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Iran's failed revolution ? one year on

Paul Hudson of Sarasota, Fla., holds up a photo of his daughter Melina who was killed at 16 years old, along with the photos of almost a hundred other victims of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103

'Libya's institutions are becoming weaker,' analyst says after suspected Lockerbie bomber arrest

Facebook's Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Oct. 28, 2021

‘I hold Facebook directly responsible for my father’s murder’: Lawsuit alleges platform fueled violence in Ethiopia

A banner with a picture of a Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli jail reads in Arabic "Karim Younis, the icon of patience and will, 35 years in captivity, for how long," in the West Bank city of Ramallah

Israel releases longest-serving Palestinian prisoner

Haitians line up outside an immigration office as they wait their turns to apply for a passport, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 10, 2023.

‘Haiti has zero elected officials’ as cholera, gang violence persist, journalist says 

Syrian children who are refugees in Turkey face many barriers to learning. 

Refugees

In Turkey, refugee children face hurdles to school enrollment

Antonio Trujillo holds a cigarette while resting on a bench, in Pamplona, northern Spain

Environment

Big tobacco is forced to pay for cigarette butt pollution in Spain, but smokers may soon be on the hook

In this Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter from Shams al-Shamal heads to the front line in Kobani, Syria. 

Critical State

Random rules: Part II

Court orders Canada to take back its citizens from camps in Syria

Peru protests reveal ethnic and regional divides

A security personnel speaks to people from inside the main gate of Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India

Free speech

Blocking BBC documentary on Gujarat riots goes against India's democratic values, journalist says

LGBTQ

LGBTQ Russians are fleeing to Central Asia

The book includes haunting photos from inside the ghetto, along with its record of the medical effects of starvation. 

Warsaw Ghetto’s defiant Jewish doctors secretly documented the medical effects of Nazi starvation policies 

One of the main dishes at The Pork House includes a crunchy roasted pork with beans and fresh vegetables and is paired with the Brazilian national drink: caipirinha. 

Food

Pork paradigm shift: This high-end São Paulo restaurant features pig ears and tails

A general view of Mes Aynak valley is seen some 25 miles southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2, 2022. Buildings on top are offices of Chinese mining company MCC that won the contract to exploit the world's second-largest copper mine.

Afghanistan

A Chinese company strikes a deal with the Taliban to extract oil from Afghanistan

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