January 3, Pakistan: 11 ethnic Hazaras were killed in a targeted attack in Mach, Pakistan, according to security officials. Following the attack, protests and demonstrations occurred across the country. According…
This Week Around The World
October 18 Paris, France: Thousands of people gathered on Paris’ Place de la Republique to mourn a murdered teacher and express their support for freedom of expression and secular education….
This Week Around the World – Sept. 29–Oct. 4
Sept. 29 Lesbos, Greece: Protesting migrants set two fires at the Moria refugee camp, demanding to be transferred to mainland Greece from the small, overcrowded eastern island of Lesbos. The…
This Week Around the World – July 21–25
July 21 Singapore: Together the Singapore National Parks Board and the Customs and Immigrations Checkpoints Authority confiscated 11.9 tons of pangolin scales and 8.8 tons of elephant ivory from three…
This Week Around the World – May 19–26:
May 21 Central African Republic: Dozens of people are dead after the armed militia known as Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation (3R) attacked several villages in the northwest region of Pahoua near…
This Week Around the World – April 28–May 5:
April 28 Burkina Faso: Six people were killed in an attack on a Christian church following Sunday service in northern Burkina Faso. Al Jazeera reported armed attackers riding on motorbikes…
This Week Around the World – April 14–21:
April 15–16 Paris: The Notre Dame Cathedral became engulfed in flames when a fire broke out on the morning of April 15 and continued until the next day. The 12th-century…
This Week Around the World: Oct. 28–Nov. 4
Oct. 28 Chongqing, China: A bus crashed into the Yangtze River when it swerved into the opposite lane, hitting one car before plunging off a bridge. The incident started when…
Disaster hits Indonesia
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Sept. 28, displacing more than 82,000 people and killing 2,045, though that number is still increasing. The…
This Week Around the World
Sept. 23 India: The Indian government initiated one of the boldest public healthcare programs in the world, officially known as Ayushman Bharat and dubbed “Modicare.” The program is estimated to…
This Week Around the World – July 8-29
July 8 Eritrea: Efforts to normalize relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia continued in a landmark meeting between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, the first of…