Politics

Urban ranching: A socialist commune's response to Venezuela's crisis

November 16, 2018

As food shortages rack Venezuela, a socialist commune supporting President Nicolas Maduro has turned a Caracas home into a cattle ranch. But neighbors worry about health risks of raising cows in the city.

Justice

US prepares criminal case against Wikileaks' Assange

Reuters

November 16, 2018

US prosecutors are preparing to pursue a criminal case against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, escalating a long battle targeting his anti-secrecy group.

Rep. McGovern on Yemen: 'I don't believe the Saudis have any intention of stopping this war'

PRI's The World

November 16, 2018

As a deadline for peace talks ticks down, US Congressman Jim McGovern and Yemeni activist Hisham Al-Omeisy say peace will take more than a pause by the Saudis.

US slaps sanctions on 17 Saudis over Jamal Khashoggi killing, but not the Riyadh government

Reuters

November 15, 2018

The sanctions limit access to the US financial system and freeze the individuals' assets. However, they do not target the Riyadh government, an important US economic and security ally.

Politics

Can quotas solve gender inequality in government?

PRI's The World

November 15, 2018

Some countries have instituted quotas to ensure some semblance of gender parity in government. But do quotas really work?

Global Politics

Living among superpower enemies: Just another day in the life of Djibouti locals

GlobalPost

November 15, 2018

Djibouti was once just a patch of desert in the Horn of Africa. Now, global militaries are hankering for a strategic position at its junction between Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Ocean. Locals don't always see what's so great about hosting the world's superpower enemies.

Immigration

Misael Paiz, 25, dies in the desert after a 2,000 mile trek from his small village in Guatemala

Reuters

November 15, 2018

Joselino Gomez Esteban and his nephew, Misael Paiz, from Guatemala left their small village in search of work and a better life. When they reached the scorching hot Sonoran Desert in Arizona, Paiz fell ill and his uncle called 911 for help. But Paiz died before Tucson Border Patrol agents could find them.

Greece hopes Brexit will stir a renewed debate over Parthenon Marbles

PRI's The World

November 14, 2018

More than 200 years ago, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire took a large part of the decorative marble sculptures and architecture off the outside of the Parthenon and brought them to London, where they now sit in the British Museum. For nearly 200 years, Greece has been asking for them back, to no avail.

Opposition protestors clash with police in Bangladesh as election nears

Reuters

November 14, 2018

Dhaka police say they were attacked without reason. BNP leaders denounced the police actions as an "injustice" — part of a government plot to exclude BNP from upcoming elections.

Global Politics

British Prime Minister Theresa May tries to sell Brexit deal to ministers

Reuters

November 14, 2018

British Prime Minister Theresa May will try to convince senior ministers on Wednesday to accept a draft European Union Brexit deal that opponents say threatens both her government and the unity of the United Kingdom.

Politics

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