 1% of the world's population will control more than half its wealth?
300
The Parliament of this island nation was dissolved this week, in the wake of a stalemate between the President and lawmakers.
What is Haiti?
300
Shin Dong-hyuk, a prominent North Korean defector, made this announcement this week.
What is that he had altered some details in his life story, "Escape from Camp 14"?
300
After years of vocal opposition, this European leftist party looks like it may win the coming parliamentary elections.
What is Syriza of Greece?
300
President Obama said this week that he will use his State of the Union address to call for this fiscal measure.
What is increasing taxes on the wealthiest individuals and largest financial firms?
300
This significant piece of US financial legislation was further weakened this week by the Republican Congress.
What is the Dodd-Frank law?
400
This week, Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos announced this critical development in his government's negotiations with rebel group FARC.
What is (the possibility of) a bilateral ceasefire?
400
This country drew the ire of Brazil, the Netherlands and several other nations after executing a number of foreign nationals on drug smuggling charges.
What is Indonesia?
400
The New York Times drew ire this week after running an op/ed piece on the Charlie Hebdo attacks from this controversial politician.
What is Marine Le Pen of the French National Front?
400
In light of the skyrocketing cost of living in large cities like NYC, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed this measure this week.
What is a minimum wage law that would make NYC's minimum ($11.50) higher than the state's ($10.50)?
400
This country's growth rate for the last quarter was its slowest in 24 years, due in part to its government's continuing strategy of economic "rebalancing".
What is China?
500
Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead in his apartment this week, in the midst of a case that linked the Kirchner administration to this country.
What is Iran? (The Kirchner administration is accused of covering up responsibility for the '94 bombing of a Jewish community center by an Iranian national in exchange for a favorable trade deal.)
500
The Chinese Communist Party's anti-corruption campaign has set its sights on yet another high-profile official, Ma Jian. Ma was a minister of this government agency.
What is the Ministry of State Security (PRC intelligence agency)?
500
Tens of thousands marched in this Russian region in a retort to the "Je Suis Charlie" marches in Paris.
What is Chechenya?
500
Secretary of State John Kerry said this week that the US plans to help reduce this country's heavy dependence on Russian energy imports.
What is Bulgaria?
500
Switzerland took this surprising action related to its currency, the franc, this week.
What is allowing its exchange rate to float? (Previously, the franc was pegged to the euro)