Europe
Russia: ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatar leaders, forced into exile by Russian judicial orders, accuse Moscow of a campaign of raids and harassment aimed at driving Tatars from the peninsula.
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Iraq
Obama sees long war against ISIS
The Obama administration is preparing to carry out a campaign against ISIS that may take three years to complete, involving a coalition of some 40 countries.
The Andes
Colombia: FARC meet army brass, coke flows on
Colombia's top brass held their first meeting with FARC leaders at peace talks in Havana—as Panamanian authorities claimed interception of a massive FARC cocaine shipment.
Africa
Boko Haram seizes five Nigerian towns
Boko Haram is quickly seizing more territory in Nigeria's northeast and now threatens the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, sending thousands fleeing into Cameroon and Niger.
North Africa
Sudan arming Libyan Dawn rebels?
The Libyan government—now exiled to the eastern city of Tobruk—formally accused Sudan of smuggling weapons to the Islamist-led rebel alliance that controls Tripoli.
Standing up for Gaza in New York City
Banner dropped from Manhattan Bridge during Aug. 20 march for Gaza reads: "Gaza in Our Hearts; Boycott, Divest, Sanction Israel." New York is a tough town to be a pro-Palestinian dissident in. The Zionist establishment is so hegemonic in Gotham that… Read moreStanding up for Gaza in New York City
North Africa
Libyan Dawn rebels in control of Tripoli
With chaotic warfare spreading throughout the country, the Islamist-led Libyan Dawn rebel alliance is in effective control of the capital—with the support of Libya's grand mufti.
South Asia
India: Qaeda sees fertile ground for sectarian war
Ayman al-Zawahri's announcement of "al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent" comes amid growing attacks on Muslims in Northeast India as well as Burma and Bangladesh.
The Amazon
Brazil cracks down on Amazon ‘land traffickers’
Authorities in Brazil arrested several members of a criminal "land trafficking" gang described as "the greatest destroyers" of the Amazon rainforest.
The Andes
Sixth teacher assassinated this year in Colombia
The slaying of a teacher and community leader at an indigenous village marks the sixth murder of a teacher in Colombia this year, according to the education workers' union.
The Andes
Peru: deadly repression of pipeline protests
A 16-year-old protester was shot dead by National Police troops at Santa Teresa village in Cuzco region, during a protest against construction of a gas pipeline through local lands.
Iraq
ISIS accused of ‘ethnic cleansing on historic scale’
Evidence uncovered by Amnesty International indicates that ISIS has launched a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing in northern Iraq, targeting Yazidis and other minorities.