Protesters in Gabon burn parliament building amid allegations of stolen election

Protesters in Gabon set alight the country's National Assembly building Wednesday night after a day of protests against what they see as a rigged election. The small central African country has been governed by one family, the Bongos, since 1967. Ali Bongo, who took over from his father in 2009, was announced midday Wednesday as […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/31/protesters-in-gabon-burn-parliament-building-amid-allegations-of-stolen-election/

‘They will execute us': Couple held hostage by the Taliban plead for U.S. help

In a video made public Tuesday, Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman warned that their captors would kill them and their children unless the United States and Canada stopped the Afghan government from executing Taliban prisoners. The warning was made in a video obtained by the SITE Intelligence Group this week. It is the second clip to have surfaced since the couple were taken hostage […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/31/they-will-execute-us-couple-held-hostage-by-the-taliban-plead-for-u-s-help/

The largest-ever survey of elephants in Africa reveals startling declines

NAIROBI — Africa’s elephant population has plunged faster than almost anyone predicted, raising startling questions about the failure to protect one of the world's largest mammals. There are now only 352,271 savanna elephants in nearly all of sub-Saharan Africa, according to Elephants Without Borders, a research organization that just completed an 18-country census. Between 2007 and 2014, […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/31/the-largest-ever-survey-of-elephants-in-africa-reveals-startling-declines/

In Mexico, Donald Trump is more of a puppet than a politician

As Donald Trump heads to Mexico to meet with President Enrique Peña Nieto on Wednesday, it won't be a surprise if the Republican presidential candidate gets a chilly reception. Mexicans have criticized Trump's language on undocumented immigrants and say his inflammatory comments and policies are ignorant and racist. Claudia Ruiz Massieu, Mexico’s secretary of foreign affairs, […]

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‘Hitler’ and a ‘false prophet': A quick guide to what Mexicans think of Trump

Donald Trump's surprise visit to Mexico to with President Enrique Peña Nieto on Wednesday presents a curious turn in the narrative of American presidential campaign. Trump announced his candidacy by both insulting Mexican immigrants — demonizing then as "rapists" -- and then making a far-fetched promise — the construction of a fortified border wall paid for by the Mexican […]

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After Brexit, some Brits want to ditch the metric system, too

When Britons voted this summer to leave the European Union, many did so because of weighty concerns about the union's future. There are real worries about the continent's struggle with economic integration or immigration, for instance. Yet few would deny that fond memories of a pre-E.U. Britain also played some role in the vote. Here's another case in point: In a new post-Brexit Britain, the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/31/after-brexit-some-brits-want-to-ditch-the-metric-system-too/

Who’s more harmful: Women in burqas or men in suits?

Amid the outrage over towns in the French Riviera banning "burkinis," Henry Stewart of London got to thinking about just what harm the piece of clothing had ever done to him. "No woman in a burqa (or a hijab or a burkini) has ever done me any harm," he concluded, and wrote in to the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/31/whos-more-harmful-women-in-burqas-or-men-in-suits/

A brief history of nations deciding there’s something wrong with their anthems

Colin Kaepernick's controversial stand to sit during the American national anthem is not about the actual national anthem. The NFL quarterback's protest takes issue with police brutality and systemic racial injustice in the country. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people […]

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Half a million young Italians are about to receive free money to stay away from terrorism

As Europe struggles to counter the threat posed by the Islamic State and other militant groups, the Italian government is set to launch a scheme that will take the fight to a different level. Starting mid-September, more than half a million 18-year-olds living in Italy are eligible to receive vouchers valued at more than $500 each. The vouchers […]

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In his father’s footsteps, Justin Trudeau is looking to be big in China

BEIJING—Justin Trudeau understands optics. The selfie-snapping Canadian prime minister has never met a camera he doesn’t like and per his many fans, the feeling is mutual. It’s no surprise, then, that Trudeau's first trip to China as leader has become a show staged to maximize the setting, cast — and maybe the plot as well.  This is not the […]

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How the E.U.’s ruling on Apple explains why Brexit happened

On Tuesday morning, the governing body of the European Union ruled that one of its members, Ireland, had broken its rules by allowing U.S.-based Apple Inc. to pay a tax rate of 1 percent — and sometimes as little as .0005 percent. Ireland's regular tax rate is 12.5 percent, and the E.U.'s rules state that members can't give special benefits […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/30/how-the-e-u-s-ruling-on-apple-explains-why-brexit-happened/

Founder of Denmark’s first mosque for women: ‘I will not listen to naysayers’

A little mosque in the Danish capital of Copenhagen joined a quiet revolution last week by hosting its first Friday prayer led by a woman. Traditionally, Friday prayers are limited to and led by men, and women are encouraged to pray at home. Some mosques have women’s sections, but those areas tend to be cramped […]

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They claimed to have climbed Everest. Now they’re banned from Nepal for 10 years.

On June 5, Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod held a news conference to make an announcement: They had just become the first Indian couple to climb Mount Everest. The pair, both 30-year-old police officers, told reporters that they had reached the 29,035-foot-tall summit on May 23. "We were committed that we would not give birth to a child until we climb Mount Everest," Dinesh […]

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French prime minister: This mythical topless lady better represents us than a Muslim veil

Prime Minister Manuel Valls has been one of the most outspoken government figures on the matter of Islamic attire in France, denouncing garments such as the burqa and the beach-friendly burkini as expressions of a "political project" antithetical to French values. Even after a top court suspended local bans on the burkini, Valls doubled down in defense […]

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‘Forty years gone': Two friends, born days apart in 1975, were likely switched at birth in Canada

David Tait Jr. sat before reporters late last week, tears in his eyes. "I want answers," he said. "So bad." Tait was born in 1975, in Norway House Indian Hospital in Manitoba, Canada. He became life-long friends with Leon Swanson, who had been born in the same hospital just three days earlier, the Associated Press reported. But […]

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After peace deal, Colombia’s rebels not sure what to do with their fake names

BOGOTA, Colombia — Let's say Colombian voters oblige President Juan Manuel Santos and approve his peace deal with the FARC. It would pave the way, among other things, for the leftist rebel group's makeover as a legal political party after it disarms. And because the deal assures it at least 10 seats in Congress, the FARC supreme commander could in the near […]

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Burkini, meet facekini: What women around the world wear to the beach

As the controversy over France’s burkini ban continues to rage, many people in other parts of the world could be forgiven for asking: What’s the big deal with covering up at the beach? Many people around the world cover up for a variety of reasons. Here are some: JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA In Asia, many […]

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Islam Karimov and the massacre in Uzbekistan that the world forgot

Islam Karimov, the 78-year-old former Soviet apparatchik who has ruled Uzbekistan since its independence, suffered a "cerebral hemorrhage" over the weekend and remains in intensive care, according to reports. Speculation mounted on social media on Monday that the Uzbek president was dead. Beyond Karimov's condition, there's much else that's shrouded in uncertainty, not least the question of […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/30/islam-karimov-and-the-massacre-in-uzbekistan-that-the-world-forgot/

The unlikely contender to dethrone Gabon’s 50-year-old dynasty

Jean Ping is a big fish in a small pond. He is the most well-known government official in the small central African country of Gabon — apart from the Bongos, that is. Ali Bongo, the president, took over Gabon in 2009 when his father, Omar, died after running the country for more than 40 years. On […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/29/the-unlikely-contender-to-dethrone-gabons-50-year-old-dynasty/

ISIS-inspired attacker’s bid to bomb Indonesian church fizzles out — literally

A man armed with a bomb and an ax intended to wreak havoc during a packed Sunday Mass celebration in Indonesia, but his bomb burst into flames rather than explode. Police told local media that the man was carrying items marked with an Islamic State insignia. The attacker did manage to swing his ax at the church's 60-year-old priest, slightly injuring his […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/28/isis-inspired-attackers-bid-to-bomb-indonesian-church-fizzles-out-literally/

Istanbul’s new $3 billion bridge has a very divisive name

On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ceremonially opened Istanbul's third bridge spanning the Bosporus, the strait that runs through Turkey's biggest city and separates the continental land masses of Asia and Europe. The bridge is the $3 billion centerpiece of a vast series of infrastructure projects planned by Erdogan and the country's ruling government in a […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/27/istanbuls-new-3-billion-bridge-has-a-very-divisive-name/

Nearly 2,000 have died in Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ in the Philippines. One is a 5-year-old girl.

Danica May , the latest victim of Philippines ruthless war on drugshttps://t.co/yl6bhAD5Yq Crazy stuff going on pic.twitter.com/hVmvSjXyPT — Sandy Lanceley (@sandylanceley) August 26, 2016 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs" has left hundreds of people killed in less than two months. One of the most recent victims — and possibly the youngest — is 5-year-old Danica […]

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Middle East chaos leads to drop in life expectancy in some Arab countries, study says

Life expectancy in a number of countries gripped by political instability in the wake of the 2011 "Arab Spring" has slumped, according to a new report. In Syria, which has been torn apart by a hideous civil war, the average life expectancy for men dropped from 75 to 69 between 2010 and 2013. For Syrian women, that […]

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‘I had to carry her body’: Indian man said hospital refused to transport his wife’s body home

For more than 6 miles, Dana Manjhi trudged toward his small village in India's eastern state of Odisha — his dead wife's body hoisted over his shoulder and his 12-year-old daughter sobbing by his side. The haunting image was captured Wednesday by a local journalist who asked him why. Manjhi said his wife, 42-year-old Amang Dei, died from tuberculosis in […]

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France’s top administrative court overturns burkini ban

PARIS—After a month of intense national scandal and heightened international outrage, France’s highest administrative court, the Conseil d’État, overturned on Friday the so-called “burkini bans” imposed by 26 of the country’s coastal towns and cities. Imposed in the name of secularism, perhaps France’s most sacred ideal, the bans had prohibited Muslim women from wearing the […]

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Why some Chinese towns are banning birthday parties

It’s just not as much fun being a Chinese Communist Party cadre any more. Largely gone now are the lavish banquets where you could while away the best part of a day in an orgy of food, booze and cigarettes. It’s no longer politically correct to show ordinary people just how important you are by […]

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Chinese woman loses $7 million to a 300-year-old emperor

Call it the advance payment scam with Chinese twist. The man posed as 300-year-old Chinese emperor Qianlong, who was apparently still going strong thanks to drinking the “elixir of life,” and he told a woman in southern China he could access his “imperial savings” but he just needed a down-payment to “unfreeze the money.” Who wouldn’t believe that […]

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As France fights burkini war, many ask: Why?

PARIS — On Thursday, France’s highest court began deliberations over the “burkini” — the full-body bathing suit designed to allow Muslim women to enjoy the beach while still respecting traditional codes of modesty. With a decision expected Friday afternoon, the court will consider whether local authorities in the south of France respected the existing laws on […]

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The paradox of Colombia’s peace deal for FARC

HAVANA — Over four years of peace talks with the Colombian government, the country’s FARC rebels bargained for the best deal possible -- and one that could convince their troops that the past half-century of guerrilla warfare wasn’t for nothing. But in wresting significant concessions from the government, including a launch pad into politics and a chance to skirt prison, the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/25/the-paradox-of-colombias-peace-deal-for-farc/

A little-noticed casualty of latest Afghan attack was training center for the blind

It was a means to an end, collateral damage in a carefully orchestrated terrorist assault on a far more dazzling prize: the elite citadel of an American-built university in Kabul that trains some of Afghanistan's most ambitious and promising students. But the small, low-budget government school for the blind, a collection of sheds and low-slung classrooms located […]

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Action hero Steven Seagal at home with ‘Europe’s last dictator’

There was no hesitation on Steven Seagal's face as he took a raw, freshly-peeled carrot from the hands of Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and bit into it with a satisfying chomp. It was an act that the former action hero was ready for. In his visits to other strongmen of the former Soviet Union, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen […]

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As France bans burqinis, Canada and Scotland let cops wear hijabs

The French enforcement of a series of local bans on the burkini -- a type of swimwear that enables swimmers and beachgoers to adhere to Islamic traditions of modesty -- caused outrage both in France and abroad. Images of armed police officers forcing a French Muslim woman to disrobe on a public beach went viral and […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/25/as-france-bans-burqinis-canada-and-scotland-let-cops-wear-hijabs/

#Gobifound! Australian runner finds the dog that followed him on a China ultramarathon

A small stray dog had won hearts all over the world after deciding to follow an Australian runner for several days during an ultramarathon through China’s vast, forbidding Gobi desert. Dion Leonard fell in love with the dog, named her Gobi and planned to bring her back to his home in Edinburgh, Scotland. This short […]

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The sad state of a Russian border road led smugglers to secretly upgrade it

Russian smugglers were apparently so dismayed by the quality of the roads along their routes that they took it upon themselves to repair and improve them. According to TASS News Agency, criminal gangs smuggling goods into Russia repaired a dirt road in the Smolensk region so that it could be used by heavy vehicles that were […]

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Here are the details — critics would say the devils — in Colombia’s peace deal with FARC

Like all treaties, Colombia's peace accord represents a compromise. As chief government negotiator Humberto de la Calle said Wednesday night as before signing the final pact, "we got the best deal possible. Everyone would have liked to get a little more." The Marxist-Leninist FARC long ago gave up any pretense that it could use the talks to force […]

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Pokemon Go claims first victim in Japan as distracted driver kills woman

“I was playing Pokémon Go while driving, so I didn’t really see what was in front of me,” man tells police.

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The staggering toll of Colombia’s war with FARC rebels, explained in numbers

The peace deal to end Colombia's half-century battle with FARC guerrillas promises to wrap up a conflict that many outside the country probably forgot about a long time ago. But Colombians know this war all too well. It's a common refrain that there isn't a single family that hasn't been scarred by it.  In May 1964 Colombian troops and warplanes attacked […]

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Turkey’s Syria offensive is as much about the Kurds as ISIS

Turkey upped the stakes of the already ruinous Syrian conflict after it launched a direct offensive across its southern border, targeted ostensibly at Islamic State positions in the northern Syrian town of Jarabulus. With the support of U.S. forces, Turkish tanks motored into Syrian territory in the early hours of Wednesday. By the afternoon, the state-run Anadolu Agency […]

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France’s burkini bans lead to cries of hypocrisy and sexism

Fifteen communities on the French Riviera have banned burkinis, a kind of swimwear worn by women who want to keep their body covered while going for a dip in the sea. Judges have ruled that the burkini bans are "necessary, appropriate and proportionate," as the outfit may be viewed as a "provocation exacerbating tensions" at a time […]

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7 uncomfortable facts about France’s burkini controversy

The "burqini ban" recently implemented in a number of French cities has become a topic of global controversy this week after images spread online of a women being forced by a group of male police officers to remove her clothing at a beach in Nice. But really, the French debate over Islamic clothing has been […]

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Italian town known for its pasta dish ‘is no more’

The town of Amatrice — one of the areas hit by a strong earthquake early Wednesday that killed at least 73 people across Italy — is known for more than the picturesque tranquility of the Italian countryside. The town also happens to be the place where one of Italy’s most famous and recognizable dishes originated: pasta […]

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You’re fired! Venezuela orders purge of state workers who oppose Maduro

High-ranking employees at Venezuelan state firms who oppose President Nicolás Maduro will face a steep price for their perceived disloyalty: their jobs. In what appears to be a sign of growing worry within the government that a recall push to oust Maduro could succeed, he has ordered a purge of management-level employees at five key government ministries, according […]

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The man who says he’s paid $278,000 in burqa ban fines

For the past five years, the act of wearing an Islamic full-face veil in France's public spaces has been illegal. This means that if you were a Muslim woman and you wore a niqab or a burqa and walked down the street, you ran the risk of a 150 euros ($167) fine. This summer, some French […]

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One of the world’s biggest cities will soon be governed from a jail cell

On Wednesday, Waseem Akhtar will become the mayor of a city that is home to about 20 million to 25 million people. And he will do the job from prison. It might be better said that the Pakistani port city of Karachi has, for decades, been governed by organized crime. It is a city of mayhem, […]

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‘We run toward the screams': Meet the Aleppo rescue team that saved 5-year-old Omran

As the volunteers scrabbled through smashed cinder blocks, the whimper they’d been hearing for hours grew louder. It was the only sign that this rubble had once been someone’s home. “Go slowly, go slowly,” shouted one as the noise turned into a sharp cry. This was always the critical moment, a time when the owner […]

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A Utah man accused of being ‘the gringo agent’ in Venezuela

In many ways, politics in Venezuela increasingly resemble politics in North Korea. An authoritarian and corrupt government consolidates power as food supplies dwindle and political opponents are thrown in jail. Problems at home are blamed on a favorite external scapegoat: the United States. To be an American and travel in either country is to risk becoming an unwitting pawn […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/23/a-utah-man-accused-of-being-the-gringo-agent-in-venezuela/

Suicide bombing shows how Turkey’s Kurds are getting hit from all sides

The suicide bomb that ripped through a Kurdish wedding in the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep over the weekend killed 51 people, roughly half of whom were children, and wounded dozens more. Turkish officials say the assailant acted in the service of the Islamic State. If they're right, that would make the blast the worst jihadist strike on […]

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Venezuelans are going hungry. But the country’s Olympians will get free housing and cash.

As a young man, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro played electric guitar, not sports. But like the men who mentored him, Cuba’s Fidel Castro and the late Hugo Chavez, he views the country’s Olympic achievements as a validation of his economic and social policies. Also, he is fond of wearing track suits in the colors of […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/22/venezuelans-are-going-hungry-but-the-countrys-olympians-will-get-free-housing-and-cash/

What’s next for the Ethiopian silver medalist who protested his government?

NAIROBI — One day after winning silver in the Olympic marathon, Feyisa Lilesa faced a much different decision than other medalists: Would it be safe for him to return home? As he finished the race Sunday, Lilesa held his arms above his head in an “X,” a sign of protest used against the Ethiopian government for its […]

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Duterte’s war on drugs has killed hundreds in the Philippines. This could be a huge problem.

  Philippine senators have started an investigation into the hundreds of drug-related deaths under President Rodrigo Duterte's administration, as witnesses — their faces covered to protect their identities — testified Monday about how their loved ones were arrested and gunned down by police. In her opening statement, Sen. Leila de Lima, head of the Senate justice committee leading […]

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An anti-Islam leader staged a fake ‘Islamic invasion’ — featuring a camel — in Prague

On Sunday afternoon, visitors to Prague’s Old Town Square were greeted by a worrying sight. A jeep full of bearded men dressed in military garb mixed with traditional Middle Eastern attire drove into the square and began shooting Kalashnikovs into the sky and chanting "Allahu akbar." The men carried with them the flag of the Islamic State and held what appeared to […]

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