Sea of Fire
South Africans are holding their breath amid a showdown between former President Jacob Zuma and the Constitutional Court that's being seen as a test of the nation's young democracy. Fears mount for Kabul as Taliban fighters make gains in some districts of Afghanistan, sending government soldiers fleeing. And is it Mordor from "Lord of the Rings?" No, but it's just as scary, it's a ring of fire in the Gulf of Mexico!
