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Lack Of Equipment Has Slowed Recovery Efforts From Earthquake In Indonesia

Thousands of Indonesians living in tents and in shelters face continued uncertainty a week after a massive earthquake and tsunami upended life in cities nearest the epicenter.

Winners Of 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Recognized For Their Fight Against Sexual Violence

This year’s winners of the Nobel Peace Prize are a Congolese surgeon and a Yazidi activist, both cited for their work opposing sexual violence against women in conflict zones.

Venezuela crisis: In Latin America, tough Trump rhetoric increasingly in vogue

Vice President Mike Pence knows first-hand about the shift among South American countries to a more interventionist approach to Venezuela’s economic collapse and deepening – and spreading – humanitarian crisis. Far less clear, some regional experts sa…

Women In Brazil Are Mobilizing Against The Presidential Election Front-Runner

Brazil’s preparing for the most divisive presidential election since its dictatorship ended in the 1980s. Huge numbers of women are mobilized to oppose far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who has a record for misogyny, racism and homophobia.

Former South Korean President Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison On Corruption Charges

Lee Myung-Bak served as president from 2008 until 2013. He performed favors for executives of Samsung in exchange for millions of dollars in bribes.

In global disputes, political calculus is bumping into economic reality

Whether you’re in Washington or Ottawa, Rome, Ankara or Beijing, you’re getting new reasons to question an old assumption: that world affairs are essentially a matter of world politics, and what political leaders say and do. Almost with each passing d…

Once Enslaved By ISIS, Nadia Murad Is Co-Recipient Of Nobel Peace Prize

After three months, she escaped through an unlocked door. Since then, she’s devoted her life to sharing her painful story and urging survivors of sexual violence to reclaim their lives.

Dashing myths about wartime rape

For 74 years, a nuclear weapon has not been used in war. Chemical weapons, once readily deployed in early-20th-century wars, are now rarely used. It is now time to curb – with an expectation to end – another “weapon” that also targets innocent civili…

Interpol’s President Is Reported Missing In China, Prompting Inquiry

The family of Interpol’s Meng Hongwei hasn’t heard from him since he left France to visit his native China last week. The South China Morning Post reports he was “taken away” by authorities.

How Worried Should We Be About Ebola In Congo?

WHO upgraded the risk factor to “very high” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Yet officials point to reasons for cautious optimism.

Nobel Peace Prize Goes To Denis Mukwege And Nadia Murad For Fighting Sexual Violence

Mukwege, a doctor, and Murad, a survivor of wartime sexual assault, have worked to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.

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