Turkish police tear gas protestors of Women’s Day march ban
Women in Turkey braved an official ban on an International Women’s Day march in Istanbul, demonstrating for about two hours […]
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Georgian police disperse crowd protesting foreign agent law by using water cannon, tear-gas
Police in the capital of Georgia used water cannon and tear-gas late Wednesday to disperse demonstrators around the parliament building
10 armed gunmen attempt $32M heist at Chile airport, leaving 2 dead
An airport shootout in Chile’s capital killed a security officer and an alleged robber Wednesday in what authorities said was
Aid group briefly shuts down hospital in Haiti amid spike in gang violence
Doctors Without Borders announced Wednesday that it was forced to temporarily close its hospital in Cite Soleil given a sharp
Brazil’s Lula uses Women’s Day to tout new spending plans
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced measures Wednesday seeking to promote and protect women after years of setbacks
Security forces deploy tear gas, disperse Hamas militant’s West Bank funeral
Palestinian security forces on Wednesday fired tear gas canisters and flash grenades at angry Palestinian protesters during a funeral for
Estonian PM, majority party start coalition talks
Estonia’s center-right Reform Party started talks with two smaller parties Wednesday about forming a new liberal-minded coalition government.The party of
US issues ‘do not travel’ warning for parts of Mexico as spring break approaches
The U.S. State Department reminded travelers to avoid going to parts of Mexico as four Americans were kidnapped in Matamoros
Colombia’s army recruits women for first time in over 2 decades
Dressed in camouflage, Zulma Stefania Perez reflected on her first weeks of training at a military base in the capital
US sanctions Iranian officials over women’s rights abuses
The U.S. is imposing more sanctions on Iran, hitting people and firms accused of violating women’s rights during nationwide anti-government