Stories to Follow South Africa student protest. Last week, tens of thousands students of in South Africa managed to lock down major universities across the
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Monday Briefing | October 19
Stories to Follow U.S. Navy Enters China Sea Dispute The United States and Japan staged a show of naval strength in Tokyo Bay on Sunday,
Monday Briefing | October 12
Stories to Follow Turkey in mourning Turkey declared three days of mourning after nearly a hundred protestors were killed in an attack that targeted a
What the sponsors of the Global Citizen Conference forgot to mention
60,000 fans waved their smartphones in the air as Beyoncé joined Eddie Vedder to close the Global Citizen Conference last weekend in New York with
Monday Briefing | October 5
Stories to Follow Oregon Shooting A gunman’s attack on Umpqua Community College campus leaves nine dead. The rampage highlights the ongoing problem of gun violence
A Mediterranean-Style Crisis for the Andaman Sea?
On the 11th floor of an apartment building on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, four Rohingya men sat down to celebrate the end of the
Catalan secessionism wins the election—but not in votes
Pro-independence parties in Catalonia won the regional elections on Sunday—elections that registered a historic high turnout of 77.4 percent. But secessionist parties didn’t get the
Monday Briefing | September 28
Stories to Follow Obama and Putin are set to meet today After Pope Francis and China’s President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Barack Obama prepares to
Immunity for sexual abuses by UN Peacekeepers?
His blue helmet indicated his mission was to protect, but Amnesty International reported that the U.N. peacekeeper dragged a 12-year-old girl out of her house
Volkswagen emissions scandal dampens automotive industry credibility
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn turned in his resignation on Wednesday in the wake of a growing scandal over falsified emissions tests in the United States.