"What in the World?" - Week of Feb 26-Mar 4, 2017

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security chief John Kelly met with Mexico's president last week. Who currently holds that office?

Omar Abdel-Rahman, aka "The Blind Sheikh," died in a North Carolina prison at the age of 78. He was convicted of conspiracy related to which terrorist act?

The Yemeni army lost its second-in-command when he was killed in a Houthi missile attack. The Houthis are backed by which nation?

The Malaysian government announced this week that tests on Kim jong nam's skin showed that the half-brother of North Korea's leader died from exposure to which banned chemical weapon?

For the first time in three years, leaders from Syrian president Bashar Assad's government met with representatives of the Western-backed rebels for peace talks. This diplomatic initiative, known as what, follows three failed attempts to permanently end the conflict?

Iran announced plans to purchase 950 tons of uranium ore from Kazakhstan to turn into nuclear fuel, with the help of which nation?

The world's oldest leader turned 93 this week: Who was it?

A man drove into a crowd, killing one person and injuring two others in what is suspected to believe was a terrorist attack in which German city?

The scandal over misuse of public funds by which French presidential candidate accused of paying family members for fake parliamentary jobs deepened this week when France's financial prosecutor appointed a magistrate to investigate the charges?

Tensions between Morocco and the Polisario Front over the disputed territory of Western Sahara threaten the 1991 ceasefire that ended a decades-long armed conflict; this week Morocco's king called on the United Nations to intervene to keep the situation from deteriorating any further. What mineral is known to exist in abundance in Western Sahara, and is likely at the root of the renewed tensions?