Sit-in at Musayyib power plant

The Federation of Workers’ Councils and Unions in Iraq (FWCUI) led a sit-in at the Musayyib thermal power station in southern Iraq, one of several labor actions in Iraq’s electrical…

Alak Khasutsang, disappeared

Alak Khasutsang, 80-year-old former leader of Rong Gonchen Monastery, in Malho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai province, reportedly sustained a severe head injury and is said to be in critical condition…

Tuaregs flee Mali

A Malian Tuareg rides near Timbuktu. Several hundred civilians fleeing fighting between the army and Tuareg rebels in northern Mali have crossed the border into Burkina Faso since April. Over…