May 9-10, 1878: Independence Day in Romania
May 15, 1948: Nakba Day, Day of the Catastrophe in Palestine
May 14–15, 1811: Independence Day in Paraguay
May 17, 1814: May 17th, National Day, Constitution Day in Norway
May 20, 1902: Independence Day in Cuba
May 20, 2002: East Timor Independence Day
May 21, 2006: Montenegro Independence Day
Annexation of Crimea Isn’t Going as Planned
EU visa waiver looms for Russia-annexed Crimeans
Banned from Eurovision, Russian singer performs in Crimea
Lessons from Russia’s Operations in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine
Eurovision winner Jamala: We can’t ignore politics
Even Remembrance of the Crimean Tatar Deportation prohibited in Russian-occupied Crimea
Stages of Russian occupation in a nutshell
Three years after sham referendums in Donbas, no Russian Spring
Said Ismagilov: Maidan and the war made Ukraine discover its Muslims
President of Moldova was the only foreign leader to visit Moscow on Victory Day
PEN America Launches Campaign to Free Ukrainian Writer and Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov
Russia’s youngest Ukrainian prisoner is on total hunger strike demanding to be returned to Ukraine
Russian prison staff jailed for torturing 16-year-old Ukrainian to death
Moldova’s Proposed Electoral Change Is a Blow to Democracy
Tatarstan Failed-Bank Clients Detained In Moscow Protest
Caught Between Russians and Tatars: Can the Bashkirs Save Bashkortostan?
Russia’s truckers win biggest victory yet: Daghestan to press for repeal of Plato System
RUSSIA: Further arrest for Muslim study groups
Chechnya gay rights: Activists with petition held in Moscow
Akhmat Kadyrov: Chechnya marks ‘Day of Remembrance and Sorrow’
Ramzan Kadyrov: Veteran ‘Silovik’ Named To Head Chechen Presidential Administration
Al-Qaeda shock troops graduate in Idlib following Chechen training
Georgian officers, NATO troops in Spring Storm defence drills
Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan to sign defence deal in Batumi
Georgia, China sign historic Free Trade Agreement
Aerosmith preparing for concert in Georgia
A New Joint Angel Fund Between Armenia and Turkey Builds Bridges Through Capital
Azeri Bank Plans $3.3 Billion Restructuring After Defaulting
Azerbaijan blocks access to independent media websites
Azerbaijan, America’s reliable partner
Kyrgyzstan: President Bashes Russian Migrant-Phobia
Taking Down A Powerful Ally Of Convenience In Tajikistan
Fighting Along the Afghanistan-Tajikistan Borderlands: Cause for Concern in Central Asia?
Tajikistan under attack from Taliban and Daesh forces
US Transfers $6 Million in Vehicles and Equipment to Tajikistan
Tajikistan detains son of defector to Islamic State: security sources
Tajikistan: US Embassy Complains of Aid-Blocking Bureaucracy
Are Trade Fairs in Turkmenistan Pointless?
Peary the Explorer Is No Hero to the Greenland Inuit
IAEA Director General Visits Copenhagen and Greenland
Greenland lawmakers disagree on how to teach children more English
Future Greenland: land of opportunity
Mining returns to Greenland with the opening of the Aappaluttoq ruby mine
Food security: greenhouses are not a thing in Nunavut. Yet
Adivasi students demand end to murders in CHT
Dalits, Adivasis, Muslims worst off, says Indian Exclusion Report
Revisiting Muthanga incident (2003)
Native American Two Spirit Fights to Keep Tribe’s Language Alive
American Indian Pueblo Gets Electric Car Charging Station
Beacon of Hope for Native Victims of Sex Trafficking in Seattle
Andrew Jackson: the Father of Genocide of the South and Eastern Tribes
Vandals Deface Salish Language Immersion School for Kids With Racial Slurs
‘Collaborative Colonialism’: A Way to Analyze Native/Non-Native Relations
Whiteclay After the Deluge: Alcohol Gone but Appeals Case Fast-Tracked
Blackfeet Nation Ratifies Water Compact
The Music That Shapes Our Lives As Natives
Yakama Want Hanford Nuke Waste Gone
Ingrid Washinawatok El-Issa Still Inspires
Conversations With My Lakota Mom: Happy Mother’s Day
Inside Bolivia’s long struggle to unlock the world’s largest lithium supply
Bolivia to Host Second Regional Economic Development Forum
Guarani Linguistics in the 21st Century
Quechua: Bringing cultures together through culinary arts in Taos
What We Can & Cannot Fix Rewatching ‘The Mission’
South America’s indigenous groups used to line up with the left. Not anymore
Venezuela indigenous group flees crisis for Brazil
Indigenous peoples in Brazil: we don’t believe in words anymore
Indigenous Peoples’ Protest in Brazil Met With Police Brutality
Brazilian indigenous leader appeals for solidarity against land grabs
New Calls For Resistance Across the Amazon
Murray-Darling Aboriginal nations sign treaty, hoping for a stronger voice on Indigenous rights
‘I want to be a proud, queer elder’: Meet Aboriginal artist Peter Waples-Crowe
Priest and teachers ‘abused girls’ at Aboriginal mission
National Rugby League adopts ‘alternative’ national anthem for Indigenous round
Aboriginal Day is now a statutory holiday in Yukon
More Indigenous nurses needed to change health-care system, practitioners say
Prestigious award for leading researcher in Indigenous law
Museum offers face-to-face encounter with 4,000-year-old Indigenous family
The future of Indigenous Canada is at stake
Falling for feijoas: the fruit New Zealand wants the world to love
New Zealand’s ambitious plan to save birds: Kill every rat
New Zealand Population Surges Most Since World Turmoil of 1974
New Zealand Is Surprised It Still Has a Blasphemy Law, Tries to Repeal It
Christchurch cafe Kākano reviving Maori cuisine
Kapa Haka and te reo Māori may help Māori avoid dementia
Acheh: ASNLF Activists Take Part in May Day Rally in Stockholm
West Papua: Locals Share Accounts of how Indonesian Occupation Affects their Daily Lives
West Papua independence leader seeks Māori backing for self-governance
West Papua diplomatic cause advances in Brussels
NZ declaration on independence for West Papua
Indonesia deports Japanese documentary makers out of Papua
‘We’ll not be safe with Indonesia,’ says West Papua’s Benny Wenda
Anti-IS coalition meets in Denmark to assess campaign
Denmark among world’s elite inventive nations
More youth in Denmark diagnosed with depression
Denmark: one in ten female municipal council members sexually harassed
Annual pilot whale killings in the Faroe Islands – An ongoing debate
Activists urge EU to rebuke Denmark for Faroe whale hunt
US arming of Kurdish fighters ‘unacceptable’
U.S. To Arm Kurdish Fighters In Syria Despite Turkey’s Objection
Kurdish Militia Says US Arms Will Hasten Assault on IS-held Raqqa
Erdogan sees ‘new beginning’ in Turkish-U.S. ties despite Kurdish arms move
Syrian Kurdish forces to push on IS capital this summer
One Dud Oil Field Doesn’t Set a Trend as Kurds Keep Drilling
Syrian regime says US-backed Kurdish forces are ‘legitimate’
Turkish-led attack on Kurdish-held town in northern Aleppo results in heavy casualties
Coalition to help Kurdistan create ‘robust’ Peshmerga force to defend itself
How are Iraq’s Yazidis faring amid Kurds’ confrontations?
Healthcare for thousands of displaced Yazidis
Kuwait US$8bn Debut Marks Largest Dual Tranche Bond in Emerging Markets
A timeline of Palestinian mass hunger strikes in Israel
Palestinian hunger strike enters fourth week
Israeli video appears to show Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike leader sneaking food in cell
Why are Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike?
Dozens of Palestinian cars defaced in J’lem ‘price tag’ attack
Lebanon pushed to brink in election law stand-off
Lebanon: Fears as ‘Aleppo boil’ disease spreads
Lebanon Blames Israel for Anti-Hezbollah Telecoms Hacking
Reunification talks in Cyprus at risk of collapse over ‘international crisis’ says UN envoy
Development banks ready if Cyprus overcomes reunification hurdles
Cyprus leader criticizes UN envoy for alleged bias, haste
EU membership ‘best guarantee of Cyprus’ existence’
MEPs seek debate on rule of law in Malta
Malta’s prime minister under pressure from MEPs over corruption claims
Malta branded ‘Panama of Europe’ after anonymous tip-off
14 things you didn’t know about Luxembourg, Europe’s unhappiest country
Teams from Kiev and Luxembourg share the spoils at first LuxBlockHackathon
Luxembourg Lurks in Dark as Regulators Light Up Shadow Banking
Private-Equity World Has a New Rival: Monaco
Trouble in Macedonia as ethnic tensions run high
Nine indicted over Macedonia parliament violence
‘Government of the People’ formed in Macedonia
Macedonia will become NATO’s 30th member – Zaev
Croatia’s ruling party clings to power
Croatia PM aims to get support for new ministers after local elections
French intellectual Levy gets pie in the face in Serbia
Serbia PM Reignites ‘Greater Albania’ Row
Montenegro’s Kotor risks losing UNESCO status over excessive development
Montenegro to meet EU criteria in the next five years
NATO membership will boost foreign investments in Montenegro
Kosovo PM Mustafa loses no confidence vote – general election next month
Journalist Turned Politician Beaten up in Kosovo
Albania: How not to lose an election? Refuse to take part…
Albania opposition holds anti-gov’t rally ahead of polls
Bosnia’s fourth attempt to meet requirements for IMF loan tranche fails
Public TV Survived The War, But Can It Survive Peacetime In Bosnia?
Manx-made and proud: the Isle of Man food you need to try
Infection stops Isle of Man horse tram service for 10 days
Prag Na? a new Cornish language project
None shall pass – Driving in Cornwall
Register to protect Welsh historical place names launched
Breakthrough for Scottish Greens as record of seats returned
Nicola Sturgeon accuses UK prime minister of ‘sacrificing Scottish jobs to gain Ukip votes’
£2.5m subsea centre for Aberdeen will lead the world
Scotland ‘out of step’ on smacking children, says MSP John Finnie as he bids for ban
‘Why don’t you f*** off back to Scotland’: Tory MP blasts schoolgirl wanting Scottish independence
Russia ‘set to U-turn on support for Scottish independence’
Pro-independence Scottish Greens to ‘prop up’ SNP by standing fewer than 10 candidates
‘Ireland’s interests will be the EU’s interests’, says EU’s chief Brexit negotiator
No return to hard border in Ireland after Brexit, EU chief negotiator says
Deaglán de Bréadún: Achieving Irish unity is going to be a long game
Salvador Sobral Of Portugal Wins Eurovision Song Contest
Pope makes two Fatima children saints on centenary of their visions of the Virgin Mary
Walk to the end of Europe (and nine other amazing ways to see Portugal)
Saints and winners: Amazing architecture, top tapas and the original Zara store on a tour of Galicia
Why are Basque nationalists coming to the rescue of the Spanish conservative government?
Twin towns in Labrador and Spain explore their Basque connections
Big crowd supports Parliament President as she faces High Court for allowing independence debate
FC Barcelona Supports Referendum on Catalan Independence
Former Spanish Minister aimed to stop symbolic 9N referendum by force
Catalan Government will ask for international support if the referendum result is ‘Yes’
Puigdemont’s offers Madrid final chance to negotiate referendum
Conservative MEP calls for “mediation” between Catalonia and Spain
Greens-EFA co-president and MEPs meet Catalan President to discuss referendum
Belgium’s Wallooon Region Bans Halal and Kosher Slaughter
Israel denounces attacks on freedom of religion in Belgium and Norway as being ‘anti-Jewish’
A Photo From Space Shows Belgium Shining Bright, and Social Media Lights Up
Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu tours homes of fallen agitators
Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu visits eastern consultative leaders in Enugu, vows to fight on
OPINION: Why ethnic minorities may suffer if Biafran Republic is achieved?
May 17: MASSOB to celebrate 17 years of foisting flag
May 30: IPOB, MASSOB announce one-week activities for Biafra Day celebration
Biafra agitation is about my people – Kanu
Eritrea: Why Isaias Afewerki to Maintain a Huge Standing Army
Haratin: Arrest of IRA Leaders Part of Renewed Crack-Down on Anti-Slavery Movement
A View Into the Eritrean Regime
UAE accused of air strikes against Eritrean Afar civilians
East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Call for Accountability, Address Culture of Impunity
Feyisa Lilesa: Oromo People Are Still Suffering in Ethiopia and the World Must Do More to Help Them
Oromo: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Renews Request For Access to the Region
Nigeria almost triples budget for Niger Delta militants amnesty
Libya’s neighbours discuss restoration of peace and democracy
Mauritania signs partnership agreement with ECOWAS
4 UN peacekeeper killed, 8 injured after ambush in Central African Republic
What New Zealand Owes The Western Sahara
Western Sahara remains a “Non-Self-Governing Territories”
Ethiopia-Djibouti electric railway begins regular test run
Ethnic violence in DRC deepening humanitarian crisis – UN
The Gambia: Jammeh-era central bank chief fired without reasons
ECOWAS works towards eradicating statelessness in the sub-region
Gabon: National dialogue underway, Ping remains defiant
Burundi crisis: Is Michel Kafando up to the task?
Crisis in Somaliland: drought and famine threaten millions
Somaliland and Puntland hunger crisis: ‘if we don’t help the people here, they will die’
Giant diamond auction fails as Sierra Leone rejects offer
South Africa threatens to cut power to Zimbabwe over $44.5m debt
Zimbabwe gets $1.35 million Swedish grant, but with a warning
Mugabe doesn’t sleep in public, in Singapore on advice of local opticians
Faith Tourism: A resource initiative for Africa
Several soldiers killed in al Shabaab attack on Somali army base
London Somalia Conference 2017: Security, humanitarian aid tops agenda
Rwanda dreams big in essential oil production
35-year-old female challenger of Rwanda’s Kagame hit by scandal
Botswana invites hackers to compromise new Indian e-voting system
Namibia secures $750 million loan from African Development Bank
West African traditional wrestlers lock horns in Senegal’s capital
Senegal’s Macky Sall talks politics, terrorism and economy
Chad, Mali and Niger sign an accord on judicial cooperation
Over 1 million South Sudan children now live in exile
South Sudan national dialogue in limbo
South Sudan VP’s convoy attacked, bodyguards injured
South Sudan’s president says ousted army chief “in a fighting mood”
Sacked South Sudan army chief returns to Juba says not seeking war
Burundi’s Nkurunziza eyes another term through anticipated constitutional reform
Tunisia: Confusion over electoral body ahead of elections
Tunisian Jewish festival celebrated amid tight security
Thousands of Tunisians march against corruption
Fate of ‘Francafrique’ with new French president Emmanuel Macron
Trump Administration Wants Evidence of Crimes Committed by Haitian Immigrants
Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn Help Raise Money for Haiti
A Harrowing Turning Point for Haitian Immigrants
Who Benefits From the Alcoholisation of Belarus?
Realists Winning Tug of War Over Belarus
I Can’t Hear This Anthem – Why we need our symbols back
Anti-government protests sweep Czech Republic
Prison sentence increased for Czech who attempted to join IS
Czech Authorities Issue Warrant For Activist Wanted In Russia
Czech court adjourns hearing on Russian hacking suspect wanted by U.S, Russia
Bulgaria halts defense industry privatization
Bulgaria Seeks Private Investors for Nuclear Project
China Bans Islamic Baby Names with Religious Connotation in Xinjiang
Uyghurs Studying Abroad Ordered Back to Xinjiang Under Threat to Families
China Holds Ethnic Uyghur Woman For Reposting Quranic Verses on Social Media
Rights Groups Blast Uyghur Activist’s Expulsion From UN Forum in New York
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Xinjiang kills 8, injures 23 – authorities
Between Identity and Integration: Between Identity and Integration: Uyghur Diaspora in the West
University of East Anglia students remove ‘offensive’ Tibetan flag
U.S. lawmakers visit Dalai Lama in exile, highlight situation in Tibet
Tibetan monk arrested under suspicion of disseminating news of self-immolation
Pro-Tibet Signs Return to Arts Quad After Last Month’s Theft
High-Level US Congressional Delegation Pledges Continued Bipartisan Support for Tibet
China uses its economic leverage to silence the voices of Tibet: Pelosi
US Congressional delegation visits Tibetan settlements in Nepal
Tibetan Self-Immolator’s Family Harassed, Visitors Restricted
A conversation with Tibet’s PM in exile
Finland’s Arctic Council chairmanship begins at a crucial moment for the climate and the region
Finland, poster child of migrant relocation
Top Production Company In Finland, Rabbit Films, Makes It Big Stateside
Finland, UK and Ireland singled out in 2017 ‘Nanny State Index’
Finland voices concern over US and Russian climate change doubters
Formula 1: How did tiny Finland become an F1 giant?
Russians hold first-ever Victory Day parade in Helsinki
Psycho-drama theater allows Romani women to work through trauma
Life in Slovakia’s Roma slums: Poverty and segregation
Horror in Italy after Roma sisters die in arson attack
Slovakia: Romani women protest discrimination in maternity hospital with a petition
Hungary, Slovakia challenge quotas on asylum-seekers at top EU court
Hungary’s president urges civility in political discourse
Hungary’s latest refrain: ‘We will be slaves no longer’
Austria’s ‘Django’ unchains Vienna coalition
Austrian court rules Facebook must delete ‘hate postings’
Iceland is Using Extreme Tech to Harvest Clean Energy From Volcanoes
Prostitution on the Rise in Iceland
Searching for another Oyu Tolgoi: Mongolia’s big mining expansion
Why the Sweden Democrats and Centre Party could be key in the next Swedish election
Singapore, a Rising Home for Quiet Money, Comes Under Pressure
Dealing With Chinese Sanctions: South Korea and Taiwan
Japan, China and Taiwan in a Time of Turbulence
Vladimir Putin sends three Russian warships into Nato waters after US vessel arrives in Baltic Sea
Russia’s covert warfare is remarkably overt
Estonian president: In the face of Brexit, unity will be at the heart of our EU presidency
Tallinn jails GRU agent spying on Estonian and NATO forces
U.S. Criticizes Russian Buildup In Baltics, May Temporarily Deploy Patriot Missiles
Estonia to lead debate on the future of social systems in the digital era
US defense secretary pledges to defend Baltic States
Lithuania Calls for Permanent U.S. Military Presence Amid Russia Tensions
Six NATO ships arrive in Tallinn
Mogherini: EU expects energy, determination from Estonia during presidency
After three Baltic countries agree to disconnect power grids from Russia, the cyber hackers arrive
First openly gay swimmer to compete for Estonia
From the language of serfs to official EU communication – the journey of Latvian
Nato legislators are in Svalbard to see Arctic change close up
Greece eyes bond sale amid optimism over debt deal
Hong Kong Philharmonic expresses its independence claims
Hong Kong Rejects Pro-Democracy Rally Application Ahead of 20th Anniversary
Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay Books to move to Taipei
London: Baloch Republican Party to protest against Pakistani Army atrocities