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Military takeover in Rio sparks fears of police brutality
World
February 28, 2018
Military takeover in Rio sparks fears of police brutality
One by one, three black Brazilian men matter-of-factly give tips for interacting with police that sound very much like “the…
Move to extend Chinese leader’s role fuels business anxiety
World
February 27, 2018
Move to extend Chinese leader’s role fuels business anxiety
The ruling Communist Party’s move to let leader Xi Jinping remain China’s president indefinitely is fueling anxiety that Beijing might…
El Salvador’s military not opening archives for missing kids
World
February 27, 2018
El Salvador’s military not opening archives for missing kids
More than 25 years after the end of its civil war, families in El Salvador are still searching for an…
Shifting alliances as Pakistan manages relationship with US
Middle East
February 27, 2018
Shifting alliances as Pakistan manages relationship with US
As Pakistan navigates its troubled relationship with the United States and scrambles to avoid being blacklisted for doing too little,…
Saudi military leaders replaced amid stalemated war in Yemen
Middle East
February 27, 2018
Saudi military leaders replaced amid stalemated war in Yemen
Saudi Arabia replaced its military chief of staff and other defense officials early on Tuesday morning in a shake-up apparently…
Russia-ordered ‘pause’ goes into effect east of Damascus
Middle East
February 27, 2018
Russia-ordered ‘pause’ goes into effect east of Damascus
A Russia-ordered “humanitarian pause” has gone into effect to allow civilians to leave a rebel-held enclave near Damascus but there…
Migrants on stalled route hide in Greek city’s ancient walls
World
February 27, 2018
Migrants on stalled route hide in Greek city’s ancient walls
The stone walls that cut through the old quarter of Greece’s second-largest city defended Thessaloniki for more than 2,000 years.…
4 shot dead in Congo’s latest anti-government protests
World
February 26, 2018
4 shot dead in Congo’s latest anti-government protests
Organizers of anti-government marches in Congo say security forces shot dead at least four people and wounded dozens more in…
Syria starts rebuilding even as more destruction wreaked
Middle East
February 26, 2018
Syria starts rebuilding even as more destruction wreaked
In the Syrian city of Homs’ landmark Clock Square, where some of the first anti-government protests erupted in 2011, stands…
Famine again a threat in South Sudan: report
World
February 26, 2018
Famine again a threat in South Sudan: report
One year after South Sudan briefly declared a famine, more than half of the people in the world’s youngest nation…