Iraq
Demand war crimes trial for ISIS leaders
Human Rights Watch called on the Iraqi and Kurdish Regional Government authorities to prosecute ISIS fighters for war crimes against the Yazidi minority.
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Greater Middle East
ISIS executes civil resistance media activists
ISIS executed five media activists in Syria's eastern province of Deir Ezzor, warning that anyone who tries to document the group's atrocities will never be safe from retribution.
Iraq
Fears for Fallujah ‘disappeared’
Shi'ite militiamen who fought alongside the Iraqi army in the battle for Fallujah are believed to have seized some 900 civilian men and boys and killed nearly 50.
Greater Middle East
Syria: jihadist factions accused in war crimes
Armed groups in Aleppo and surrounding areas in Syria's north have carried out a "chilling wave" of abductions, torture and summary killings, Amnesty International charges.
The Andes
Controversy over FARC ‘concentration zones’
Under the plan for demobilization of Colombia's FARC guerillas, special zones are to be established for fighters to "concentrate" and then be integrated into civilian life.
Democracy Goddess comes to Chinatown
The "Goddess of Democracy" became a global icon when it was raised by student protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989—before the movement was put down in the massacre of June 4. In the prelude to this year's anniversary of… Read moreDemocracy Goddess comes to Chinatown
Watching the Shadows
White House releases (contested) drone kill count
The White House said that up to 116 civilians have been killed by drone and other US strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and Libya since Barack Obama took office in 2009.
Iraq
Entire population of Fallujah displaced
Iraqi forces backed by US warplanes have retaken Fallujah two years after the city fell to ISIS—but nearly the entire population, some 80,000 people, is now displaced.
North Africa
Amnesty: migrants face ‘horrifying’ abuses in Libya
Amnesty International is demanding international action to address "horrifying" abuses of refugees and migrants in Libya at the hands of both traffickers and authorities.
The Andes
Bolivia: police clash with striking workers
At least nine were injured and some 30 detained when security forces clashed with unionists of the Bolivian Workers Central blocking a highway to protest lay-offs.
Planet Watch
Canada: court blocks Northern Gateway pipeline
Canada's Federal Court of Appeal overturned approval of Enbridge energy company's Northern Gateway pipeline that would link Alberta's oil sands to British Columbia's coast.
East Asia
China: victory for anti-pollution protesters
The mayor of Xiantao in central China announced suspension of a waste incinerator after a wave of protests—but residents continue to take the streets in defiance of authorities.