Clash over Syria Highlights Entanglements in Ongoing Civil War
As Syria’s war enters its seventh year, Israel’s clash with Iran underscores the global nature of the once regional conflict.
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The Ultra Poor: BRAC’s tool in Combating Poverty
There is a complex issue of sociocultural incorporation that needs to be targeted with the ultra-poor, especially with the women in the households who often feel insecure due to their landless status in the community.
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Kurds Cry Out for Help as Damascus Looks On
In January, Turkish military forces and Free Syrian Army fighters launched a new operation to dislodge the Kurdish YPG from the northern Kurdish-controlled region of Afrin.
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Snow Storms Hit the World
The current trends are likely to continue, with the Northeast coast of the U.S. expecting a double snow storm in the first week of February. In December, some parts of New Jersey received considerably more snow than the monthly average.
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U.S. Flu Epidemic Worsened by the Disaster in Puerto Rico
This year’s flu season is “already the most widespread on record since health officials began keeping track 13 years ago,” and has already caused the deaths of more children than what normally would be expected at this time of the year.
Read MoreDACA Stalls as Senate Deadline Approaches
The Democrats conceded to McConnell during the shutdown and removed DACA recipients from the budget negotiations on the condition that McConnell would allow them to introduce an immigration bill which includes protection for DACA recipients.
Read MoreCrisis in Cape Town
In order to avoid “Day Zero,” Cape Town can look at the successful practices done in dry the Arab countries and North Africa in order to see how water is conserved used in harsh terrain.
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Sexual Misconduct Rocks Canada’s political scene
Following damning sexual allegations, Ontario’s Opposition leader, Patrick Brown, resigned months before a pivotal election in the populous province.
Read MoreVice President Mike Pence Visits Israel Amid Rising Tensions
The decision to move the embassy caused frustration among many close U.S. allies in the region including Egypt, who because of the decision authored a resolution at the United Nations which condemning the Trump Administration’s decision to move the embassy.
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Tensions Rise as Russian Election Draws Near
If allowed to run in the upcoming election, Navalny would be guaranteed airtime on state television and thus the ability to take his allegations of government corruption straight to the Russian populace, who rely solely on state media networks for election coverage.
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