Caught in the Crossfire: A New International Force Hopes To Stop the Gangs, Police, and Vigilantes Terrorizing Haitians
NEED TO KNOW Caught in the Crossfire: A New International Force Hopes To Stop the Gangs, Police, and Vigilantes Terrorizing Haitians HAITI […]
Relief Valve: After Protests, Many Wonder if the Philippine Government Is the Next to Fall
NEED TO KNOW Relief Valve: After Protests, Many Wonder if the Philippine Government Is the Next to Fall PHILIPPPINES Ahead of mass […]
Letting Sunshine In: Albania Appoints a New Anti-Corruption Minister – a Bot
NEED TO KNOW Letting Sunshine In: Albania Appoints a New Anti-Corruption Minister – a Bot ALBANIA Last month, a new minister […]
A New Peace Plan For Gaza Leaves Some Hopeful, Some Skeptical, and Most Holding Their Breath
NEED TO KNOW A New Peace Plan For Gaza Leaves Some Hopeful, Some Skeptical, and Most Holding Their Breath ISRAEL / WEST […]
Georgian Opposition Plans Takeover of Country From Pro-Russian Government To Break ‘Stalemate’
NEED TO KNOW Georgian Opposition Plans Takeover of Country From Pro-Russian Government To Break ‘Stalemate’ GEORGIA Every day, for nearly a year, […]
Dog Days: In the Czech Republic, Competence Means Losing an Election
NEED TO KNOW Dog Days: In the Czech Republic, Competence Means Losing an Election CZECH REPUBLIC Around 42 percent of Czechs own […]
The Tricky Business of Moving On: Syria Holds Its First Elections
NEED TO KNOW The Tricky Business of Moving On: Syria Holds Its First Elections SYRIA Last summer, Syrians went to the polls […]
Getting Its House in Order: Jamaica Rewards Leader With Rare Third Term
NEED TO KNOW Getting Its House in Order: Jamaica Rewards Leader With Rare Third Term JAMAICA Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness recently […]
The War Dividend: In Sudan’s Civil War, a Gold Rush Precludes Peace
NEED TO KNOW The War Dividend: In Sudan’s Civil War, a Gold Rush Precludes Peace SUDAN When war erupted in Sudan’s capital […]
In the Seychelles, Voters Will Choose To Stay the Course or Move On
NEED TO KNOW In the Seychelles, Voters Will Choose To Stay the Course or Move On SEYCHELLES When the incumbent president of […]
Casting a Spell: Attempted Murder of the President By Witchcraft Rivets Zambians
NEED TO KNOW Casting a Spell: Attempted Murder of the President By Witchcraft Rivets Zambians ZAMBIA In mid-September, a Zambian court sentenced […]
A Big Choice: Moldova Goes to the Polls in an Election That Will Decide Its Future
NEED TO KNOW A Big Choice: Moldova Goes to the Polls in an Election That Will Decide Its Future MOLDOVA Last month, […]
Shades of Unrest: Indonesians Take to the Streets in Pink and Green, in Growing Threat To Government
NEED TO KNOW Shades of Unrest: Indonesians Take to the Streets in Pink and Green, in Growing Threat To Government INDONESIA Affan […]
The Lingering Epidemic: Mexico Grapples With Growing Number of the ‘Disappeared’
NEED TO KNOW The Lingering Epidemic: Mexico Grapples With Growing Number of the ‘Disappeared’ MEXICO In March, furious protesters placed 400 pairs […]
Guinea’s Junta Leader Slow-Walks a Transition To Democracy While Undermining It
NEED TO KNOW Guinea’s Junta Leader Slow-Walks a Transition To Democracy While Undermining It GUINEA One would think that a referendum asking […]
‘They Did It’: Young Nepalis Bring Down the Government But Wonder What’s Next
NEED TO KNOW ‘They Did It’: Young Nepalis Bring Down the Government But Wonder What’s Next NEPAL This summer, young Nepalis began […]
Hit from the Sky, Iran Escalates War on the Ground Against Civilians
NEED TO KNOW Hit from the Sky, Iran Escalates War on the Ground Against Civilians IRAN After Israel and Iran engaged in […]
Election Recycling: Malawi Goes to the Polls in Rematch Vote
NEED TO KNOW Election Recycling: Malawi Goes to the Polls in Rematch Vote MALAWI On Sept. 16, Malawi’s voters will go to the […]
No Way Out: France Erupts Again Over Hard Choices
NEED TO KNOW No Way Out: France Erupts Again Over Hard Choices FRANCE Early last Wednesday morning, before most commuters hit the […]
Africans Are Being Pressured To Accept Deported Migrants – Some Aren’t Happy About It
NEED TO KNOW Africans Are Being Pressured To Accept Deported Migrants – Some Aren’t Happy About It AFRICA Recently, the first of […]
The Shadow Army: For Iraqis, Reining in Iraqi Militias Is a High-Stakes Move
NEED TO KNOW The Shadow Army: For Iraqis, Reining in Iraqi Militias Is a High-Stakes Move IRAQ When gunmen from Iraq’s Kata’ib […]
A Bridge Too Far: Italy To Build Controversial Link Between Sicily and the Mainland
NEED TO KNOW A Bridge Too Far: Italy To Build Controversial Link Between Sicily and the Mainland ITALY Torre Faro, a fishing […]
Of Victors and Spoils: Guyana Holds Crucial Vote As Oil Boom Looms
NEED TO KNOW Of Victors and Spoils: Guyana Holds Crucial Vote As Oil Boom Looms GUYANA Last week, Guyanese police and soldiers […]
Good Money: Norwegians Go to the Polls Amid an Uproar Over their Country’s Investments
NEED TO KNOW Good Money: Norwegians Go to the Polls Amid an Uproar Over their Country’s Investments NORWAY Norway’s $1.87 trillion sovereign […]