Greater Middle East
Gaza and Aleppo: fearful symmetry
Residents of Aleppo, under siege and bombardment by Syrian regime forces, held a candle-light ceremony for the residents of Gaza under Israeli bombardment and invasion.
Europe
Ukraine air disaster inter-imperial football (already)
As Obama blames Russian-backed rebels in the downing of the Malaysian flight over Ukraine, Putin blames Kiev—and the people of eastern Ukraine are brutalized by both sides.
Inner Asia
China: Uighurs defy Ramadan crackdown
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang are stepping up sweeps and security measures in the wake of a new attack—and have barred public officials from fasting for Ramadan.
Palestine
South Africa: 40,000 march against Gaza assault
Some 40,000 marched through central Cape Town to protest the Gaza "massacre" at South Africa's parliament, with banners reading "Israel is a racist apartheid regime."
North Africa
Libya: Tripoli clashes; Benghazi suspect killed
As rival militias battle for control of Tripoli's airport, a suspect in the 2012 attack in Benghazi is found dead in Libya's eastern town of Marj, also under control of a local militia.
Southern Cone
Brazil: indigenous lives not worth a traffic sign
Prosecutors in Brazil called for compensation to a Guarani indigenous community forced by land usurpation into a roadside camp where eight have been killed by motorists.
Iraq
Iraq: mass murder of Sunni prisoners
Iraqi security forces and pro-government militias have unlawfully executed at least 250 Sunni prisoners in six Iraqi cities and villages, Human Rights Watch reports.
Palestine
Clashes across West Bank amid Gaza bombardment
Fierce clashes broke out across the West Bank between Israeli troops and young Palestinian men protesting the ongoing military offensive against the Gaza Strip.
Mexico
Mexico: campesinos block Tabasco oil wells
Local campesinos are blockading hundreds of oil and gas wells in Mexico's Tabasco state to demand indemnification for lands impacted by a massive spill and explosion.
The Andes
Cajamarca: police attack campesino community
National Police troops attacked local residents of El Lirio village in Peru's Cajamarca region after they blocked mining company vehicles that attempted to enter their lands.
Iraq
ISIS seize nuclear, chemical materials: reports
Iraq's government warned the UN that ISIS militants have seized nuclear materials from a Mosul research facility and chemical agents from a stockpile outside Baghdad.
The Andes
Venezuela: new attack on indigenous leader
In the latest violent incident related to land disputes in Venezuela's western Sierra de Perijá, Yukpa indigenous leader Anita Fernández was wounded in an attack by armed men.