Brunei revokes death penalty for gay sex

After announcing they would implement Shariah Law beginning in April, the kingdom of Brunei said they will no longer implement the death penalty as punishment for gay sex after international…

Confetti in the sky

A wet winter in Lebanon has encouraged more butterflies to migrate there than the country has seen in 100 years. “The last time this migration happened was way back in…

Jaguar bodies sold on the black market

Jaguars, classified as a near-threatened species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, are facing loss of habitat by the sudden increase of mining and logging in South…

‘Climate comes before cash’

Norway’s Labour Party blocked oil exploration in the northern Lofoten Islands on April 5. Many Norwegian youth are now calling for a complete stop to oil drilling in the country….

Refugees try to escape to Italy

Migrants and refugees on March 27 hijacked Elhiblu 1, a ship with a crew that rescued 108 people from Libyan waters that same day. The boat was supposed to return…

The refugee experience

Across the globe, refugees are facing seemingly impossible challenges for security and safety, and in some places more than others. Hungary At the Hungarian border, border control has been refusing…