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2016 11 05 Saturday

Dominica celebrates 38 years of political independence

Panama celebrates Independence Day

5 November – the International Romani Language Day

It’s National Native American Heritage Month

 

Rajoy not allowed to forget Catalan independence referendum

Spanish court will be able to suspend public servants who don’t comply with its rulings

Police arrest Mayor of Berga for refusing to take down pro-independence flag

Welsh will be ‘minority language’ on Anglesey if nuclear plant gets the go-ahead

Irish dancers from around world in Belfast for All-Ireland championship

How the Irish helped to invent modern-day Halloween

Stars through the eyes of Guarani community

China wants to nip in the bud any talk of Hong Kong’s independence

Beijing plans to intervene in Hong Kong pro-independence lawmakers’ oath dispute

Xi Jinping warns China’s communist government will collapse if Taiwan’s independence matters mishandled

Western Sahara standoff fuels tensions, diplomatic scramble

Copenhagen International Conference on Western Sahara issue calls for the decolonization of the last colony in Africa

FIFA Fines Kosovo, Croatia for Fans’ Racist Chants

Libya: time to get the real players round the table

EU Must Act, Hungarian Govt Harms Rule of Law

Austria sends troops to Hungary-Serbia border

Biggest International Book Fair in Croatia Opens Next Week

Somalia: Al Shabaab Gains Ground As Ethiopia Withdraws Its Troops

After election, vote monitors urge change in Belarus

Sweden’s clean corporate image dealt blow with insider trading case

Angry protests in Turkey and beyond after arrest of pro-Kurdish HDP politicians

Turkey Suspends Thousands of Teachers in Kurdish Areas

Kurdish Women Battle IS With Songs — and Machine Guns

Belgium stops prosecuting Kurdish politicians for ties to the Kurdistan Worker’s Party

‘There is One Kurdistan,’ Say Iranian Kurds Fighting in Iraq

Inside Greece’s self-ruling Kurdish enclave

Tibet unveils new Tibetan-language input software

Over 1000 monks, nuns expelled, forced patriotic reeducation in Tibet

‘Doctor Strange’ is a really fun, whitewashed ride!

China objects to British Parliament Speaker meeting Tibetan leader

Is Switzerland prepared for terrorism?

Celebrating a clean and green Singapore with carnival festivity

Singapore is striving to be the world’s first ‘smart city’

UK Human Rights Activist Peter Tatchell dedicates Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award to West Papua

Rwandan and #Yazidi survivors share their story at UN

Yezidis struggle for support and feel forgotten again

Namibia: Africa Golf Jacket Champs Launched for Fourth Year

Basque country: Inspiring land of tradition and passion

Meet ‘Korean Billy’!!! He nails the Welsh language!

Slovakia proposes voluntary help for EU in migrant crisis

5 Biafran armoured vehicles which were built during the war

An Inside Look At The New Crossroads Of Eurasia: Azerbaijan’s New Port Of Baku

Rights Watchdog Urges Azerbaijan To End Harassment Of Lawyers

State apology forthcoming for Finland’s reform school children

Finland is changing everything that sucks about parent-teacher conferences with the world’s largest one

Palestinian Authority and Israel lock heads over PA attempt to join Interpol

Rampant resource development puts Indigenous women and girls at higher risk of violence

Why so much hate for the Cornish?

Status of Celtic languages in XXI century

41st Annual American Indian Film Festival: November 4–11, 2016

‘The Whole World Is Watching’: The Political Crossfire @ Dakota Access Pipeline

50,000-year-old settlement found in Australia’s barren interior shows Aboriginal ancestors were skilled survivors

Historic terror recruitment trial begins in Norway

New Hans Christian Andersen museum green-lighted in Odense

Fleeing anti-Semitism in France, an African Jewish family makes aliyah

China Recalls Passports Across Xinjiang Amid Ongoing Security Crackdown

Director of Ukrainian library in Moscow goes on trial for ‘extremism’

Russia seeks PR agencies to improve image abroad

Why young people keep leaving Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe Arms Itself Against Russian Military Aggression

NATO reform: Ukraine says it is pursuing 600-point program

Russia uses punitive psychiatry against more Crimean political prisoners

In Crimea, Russia signals military resolve with new and revamped bases

Moldovan Presidential Candidate Calls Rival’s Crimea Remarks ‘High Treason’

Ukraine rebuilds navy, with U.S. help, to counter Russian build-up in Crimea

UN Wants Tribunal On Human Rights Abuses In Eritrea

Greek Anarchists Are Finding Space for Refugees in Abandoned Hotels

Serbia hosts joint military exercises with Russia

IOC threatens legal action against Kuwait

Hurricane survivors’ lives in limbo as Haiti tries again to hold vote

Haiti looks to local resources after hurricane aid falls short

Tiny Slovenia world’s best at preserving environment to boost prosperity

Business environment in Slovakia has significantly deteriorated

Why do asylum seekers come to Sweden?

Armenia, Iran Sign Deal To Increase Gas Imports, Power Flows

Better, Safer Roads Lead to Improving Lives in Rural Armenia

Ex-president of Romania is now also citizen of Moldova

NATO: Montenegro Membership Certain Despite Russia Objection

How Britain Destroyed the Palestinian Homeland

Life on the Pine Ridge Native American reservation

Human rights activists on the “invisible” Chechen refugees in Brest

Greece vows to maintain close ties with Moscow

Kuwait demands global unity with Palestinians

Serbia Releases Detained Kosovar Police Chief

N.Korea Trying to Send Slave Labor to Mongolia

Deal on Cyprus Reunification Closer Than Ever, UN Envoy Says

Kiwi couple launch first Maori language doll in New Zealand

What is life really like for women in Iceland, the world’s most woman-friendly country?

Increased meth use devastating remote Aboriginal communities

Scotland: Ready for #indyref2? Scale of SNP national survey campaign revealed

Bike-sharing to hit Malta next month

Clinton v Trump: Where do they stand on Palestine?

Belgian ‘city of jihadis’ struggles with returning Syria fighters

Albania Nominates Its First Female Army General

In Albania, the Church honors martyrs of the communist era

Story of migrating Scots on display

facebook Shut Down Radio Biafra London

Women Now Make Up Almost Half of Iceland’s Parliament

Amazigh: Protests Arise in Morocco after Death of Fish Vendor

Kaiowa and Guarani Forced to Return to Overcrowded Reserve While Violence Against Indigenous People Escalates