Meet the Mexico Bureau Chief. (His job has changed since Trump.)
By LIZZIE WADE From New York Times Azam Ahmed had been walking for hours in the sweltering humidity of southern Mexico, hiding from the police the whole way, when he realized his long day was about to get longer. Mr….
Germany ‘rejects most Afghan asylum requests in 2017’
From Press TV Germany has in the span of two months rejected the asylum requests of more than half of the Afghan refugees who had traveled 7,000 kilometers in search of a better life in the European country. Citing Interior…
Six Afghan ICRC workers ‘killed by Islamic State’
From BBC The Red Cross has worked in Afghanistan through many years of war Six Afghan international Red Cross workers have been killed by suspected Islamic State (IS) group gunmen in the province of Jowzjan, officials say. The workers were…
US: Forcing soldiers to repay bonuses creates bipartisan outrage
By Brian Freeman From Newsmax Many prominent politicians from both parties are up in arms that almost 10,000 soldiers have been ordered to repay large reenlistment bonuses after audits revealed widespread overpayments by the California National Guard at the height…
Afghan man mutilated pregnant wife
By Inayatulhaq Yasini From BBC A woman is critically ill in northern Afghanistan after her husband nearly beat her to death, and cut part of her genitals, family members say. The incident happened in the Ashkamish district of Takhar province….
Merkel rules out migrant policy reversal after attacks
From BBC Recent attacks in Germany involving asylum-seekers would not change its willingness to take in refugees, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. She said the attackers “wanted to undermine our sense of community, our openness and our willingness to help…
Was David Cameron’s corruption remark really a gaffe?
By Michael White From The Guardian UK The media are always quick to detect a gaffe, but the PM’s comment is a complex example of the genre When is a “gaffe” really a gaffe, the kind of unguarded remark that…
smart grenade launcher
US Army will test a smart grenade launcher that hits hidden targets By Jon Fingas From engadget After years of work, Orbital ATK (born from Orbital Sciences) is close to delivering a clever weapon that could help American soldiers in…
Doctors think they have developed a successful penis-transplant procedure
By Tanya Lewis From Business Insider This entrepreneur wants to fix the transplant shortage by recycling human organs Doctors perform the world’s first penis transplant World’s first penis transplant patient to father a child Many of the soldiers returning from…
When justices talk about the Pope
By Marcia Coyle, from The National Law Journal A search of oral argument transcripts reveals “pope” references in 11 cases from the past 60 years. Talk show hosts, politicians, Catholics, wary commuters—everyone’s talking about Pope Francis’ visit to the United…
