Iraq
New massacres in Iraq; Hezbollah joins the fray
ISIS fighters carried out a massacre of Yazidis at an occupied village, while Hezbollah militiamen are accused in a massacre of Sunni Arab residents in central Iraq.
Palestine
War crimes charges for Israel?
Bibi Netanyahu appealed to US legislators to help Israel stave off a feared global push to bring Israeli leaders to trial on war crimes charges in the wake of the Gaza offensive.
Iraq
Iraq: US calls off rescue operation; PKK join fight
The US dropped plans for a rescue mission for besieged Yazidis—over the protests of Yazidi leaders—as the "terrorist" PKK joined US-backed Peshmerga in the fight against ISIS.
Palestine
Islamic Jihad foresees ‘long-term’ truce with Israel
Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders said a long-term ceasefire and lifting of the siege on Gaza would be announced soon, claiming "great progress" in negotiations.
Greater Middle East
Egypt: violence at Rabaa Square commemoration
Four were killed in clashes between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and Egyptian police on the anniversary of the Rabaa Square massacre, in which 1,000 lost their lives.
Mexico
Sinaloa kingpin prevails in prison hunger strike
Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Chapo Guzmán claimed victory after leading a hunger strike joined by hundreds of inmates at Mexico's top-security Altiplano prison.
North Africa
Libya parliament votes for foreign intervention
Libya's parliament passed a measure calling on the UN Security Council for foreign intervention to protect civilians from deadly clashes between rival militia groups.
Iraq
Obama orders more troops to Iraq
Obama dispatched 130 new military advisors to Iraqi Kurdistan, but is resisting the Kurdistan government's appeal for more arms to fight ISIS. France has pledged new arms shipments.
Mexico
Sonora: mining threatens disappearing waters
Water was cut off to the capital of Mexico's Sonora state after a toxic spill at a mine turned a river orange—as Yaqui Indians protest theft of their waters by a new aqueduct.
The Andes
Peru leaks: oil company rewrote environmental law
Leaked e-mails reveal that Austrailia's Karoon Energy provided "technical support" in the proposed reform of Peru's hydrocarbon law that would loosen oversight of oil exploration.
The Andes
Cajamarca: campesino family convicted in retrial
A court in Peru's Cajamarca region sentenced three members of a campesino family to more than two years for "land usurpation" against the Yanacocha mineral company.
The Caribbean
Haiti: opposition grows to mega-mining
The World Bank is pushing for the exploitation of northern Haiti's supposed $20 billion worth of gold, copper and silver. Activists are asking where the profits would go.