A summary of international news posted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday - compiled and summarized by WORLD Magazine editor Mindy Belz. It’s intended to be a swift read, a distillation of significant events - some in the headlines, some not. For nearly 20 years these topics have been Mindy’s daily bread, first as WORLD’s international editor and now as editor.
International | The seamstress who survived for 17 days buried inside the
Bangladesh garment factory collapse told the BBC: “Even in my
wildest dreams I did not imagine I would come out alive.” The
surprise candidacy of…
International |
Pakistanis returned to high office Nawaz Sharif, after
parliamentary elections this weekend gave his party a
commanding new hold on power. Sharif’s…
International |
More on the UN report on Somalia’s famine, which killed more than a
quarter-million Somalis in less than two years. We all watched it
unfold, made worse by…
International |
The second-highest serving officer at the U.S. mission in Libya is
set to testify today in Congress against the White House version of
events surrounding the…
International |
Israel, largely staying on the sidelines of Syria’s civil war, this
weekend launched a pair of airstrikes,including an attack near a
sprawling military…
International |
Nobody wants a return to civil war in Iraq, but events are
moving in that direction. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has become
too divisive to stop it.
International |
Workers across Europe are protesting on this May Day, demanding
their governments tackle record-high unemployment with (surprise)
more government bailouts.
International |
The U.S. options for intervention in Syria are seriously hampered
by a buildup in sophisticated air defenses by Syria—aided by
Russia. U.S. officials were…
International |
U.S. and British defense analysts confirm that chemical weapons
were used in an attack near Aleppo, Syria, in March. Extensive
blood tests prove the victims…
International |
Two leaders of the Christian community in Aleppo, Syria, remain
missing despite conflicting reports yesterday. Greek Orthodox
Archbishop Paul Yazigi and…
International |
A
Wall Street Journal
profile of the Tsarnaev family explores their background beginning
in Dagestan, and the growing religious bent of Tamerlan and his
mother,
International |
The city of Boston is under lockdown as a manhunt
for the remaining suspect in Monday’s marathon bombing continues.
The FAA this morning also…
