South Asia
Climate change exacerbating Kashmir crisis?
Renewed fighting between India and Pakistan across the Line of Control in Kashmir follows devastating floods in the divided region, which have deepend local anger.
Palestine
Israelis and Palestinians clash at al-Aqsa mosque
Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli police at East Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque after Israelis marking the Sukkot feast tried to invade the mosque.
Africa
South Sudan passes controversial security bill
Lawmakers in South Sudan passed a controversial bill that gives security forces the power to arrest suspected criminals without a warrant, prompting an opposition walk-out.
The Andes
Peru: populist governor re-elected from prison
Gregorio Santos, the populist president of Peru's Cajamarca region, was comfortably re-elected—despite being imprisoned as corruption charges are pending against him.
Greater Middle East
Kurds protest across Turkey as ISIS enters Kobani
As ISIS forces penetrated Kobani, Kurds across Turkey took to the streets in angry protests at Ankara's inaction, leaving several dead in street clashes.
Watching the Shadows
Judge orders release of Gitmo force-feeding videos
A US federal judge ordered the public release of 28 videos showing the forced feeding of Guantánamo Bay detainee Wa'el Dhiab.
Mexico
Mexico: mass graves may hold missing students
Student demonstrations swept Mexico to mark the anniversary of a 1968 massacre and to protest a new one, which left six dead and 43 missing.
Southern Cone
Argentina: UN group condemns vulture funds
Argentina has gained broad international support in its fight with two US hedge funds, but the US judge on the case isn't impressed: he declared the country in contempt.
The Caribbean
Haiti: ‘justice denied’ by Duvalier’s death?
President Martelly called Baby Doc's death a "sad occasion," but for others the sad part was that the ex-dictator would never face trial for corruption and rights abuses.
The Caribbean
Cuba: Kissinger planned to ‘clobber a pipsqueak’
His advisers warned Kissinger that attacking Cuba could provoke a confrontation with the Soviet Union, but the secretary of state was determined to "humiliate" Castro.
The Andes
Colombia: dialogue table for peasants, minorities
Colombia's government, campesinos, indigenous groups and Afro-Colombians launched a dialogue table to improve conditions for rural and minority communities.
Mexico
Mexico: Templario operative killed, secrets spilled
Mexican police busted a major operative of Michoacán's Knights Templar syndicate—as videotapes emerged implicating a top TV anchor in pay-offs from the cartel.