2010 brought many major news events. Internationally, we saw the volcanic ash cloud across Europe , the latest Wikileaks releases and sweeping Republican victories across the US House of Representatives. The Middle East witnessed a virus in Iran's nuclear program and Jordan's King Abdullah swearing in a new cabinet. Locally, the IDF raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla made headlines, a new round of US-brokered peace talks was launched, and most recently the nation mourned 44 people who fell victim to the Carmel fires. Get all the 2010 wrap ups and analysis here at Jpost.com