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…
Hundreds dead in Sri Lanka terrorist attacks
After more than 300 people were killed in a series of bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced authorities have arrested or killed the majority…
India’s general elections reaches phase three
The third phase of India’s seven-phase general elections came to a close on April 26. The Indian elections are divided into seven phases in order to make it easier to…
This Week Around the World – April 21-27:
April 21–25 South Africa: The nation’s eastern provinces experienced massive flooding and mudslides throughout the week after torrential rains began on April 21. Al Jazeera reported 23 people either drowned…
Sudanese protesters call for new government after military coup
After a military coup resulting in the arrest of Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, thousands of protesters demanded the immediate transfer of power from the military council to a civilian-ruled government….
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…
Assange’s seven-year asylum ends
Julian Assange’s seven-year asylum ended on April 11 after London Metropolitan Police officers escorted the WikiLeaks founder from the Ecuadorian Embassy. Assange moved into the embassy in 2012 to avoid…
Cultural revolution blamed for sexual assault in the Catholic Church
Former Pope Benedict XVI released a letter on April 10 expressing his belief that the “all-out sexual freedom” of the 1960s is to blame for the sexual abuse and pedophilia…
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…
Prime Minister Netanyahu re-elected
Despite a close race in Israel’s April 9 snap elections, Benjamin Netanyahu won his fifth consecutive term, making him the longest serving prime minister in Israeli history. Various exit polls,…
U.S. revokes ICC members’ visas
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on March 15 the U.S. is now revoking and denying visas to members of the International Criminal Court seeking to investigate and…