AvatarOliverflipped into International 17AvatarAvatarEurope and USA take the fight against Jihadism to Nigerverified_publisherEuronewsNiger has been increasingly playing a pivotal role in the global struggle against jihadism since the terrorist threat has been quickly shifting from …
AvatarOliverflipped into International 17AvatarAvatarDid Armenia just dance its way to revolution?verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Amie Ferris-RotmanOusting your prime minister can be seriously hard work. But it should be fun, too. That is the impression Armenia gave in recent weeks, where hundreds of thousands staged anti-government rallies, part of a bloodless revolution in the small country that managed to throw off -- at least, so far -- …
AvatarOliverflipped into International 17AvatarAvatarAfghanistan’s new national ID card has finally debuted, and it’s already plagued by problemsverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Sayed Salahuddin and Pamela ConstableKABUL — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani inaugurated the long-delayed distribution of electronic national ID cards Thursday, hailing it as an important step toward securing national elections, but his governing partner warned that the move could instead trigger a political and ethnic crisis. While …
AvatarOliverflipped into International 17AvatarAvatarVenezuela takes charge of big bank, arrests 11 executivesAssociated PressCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela arrested 11 top officials from the country’s largest private bank and announced that the state would intervene in the institution’s activities at least temporarily to clean up purported illicit activity, officials said Thursday. It was not clear whether the 90-day …
AvatarOliverflipped into International 17AvatarAvatarSaudi women on motorcycles signal new road ahead for the kingdomverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Loveday MorrisAs night falls on a deserted motor-sports circuit on the outskirts of the Saudi capital, Hanan Abdulrahman weaves through traffic cones on her black Suzuki motorcycle. The 31-year-old in a yellow learner’s jacket has one word for what this feels like: “Freedom.” The scene is new for conservative …
AvatarOliverflipped into International 17AvatarAvatarPentagon accuses Chinese of blinding Djibouti-based U.S. pilots with lasersNBC News - By Courtney Kube and Corky SiemaszkoTwo U.S. pilots tagged by Chinese lasers while flying over Djibouti needed medical treatment. U.S. forces fighting terror in the Horn of Africa are facing a new threat — lasers fired from the new Chinese military base in Djibouti. Two American fliers have already been injured, prompting the State …
AvatarOliverflipped into International 17AvatarAvatarMany countries suffer from shrinking working-age populationsverified_publisherThe EconomistMANY developed countries have anti-immigration political parties, which terrify the incumbents and sometimes break into government. Lithuania is …
AvatarOliverflipped into International 17AvatarAvatarMexico finds 113 fake police in raid on local forceverified_publisherFox News - Associated PressMEXICO CITY – Prosecutors and soldiers raided a local police force in central Mexico and found a strange thing: 113 of the 185 officers weren't policemen at all. The Public Safety Department in the central state of Puebla said late Wednesday that the 113 are facing charges equivalent to …
AvatarOliverflipped into Domestic 17AvatarAvatarWhich nationalities get rejected the most for US asylum?verified_publisherCNNCNN — When a caravan of Central American migrants recently showed up at the US border, many wondered what their odds of getting asylum would be. The answer: Slim, if history repeats itself. A look at asylum denial rates show extreme variances between the nationalities of people applying. And Guatemala, …
AvatarOliverflipped into International 17AvatarAvatarAlarm Grows In France Over Anti-Semitic Violenceverified_publisherNPR - Eleanor BeardsleyIn late March, thousands of people took to the streets of Paris to protest the murder of an elderly woman whose killers may have been motivated by anti-Semitism. The silent march started at Place de la Nation and ended at 85-year-old Mireille Knoll's apartment in a working-class neighborhood in the …
AvatarOliverflipped into International 17AvatarAvatarETA formally ends armed fight, but Spain vows to prosecuteAssociated Press - By ARITZ PARRA and JAMEY KEATENMADRID (AP) — Basque separatist group ETA publicly declared its dissolution Thursday, bringing an end to a campaign against Spain that saw more than 850 people killed over more than four decades of bombings and shootings. In an open letter to the Basque people, ETA said it has “completely dismantled …
AvatarOliverflipped into International 17AvatarAvatarAnger erupts on Yemen’s Socotra as UAE deploys over 100 troopsverified_publisherAl JazeeraEmirati aircraft arrive illegally on famed island, prompting angry protests demanding their immediate withdrawal. Angry protests have erupted on the Yemeni island of Socotra after the United Arab Emirates deployed four military aircraft and more than 100 troops to the famed UNESCO World Heritage …