On Tuesday afternoon Guatemala’s Congress voted unanimously to strip President Otto Perez Molina of his immunity from prosecution. The move comes amid a massive corruption scandal that has already prompted several high-ranking officials within...
More than 1,000 anti-corruption advocates are in Malaysia, attending a summit convened by Transparency International. Malaysia’s prime minister was scheduled to deliver the keynote address today – but he didn’t show up. Najib Razak...
In Europe, the humanitarian crisis deepens as record numbers of refugees continue to arrive by land and sea, fleeing violence and poverty in the war-torn Middle East, North Africa and elsewhere. FSRN’s Jacob Resneck...
U.S. Immigration authorities have until October 23rd to release minors held in immigration detention facilities, according to a federal judge’s order. U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee of California ruled detaining minors in jail-like...
Southern Movement Assembly meets in New Orleans on 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina China’s economic tumble threatens Chile’s embattled copper-centric economy Garbage crisis in Lebanon sparks a larger movement against the country’s political class...
Ten years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on along the United States Gulf Coast, devastating large swaths of three states – Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. More than 1200 people died, hundreds of...
Ten years ago, the New Orleans neighborhood of the Lower 9th Ward suffered catastrophic damage during Hurricane Katrina and the flood that resulted from the storm. Its population is now a fraction of what...
Street protests continue in Lebanon for a second week as a political crisis triggered by a garbage build-up has exposed a much larger set of issues related to endemic corruption, cronyism and the dysfunctional...
During the past couple of months, Republicans and Democrats have sparred about public funding for Planned Parenthood. It’s a debate reignited after an anti-abortion group released secretly recorded videos showing Planned Parenthood employees discussing...
The global market crash that began in China and spread across the world this week has far-reaching consequences, especially when it comes to economies based on commodities like oil and minerals. In Chile, the...
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