Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency Amid Protests
55 people killed at a local of the Oromo, one of the largest minority groups involved in protests against the government.
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European Union and Afghanistan Agree to Return Migrants
By Samantha Stevenson Staff Writer The European Union and Afghanistan came to an agreement in a conference on October 5
Read MoreU.N. Selects Guterres of Portugal as Its Next Leader
Antonio Guterres, who has served as prime minister of Portugal and head of the United Nations refugee agency, held a steady lead through the selection process, despite expectations of a woman from Eastern Europe to succeed Ban Ki-moon.
Read MoreSwiss Referendum Approves New Surveillance Laws
Such a vote is rare for a country like Switzerland, where CCTV cameras are limited and even Google Street View is restricted due to privacy laws.
Read MoreChina Completes World’s Largest Radio Telescope
President Xi Jinping sent a note of congratulations to the workers, astronomers, and scientists working on the project, writing that the telescope will help China make “major advances and breakthroughs at the frontier of science.”
Read MoreU.N. Accuses Burundi of Human Rights Violations
More than 300,000 people have fled Burundi amid widespread political unrest that began in April 2015, when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he was seeking a third term.
Read MoreAmid Insults and Accusations, Debate Focuses Little on Foreign Policy
Although the debate was filled with accusations and insults, and did not venture far beyond domestic policies such as taxes and unemployment, the candidates briefly covered trade, cybersecurity, and terrorism.
Read MoreCrimea Casts First Vote in Russian Parliamentary Elections
By Brian Kulpan Staff Writer For the first time since Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014,
Read MoreEU Clears Canada Trade Deal While U.S. Agreement Struggles
Whether this is “anti-American” sentiment or a massive rebuke of globalization, public opinion is worse for TTIP than for CETA.
Read MoreNon-Aligned Summit in Venezuela Exposes Dismal Reality of Country
Amid food shortages, the Venezuelan government spent $120 million wining and dining the leaders of the Non-Alignment Movement.
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