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Olympic Surfing Comes to a ‘Poisoned’ Paradise
New York Times· 3 hours agoFifty years ago this July, as the waters of the South Pacific rushed toward the shores of Teahupo’o in a perfect, powerful curl, as they have always...
Protests erupt in Venezuela as questions grow over strongman Maduro’s victory
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 10 hours agoProtests broke out in several Venezuelan cities on Monday after authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro...
Paris Olympics: Pro-Palestinian group makes what organizers acknowledge are 'anti-Semitic gestures'...
Yahoo Sports· 15 hours agoWaves of gunmen affiliated with the Palestinian militant group stormed across the Gaza border into...
Entrenched incumbent Maduro is declared winner of Venezuela's disputed presidential election
Los Angeles Times· 21 hours agoVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was formally declared the winner of his country’s disputed presidential election Monday, a day after the political opposition and the entrenched incumbent ...
Rights group says sexual violence is rampant in Sudan's conflict, calls for international protection
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 22 hours agoCAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch on Monday accused the paramilitary group fighting against the...
Both Venezuela strongman Nicolas Maduro and opposition claim election win, as US voices ‘serious...
CNN.com· 22 hours agoBoth Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and his political opponent claimed victory in the...
HRW alarmed by rampant sexual violence in war-torn Sudan capital
Daily Sabah· 23 hours agoNew York-based Human Rights Watch has raised alarm on rampant sexual violence in the war-torn...
Turkish official accuses Israel of targeting Erdogan after he seemed to threaten to invade over Gaza
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoISTANBUL (AP) — A senior Turkish official on Monday accused the Israeli government of trying to “hide your war crimes” by targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he seemingly threatened to invade Israel.
Women and girls in Sudan subjected to widespread sexual violence by warring parties, report finds
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoHorrific accounts of sexual violence committed against women and girls in Sudan by the east African...
Opinion: If Canada believes in human rights, it must push for an inquiry into Bangladesh’s student...
The Globe and Mail· 1 day agoSaad Hammadi is the policy and advocacy manager at the Balsillie School of International Affairs....