Peter Gelling

Peter Gelling was an editor at GlobalPost.

He used to be the Social Media Editor.

He was formerly the deputy editor for the Middle East and Africa.

And before that he reported from Indonesia from 2004 to 2010 for GlobalPost, the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times.

So, what is the Zika virus?

It won't kill you. But it's spreading 'explosively' across the Americas.

So, what is the Zika virus?

Iran's president is basically just touring Europe, picking up checks at this point

Iran's president is basically just touring Europe, picking up checks at this point

UN panel says Saudi Arabia has violated humanitarian law in Yemen

UN panel says Saudi Arabia has violated humanitarian law in Yemen

China's economic nosedive is reverberating around the world

China's economic nosedive is reverberating around the world

Egypt today looks a lot like it did before the revolution

Egypt today looks a lot like it did before the revolution

Tunisia might be facing its biggest test yet

It will all come down to how the government responds to a repeat of the events that launched the Arab Spring five years ago.

Tunisia might be facing its biggest test yet

A British investigation has implicated Putin in murder

The British government says Putin ordered the hit on Alexander Litvinenko in London.

A British investigation has implicated Putin in murder

Assault on university in Pakistan kills more than 20

Militants tossed grenades into crowds and opened fire on students and professors.

Assault on university in Pakistan kills more than 20

Some 19,000 civilians have been killed in Iraq in the last year

Another 3 million have fled their homes, according to the UN.

Some 19,000 civilians have been killed in Iraq in the last year

Americans kidnapped in Baghdad

Iraqi security forces are going to door to door looking for 3 Americans who were abducted over the weekend.

Americans kidnapped in Baghdad

Ebola is back and it only took a day

A day after WHO declared an end to the outbreak, Sierra Leone finds a new victim.

Ebola is back and it only took a day

A small band of terrorists causes chaos in downtown Jakarta

A handful of attackers threw grenades and shot up a busy main thoroughfare in Indonesia's capital before being killed by police.

A small band of terrorists causes chaos in downtown Jakarta

The state of US foreign policy

Here's what Obama had to say about the world during his speech last night.

The state of US foreign policy

The US isn't setting a very good example for Iran

As Iran dismantles its ability to build a single nuclear weapon, the US is testing newer, smaller atom bombs in the Nevada desert.

The US isn't setting a very good example for Iran

Iraqi forces might finally take Ramadi back from the Islamic State

Another Islamic State-controlled city is poised to fall.

Iraqi forces might finally take Ramadi back from the Islamic State