war
First witness account emerges of Ethiopians fleeing conflict
World
November 12, 2020
First witness account emerges of Ethiopians fleeing conflict
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The sound of heavy weapons erupted across the Ethiopian border town, and immediately Filimon, a police…
Trump tried to reinvent Middle East policy, but the region is still a bottomless pit of woes
Middle East
November 5, 2020
Trump tried to reinvent Middle East policy, but the region is still a bottomless pit of woes
Beirut (CNN) – All the world’s a stage, Shakespeare wrote. But since President Donald Trump came to office, the rest…
Afghans say preventing next war as vital as ending this one
Middle East
October 18, 2020
Afghans say preventing next war as vital as ending this one
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At a Kabul museum honoring Afghanistan’s war victims, talking to visitors reveals just how many layers…
Between the Mind and the Rifle – Reflections on the struggle of “Enemy brothers”
Opinion
October 10, 2020
Between the Mind and the Rifle – Reflections on the struggle of “Enemy brothers”
Dear readers, this article may differ from my previous work as I am writing it as a form of inner…
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing
World
August 9, 2020
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with…
Urgency to bear witness grows for last Hiroshima victims
World
August 4, 2020
Urgency to bear witness grows for last Hiroshima victims
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — For nearly 70 years, until he turned 85, Lee Jong-keun hid his past as an atomic…
Aid group: Darfur attacks strand 14,000 without medical help
Middle East
August 2, 2020
Aid group: Darfur attacks strand 14,000 without medical help
CAIRO (AP) — A recent surge of violence in Darfur, the war-scarred region of western Sudan, has deprived more than…
Why do we fail while others succeed?
Opinion
July 26, 2020
Why do we fail while others succeed?
“We will render war not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible”, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman declared at the end of…
We and Democracy… When will the dream come true?
Opinion
July 2, 2020
We and Democracy… When will the dream come true?
Democracy is defined as a form of political governance based on the peaceful transfer of power and majority rule. This…
The African refugees and migrants trapped inside Yemen’s war
Middle East
June 21, 2020
The African refugees and migrants trapped inside Yemen’s war
ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) – Despite six years of war and hardship in Yemen, Somali refugee Bader Hassan had stuck it out…