World
Turkey’s authoritarian president Erdogan is big winner after failed coup
September 1, 2016As the dust settles from the Turkish coup, there are obvious winners and losers, but predicting things in the Middle East these days is a tricky business.
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Brazilian Senate ousts President Dilma Rousseff
September 1, 2016By a 61-20 vote in the Brazilian Senate, Dilma is out, but the struggle to overcome the Right's stranglehold on the country continues.
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This week in history: International Day of the Disappeared
August 29, 2016The international day was created to draw attention to the fate of individuals imprisoned at places and under poor conditions unknown to their relatives.
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Peace agreement in Colombia ends brutal, decades-long war
August 26, 2016The agreement signed August 24 represents final approval of preliminary agreements reached by the FARC and the Colombian government.
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Blood on the textbooks: Mexican teachers stand firm against state repression
August 26, 2016Mexico has been in an uproar over the use of force against teachers resisting corporate education reform.
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