March 18 Costa Rica: Prominent indigenous rights activist Sergio Rojas was found dead in his home on March 18 after being shot by unknown assailants, Democracy Now! reported. Rojas had…
This week around the world: Nov. 4–10
Nov. 4 Saudi Arabia Lebanon’s PM resigns, Riyadh-bound missile intercepted Citing threats to his life and condemning Iranian meddling in Lebanese affairs, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri abruptly announced his…
This Week Around the World: Oct. 29-Nov. 6
Oct. 29 Mogadishu, Somalia Officials removed after attack in capital Somalia’s police and intelligence chiefs were dismissed following a hotel bombing that claimed over 25 lives. Earlier this month, the…
This Week Around the World: Oct. 21-27
Oct. 21 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson landed in Saudi Arabia as part of a Middle East tour aiming to resolve the ongoing diplomatic crisis in…
This week around the world: Oct. 14–20
Oct. 14 Busan, South Korea The 18th Annual Busan International Film Festival, Asia’s largest film festival, is the first since the revelation that former President Park Geun-hye blacklisted filmmakers and…
This day around the world: Oct. 1
Oct. 1 Barcelona, Spain Despite Spanish national police raiding polling locations and pressure from the central government in Madrid, Catalonia went forward with a referendum calling for independence from Spain….
This week around the world: Sept. 23–29
Sept. 24 Germany Angela Merkel was re-elected chancellor of Germany for a fourth time in federal elections that also saw the far-right Alternative for Germany emerge with the third-most votes,…
This week around the world: Sept. 16–22
Sept. 16 Cairo, Egypt The life sentence of overthrown Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was upheld by an Egyptian court, charging the former president with damaging national security by leaking secret…
This week around the world: Aug. 19–25
Aug. 19 Bogota, Colombia After being ousted by the Venezuelan government for her increasingly vocal criticism of corruption and undemocratic power grabs by the administration, the country’s former chief prosecutor…
This week around the world: July 22–28
July 22 Mosul, Iraq A 16-year-old German teen was found in Iraq after allegedly fleeing from her home to join ISIS. After Mosul was liberated, the teen, along with other…
This week around the world: July 15–21
July 16 Netherlands The Royal Dutch Medical Association rejected proposed legislation that would ease the process for individuals to kill themselves, saying such efforts would pressure people to end their…