The United States Department of Justice accused Chilean businessman Carlos Cardoen of illegally selling bomb-making materials into Iraq in the 1980s and 1990s and formally filed a request to detain…
China accused of continuing to illegally harvest organs
After a Chinese hospital was accused of illegally harvesting organs in 2016, the number of transplants is still significantly higher than the number of organ donors in the country. It…
‘Travel Through Time’ with Korea
As part of Asian Pacific American Heritage month, Portland State’s Korean Student Association hosted their annual Korea Night “Travel Through Time” themed event. The event was held on May 24…
This Week Around the World – May 12-19:
May 13–17 United States; China: President Donald Trump followed through with his decision to increase tariffs on Chinese imports last week. Reuters reported China officially announced its decision to increase…
‘Stranger in a Strange Land’
Hung on the walls of the Portland State Native American Student and Community Center for the Annual Palestinian Cultural Night were two of local Palestinian-American artist Kanaan Kanaan’s tapestries. One…
Academics stand against Brazilian government
17,000 professors and graduate students, including 11 from Portland State, have signed an open letter addressed to Brazil to protest President Jair Bolsonaro’s announcement that the government would “decentralize investments…
Iran threatens to leave nuclear agreement
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced Iran would no longer abide by the restrictions placed on the country in a 2015 nuclear agreement if the other signatories did not relieve the…
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…
Nigerian child soldiers freed
A total of 894 child soldiers from northeastern Nigeria were freed by the Civilian Joint Task Force, a group that fights Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, on May 10 as…
Cleaning crew removes 6,000 pounds of trash, dead bodies from Mount Everest
A recent Mount Everest 14-member clean-up crew removed 6,613 pounds of trash and recovered four unidentified human bodies in the first two weeks of the 45-day mission that began on…
Extinction Rebellion calls for climate regulation
A new climate change movement, known as the Extinction Rebellion, is on the rise in European countries—the most recent protests in Central London resulted in the arrest of over 1,000…