A baseball game, a passion and source of pride for many Cubans, takes place in the town of Vinales, Cuba (Photo: Peter Daerden via Flickr).
Terrorists forced to face victims on Iraqi reality TV
CBS News
State-run Iraqiya TV has begun broadcasting a show heralding its security forces in their fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and forcing captured terrorists to face victims of the attacks they perpetrated. Human rights groups, however, are questioning the television show’s legality and, considering Iraq’s record of judicial fairness, whether its criminal cast is unquestionably guilty.
A Year of War in South Sudan
Medium
By Tristan McConnell
Earth’s newest nation, South Sudan, has been plagued with a gruesome civil war since its inception. This feature goes through its last year of conflict and the effects burdened on its newest citizens.
Beauty Shines Through Decay
The New York Times
By Michael Powell
Baseball’s powerful hold on Cuban society has lasted through years and dictatorial repression and as the island nation opens to the U.S. for the first time in decades, Cubans’ point of pride could be a common denominator with Americans as well.
Did North Korea Really Attack Sony?
The Atlantic
By Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier for The Atlantic goes over the facts behind the Sony cyber attack, which the U.S. government has pinned on the government of North Korea in response to a movie depicting their leaders assassination.
The World Is Experiencing the Worst Refugee Crisis Since World War II
The New Republic
By Daniel Trilling
From the heart of Africa to its northern coast and eastward to the mess of Syria, the world is experiencing its worst refugee crisis possibly since World War II. Throngs of people have lived through years of oppression, poverty, disease and war and are now willing to risk everything they have for a chance of a peaceful existence.
Blogs:
Focus on Pakistan by Sahar Said
Former EU MP blames U.S. policy for Iraq’s sectarian problems by Rachel Avraham
China’s Investment in Africa Faces Challenges in Madagascar by Gary Sands
Putin’s dramatic press conference by Hannah Gais
Investing in a Gulf Free of Oil Dependence by Sarah Elzeini
