Intro to Global Politics?

I'm 21 and I'm embarrassed to say it, but I just realized a few days ago that I know NOTHING about WTF is going on in the world.  I barely know anything about what's going on in my own country, let alone in the Middle East, China, or Russia. I have no idea WHO is fighting, let alone what about.

What would be a good place to find a good, detailed introduction? I tried wikipedia, but there's just too much information presented at once there and I really have no idea where to start.

I've never really been into History classes and current events and such, and have avoided them when at all possible (I don't even watch the news or read the paper, ffs), but I think it's time I grow the fuck up and take a look at the world around me.

Any advice would be appreciated.

>>17
It's ironic because you were the one who made a retarded claim with no substance, which was exposed with a simple post, and all the "backing up" you could do with that pathetic mind was a google-search, not even understanding what was the problem. But, I think you went that way because you were owned previously in a similar manner, too bad you didn't have the intelligence to understand the underlying reason, so yet once again you even fail at copying.

So, >>1 should realize that politics is a field which can attract the most ignorant and retarded, with bullshit arguments stemming from their aforementioned ignorance, because I think it makes them feel important, or better, I don't know. Why else would someone insist so much on exposing his ignorance repeatedly?