The World Bank says its controversial plan to map Africa’s resources will increase production and help African governments negotiate business deals, but the project raises concerns that the public data will be available for warring […]
Hundreds of elderly Koreans, anxiously hoping to reunite with long-lost relatives on Feb. 20, are now left to the mercy of north-south relations. North Korea released a statement Feb. 6 threatening to cancel the reunions, […]
Two prominent organizations have called on Egyptian authorities to immediately release five journalists — including one Canadian — imprisoned in that country. At a press conference in Toronto Feb. 6, Al Jazeera Media Network and Canadian Journalists for […]
An abandoned ship reported to be carrying cannibal rats off the Newfoundland coast has likely sunk in the North Atlantic according to a statement by the Irish coastguard. A representative from Ireland’s Coast Guard (IRGC) […]
The United States has asked the government of South Sudan to release the final four detainees being held over allegations of an attempted coup in December. The release of the final detainees would help alleviate […]
Actress Scarlett Johansson cut ties with Oxfam Jan. 29 after the charity criticized her support of an Israeli company that operates in the West Bank. She quit Oxfam after accepting the position of global brand […]
In the midst of the political crisis in Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych went on sick leave Jan 30. Earlier that day, Yanukovych said he and his government were doing everything in their power to solve […]
Ukrainian media have published a shocking video of Berkut security services abusing a naked protester. The video showed Ukrainian riot police taking photos of a naked protestor, who was forced to stand in the snow only in pair of […]
Russian police have officially identified two alleged suicide bombers believed to be responsible for the Volgograd bombings and have also detained another two suspected accomplices. The National Anti-Terrorism Committee have identified the suspected suicide bombers […]
The Syrian government has refused to consider a transitional government to end the civil war in that country. The opposition has demanded a government change and the Geneva I conference has also recommended it. In […]
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