2016 October 1: Oromo: Irrecha Festival Deaths
1958 October 2: Guinea Independence Day
1932 October 3: Iraq Independence Day
1966 October 4: Lesotho Independence Day
1991 October 8: Croatia Independence Day
1962 October 9: Uganda Independence Day
1968 October 12: Equatorial Guinea Independence Day
1991 October 18: Independence Day of Azerbaijan
1953 October 22: Laos Independence Day
Kosovo: Domestic Entrepreneurship and Help From the Diaspora
Kosovo Not Ready for Border Demarcation With Montenegro
“Bosnia won’t even consider recognizing Kosovo”
Kosovo Businesses Say Serbia is Blocking Free Trade
Kosovo does not meet priorities agreed with the EU
Chechen War Moves to Ukraine—And So Does a Wave of Criminal Violence
Russian activist urges EU to probe Chechnya gay abuses
Council Of Europe’s Rights Chief Decries Abuses, Says Russia ‘Only Country Not Cooperating’
New Rift Opens in Czech Elections Over Cheap Foreign Labor
Czexit next? Brussels set for collision course as anti-EU party looks to take power
Irish abortion law: Tens of thousands march in Dublin
What would an Irish language act cost ? And what might the legislation contain?
Basque visitor to Belfast voices concern over Catalonia
Basque in the glory: following Catalonia’s referendum, Sofia Weiss discusses her identity
Catalonia independence: Spain faces IMMINENT DESTRUCTION as Basques given hope for EXIT
Local educator pens historical novel about Saami
Ante portas: Radical Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kurds vote overwhelmingly in favor of independence from Iraq
The reverberations of the Kurdish referendum
Iraqi Kurds face airway isolation after independence vote
Hezbollah says Kurdish vote a step toward wider Mideast partition
Kurdish court approves result of independence referendum
Iraq officially demands Turkey, Iran deal exclusively with Baghdad on oil, borders
Norwegian TV Series ‘Occupied’ Hints At U.S. Leaving NATO, And Russia Invading
Moldova’s pro-Russian president warns country’s pro-Western government against impeaching him
Moldovan official says joining EU is key priority
Russia refuses to withdraw troops from Transnistria, declares itself “guarantor of stability”
Columbus Day? Indigenous people march for Indigenous Peoples Day
Hawaii approves telescope on volcano sacred to indigenous people
New Canadians will have to swear to observe treaties with Indigenous people
Indigenous tribes fronting for patent trolls sue Apple
Canadian Indigenous leaders travel to see Ecuador environmental disaster
Tata Genaro Ramírez: The Farmer Who Revived the Nawat Language in El Salvador
Tribal Head Who Led Dakota Access Pipeline Fight Voted Out
Town seal of pioneer ‘choking’ Native American finally changed
Years spent on the reservation inspire a book of updated traditional Navajo stories
Most countries have given up their colonies. Why hasn’t America?
Catalonia crisis: Crowds urge dialogue to break independence deadlock
Spanish court opens sedition probe of Catalonia officials for independence bid
What happened with Catalonia’s vote for independence — and what’s next
Catalonia independence declaration looms as leaders defy Spanish King
Catalonia could declare independence on Monday
Hidden ballot boxes, encrypted texts: How Catalans staged their referendum
If Catalonia goes independent, these places could be next
Eyeing more independence in the EU
Republic of Abkhazia Supports Catalonia
United Nations refuses to accept West Papua independence petition
French Polynesian leaders address UN decolonisation committee
Guam petitioners urge U.N. to make U.S. cooperate on path to self-determination
New Caledonia addresses UN decolonisation committee as independence referendum nears
Former French PM Valls eager to advance New Caledonia process
New Caledonia enters second month without government
Xinjiang Authorities Jail Six Uyghur Students on Return From Turkey
Chinese Police Order Xinjiang’s Muslims to Hand in All Copies of The Quran
Re-Education Camps in Two Xinjiang Counties Hold Thousands of Uyghurs: Officials
Chinese govt continues violation of religious freedom in Tibet
China Plans To Renovate Dalai Lama’s Iconic Potala Palace In Tibet
Tibetan Nomads Forced to Beg After Being Evicted From Their Homes
Tibetan Woman Wins As 1 Of 5 Global Animal Rights Superheroes
UN member states raise the grim human rights situation in Tibet
How Holodomor that killed millions remained a secret for decades
Four Crimean Tatars detained in new wave of religious persecution
Ukrainian prosecutor refuses to investigate police inaction during shocking anti-Roma pogrom
Catalonia is (not) Crimea. The differences and commonalities of two referendums
China says Taiwan not a country, Taiwan says China needs reality check
Taiwan’s new premier affirms support for island’s independence, China warns against such move
Lessons For Taiwan From The Catalan And Kurdish Referendums?
Stopping the spin from Azerbaijan’s very special laundromat
Dozens of people rounded up and thrown in prison just for being gay in Azerbaijan
Aboriginal people make up one-third of Metro Vancouver’s homeles
Aboriginal massacre sites uncovered in first forensic science study
‘Our culture is still strong’ : Parrtjima light festival
‘Historical’ speech Prime Minister Curaçao during Gay Pride
Curacao the Singapore of the Caribbean?
For Malians in Mauritanian desert, going home is a mirage
Europe’s ‘e-believers’ brave skepticism in Estonia
European digital ministers sign Tallinn Declaration on e-Government
Nadia Murad among possible contenders for 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
CEU launches Romani Studies Program
Israel seals off West Bank and Gaza as Sukkot begins
Israel destroys Bedouin village for the 119th time
Interpol approves Palestinian membership despite Israeli opposition
UN sends warning letters to firms that trade in occupied Palestinian territories
Palestinian government meets in Gaza for first time in three years
Rival Palestinian factions take closer steps toward reconciliation
Palestine 2015 attacks triggered new path of resistance
Another climate change concern: Forced migration
Mainstreaming migration for poverty reduction –in diverse country contexts
Michigan Recognizes Artsakh Independence
Asians Urged to Demand Reparations for Colonial Crimes
Balochistan: five members of a family killed by Pakistani forces in Dera Bugti
Balochistan: 20 people killed during shrine attack in Jhal Magsi
Germany: Free Balochistan Movement protest against China-Pakistan nexus in Baloch genocide
Western Sahara: Moroccan forces suppress peaceful demonstration in occupied El-Aaiun
Jagmeet Singh and the rise of a new brand of Sikh politics
Three years after Umbrella Movement, Hong Kongers back on the streets
Tens of thousands march to defend Hong Kong’s rule of law against China
Amazigh Morocco: Imprisoned singer released
Nation.Cymru launches politics and identity survey
Independent Wales would be amongst wealthiest nations
Welsh-language theatremakers ‘underserved by the country’s theatres’
A couple created the ‘world’s first Welsh singing toy’ and it sold out almost immediately
Welsh government agrees £200k grant to fund hyperlocal news start-ups over two years
GUAM: Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova celebrate 20th anniversary of cooperation
Hague Court sends registrar to Tbilisi as part of Russia-Georgia war investigation
Open Society Georgia report: Five years from torture videos, progress and challenges
Back-to-Back Hurricanes Take Heavy Roll on the Caribbean
Caribbean hurricane zone-bound U.N. chief: Scientists say extreme storms to be ‘new normal’
On the ground in the devastated island of Barbuda
Barbuda could be climate resiliency leader
Māori businesswoman bringing culture to boardrooms
New Zealand coalition efforts intensify after final results give no clear winner
Labour’s clean sweep of Māori seats sealed Māori Party’s fate – what went wrong and will it return?
The story of the kūmara – a superfood shaped by Māori
Māori girls’ college celebrates 150 years
Niue reserves 40% of its ocean as a marine park
U.K. asks Nigeria to clarify status of ‘missing’ Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu
TIME magazine mentions Biafra supporters among world separatist movements
Biafra is a spirit that can’t be killed with guns, other weapons – Pastor Chris Okafor
Samoa takes important steps to becoming e-commerce ready
Samoa’s national bird under serious threat
Alternative business tax on the way in American Samoa
Faroe Islands creates its version of Google Translate after tech giant snub
New book dedicated to proponent of Saint Lucian culture Patrick Anthony
National security and equity continuously backsliding in St Lucia
Cooks to be first Pacific country with ‘developed’ status
Women forced to remove the veil on day one of Austrian burqa ban
Legal writs fly as Austria’s Facebook scandal deepens
Safety of journalists in Lesotho ‘under threat’
Lesotho votes in third election in five years
Swaziland Still a Secretive State
Solomon Islanders face rising sea levels
Corruption in Solomon Islands ‘a huge problem’
Solomon Islands Joins Interpol
What Are the Limits to Belarus’s Sovereignty?
Moscow denies Ukraine’s accusation that it left troops in Belarus
Guyana trains first female ship captains in inaugural Marine Cadet programme
Tajikistan Authorities Invite Ridicule with Demand Wikipedia Correct ‘Spelling Mistakes’
Central African Republic: Sexual Violence as Weapon of War
Central African Republic Seeks More United Nations Aid As Violence Grows
64,000 flee new fighting in Central African Republic
United Arab Emirates to establish human spaceflight program
Puerto Rico hurricane dispatch: anger growing among America’s ‘second class citizens’
Puerto Rico’s nightmare recovery
Seven graphics that sum up Puerto Rico disaster
While Outrage Mounts Over Puerto Rico, Slums In Other US-Tied Domains Remain Forgotten
Lebanon’s biospheres of sorrow
Syria’s destruction revives a dream of rebuilding Lebanon’s railway
After Anti-China Campaign Rhetoric, Mongolia’s President Congratulates China on National Day
Mongolia has a macho new prime minister who’s apparently an admirer of Putin
‘We Don’t Exist’: Life Inside Mongolia’s Swelling Slums
Is Mauritius big enough for China and India?
Djibouti ‘first of many China military bases’
China’s gigantic strides, ahead of Gambia
A woman’s burden in war-torn South Sudan
The price of water: South Sudan’s capital goes thirsty as costs soar
To intervene or not? China’s foreign policy experiment in South Sudan raises questions
Radioactive wild boar spark concerns in Sweden 31 years after Chernobyl
Burundi’s newest, biggest rebel group
In Historic First, Benin Photographs Return Home
How Benin’s morgues are causing a public health crisis
Equatorial Guinea banned from 2019 Women’s World Cup
Cartoonist detained in Equatorial Guinea for weeks without charge
Malta’s Government Is Putting Academic Certificates on a Blockchain
The people of Togo are fighting back against despotism
The same family has ruled Togo for 50 years. Will widespread protests change that?
Namibia: Gender-Based Violence Crisis in the Black Community
Ahead of a ban, China’s illegal ivory market has moved to Laos
Laos and Cambodia: the China dance
Laos merely a bystander as China pushes Belt and Road ambitions
In Comoros, Africa’s island nations talk disaster preparedness
Eritrea suffers new U.S. sanctions over human trafficking
Ethiopia Frees Eritrean Journalists After Nearly 11 Years
Has tourism eclipsed human rights in the Maldives?
EU calls for travel bans for Maldives’ leaders to ‘wake up’ the nation
Bolivia’s army in dispute with government over Che Guevara homage
Liberia has a big election next week — and a true test of democracy in Africa’s oldest republic
Serbia and Croatia in another strongly-worded row
Babies behind bars: the Honduran prison where children live with their mothers – in pictures
After 78 Killings, a Honduran Drug Lord Partners With the U.S.
‘Just talk’: Belgium offers Spain relationship advice
Somaliland and the Death of Cash
Somaliland and Somalia to establish a joint technical committee on airspace control
Somaliland Cyber Defence Network launched
Nicaragua: U.S. House Passes Bill To Make Loans Dependent On Democratic Elections
Storm Nate: At least 22 dead in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras
Cyprus Says It Agrees With Spain to Postpone Southern EU Summit
Rwanda charges critic of president with inciting insurrection
Prosecutors call parents to school because of the Tatar language
U.S. urges EU hopeful Albania to get tough with ‘big fish’ of crime
Public-private deals? Handle with care, IMF tells Albania
‘Mr Isle of Man’ unveiled at annual Manx LitFest
The tale the Isle of Man wants to shake
What it looks like when a Category 5 hurricane flattens your island overnight
Dominica in tatters weeks after Maria: ‘We saw everything totally destroyed’
Seychelles transforms island prison for drug traffickers into military training camp
First World Bank ‘Blue Bond’ Approved for Seychelles
Tourists Trickle Back to Tunisia After 2015 Militant Attacks
Attacks on Tunisia’s transitional justice process threaten women’s advancement
NFL stars stand up for sex trafficking survivors in the Dominican Republic
Nepotism, Bureaucracy Keep Dominican Republic’s Cultural Scene in Crisis
El Salvador Violence Rising Despite ‘Extraordinary’ Anti-Gang Measures
U.N. ending 13-year peacekeeping mission in Haiti
A year after Hurricane Matthew, Haiti’s children still incredibly vulnerable to disasters – UNICEF
Retired US Army Official Indicted in Haiti Bribery Probe
US expels Cuban diplomats following Havana attacks
Costa Rica Aims to Eradicate Harmful Flies with the Help of Wasps and Nuclear Technology
Macedonia: Mayor beaten as violence mars poll campaigning
Activists Urge Macedonia to Scrap Abortion Curbs
Victory for Gender Identity in Botswana: High Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Man
East Timor president swears in first minority government
Scientists mapping Greenland have produced some surprising – and worrying – results
Predicting the next big flood in Greenland
Greenland: constitution is only one step along the way to more self-determination and independence
Dagestan government is dismissed
Mauritania: The last bastion of institutional slavery
Mauritania: Prolonged Detention of Opposition Leader
Mauritania opposition decries crackdown on ex-senators
Turkey has opened a military base in Somalia as it steps up its Africa engagement
Uruguay Bans Online Gambling, Approves ISP Blocking
Kuwait to have its first electronic passenger information service
Five policemen injured after an explosion in Bahrain’s capital
EU executive steps up action against Hungary over NGO law
Hungary prosecutors probe accounts of opposition Jobbik party
Hungarian villagers in backlash against holiday for migrants
Rosatom’s Paks Nuclear Project in Hungary De
Serbia accuses world of double standards over Catalonia and Kosovo
Balkan Leaders Back Serbia’s Bid to Join EU
Gabon president wins libel case against French author
Clashes as ‘rebels’ storm Indian base in Kashmir
Kashmir ‘mass rape’ survivors fight for justice
EU orders Amazon to repay $295 million in Luxembourg back taxes
Luxembourg Legalizes Space Mining — Here’s What That Means for You
Suffering, thy name is Adivasi
This Dinosaur Really Wants To Save Adivasi Languages
Did This Adivasi Leader Get Arrested For Filing An FIR Against Durga Puja Celebrations?
Telangana: Tribals march to save culture
How the tribal affairs ministry allowed tiger reserves to get away with displacing Adivasis
Kyrgyzstan in talks on hosting second Russian military base
Kyrgyzstan vote to test stability of region’s political oddball
Your gilded chariot awaits: Brunei sultan celebrates 50 years in power
Papua New Guinea Government puts new gun licences on hold amid spate of violence
Papua New Guinea: Health workers train to treat survivors of sexual violence
Jamaica to host High Level Caribbean Forum
Scotland’s Kurdish community gripped by independence referendum
Event in Dundee to celebrate idea of Scottish independence
Scottish Resistance ‘occupy’ Spanish consulate over Catalonia
Latvia’s cellphones stopped working. Russia’s war games may be to blame.
Nunavut premier condemns Russian rocket launch, demands it be halted