1492 October 11: Indigenous Peoples’ Day, US
October 11: International Day of the Girl Child
Historic Hong Kong house commemorating modern China’s founding father barricaded again
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Dark tales from Uruguay: How mothers and grandmothers search for victims of the Cold War
Adivasi communities reap benefit of co-operative producer company
Yazidis visit holiest temple during Autumn Assembly
Pakistani journalist killed in bomb attack in Balochistan
Russian gold miner will use nuclear power for remote Arctic mine in Sakha
Gipuzkoa’s quest for sustainability
Linguistic terror
Moldova requests EU help after Gazprom reduces gas flows
‘Galactic Britain’: how Cornwall is winning the European space race
The French region that refugees from Cornwall named after their home
China says it carried out beach landing drills in province opposite Taiwan
This is why classical economics could help Scotland in its independence bid
Estonian Football Organ Has A Ban on White-Red-White Belarus Flag
Britain reaffirms Asia ’tilt’ as new warship makes Singapore stop
North Korea’s Kim notes ‘grim’ economy while marking anniversary of ruling party
Erdogan says latest Kurdish YPG attack on Turkish police is ‘final straw’
AU Endorses Joint Mission with UN for Somalia
Poor countries will take years to recover from pandemic, World Bank chief says
Andrey Zeltsar’s widow transferred to jail and tortured
As Non-Aligned Summit Kicks Off In Serbia, Bosnian Serb Leader Slams International Overseer
Fire at Main Power Station, Blackouts Signal Lebanon’s Vulnerability
More Kazakh Opposition Activists Jailed On ‘Extremism’ Charges
Migrants jam-pack Minsk Airport, head to border cities Hrodna and Brest, sleep on streets
EU Adds Eight People To Sanctions List Over Russian Actions In Crimea
Action Against Climate Change Could Save Millions of Lives
Dublin-born presenter Julia Bradbury shares powerful image ahead of mastectomy following breast cancer diagnosis
Austria swears in new chancellor after Kurz steps aside
Sustainability e-guide launches ahead of COP26 in Glasgow
New normal? Finnish employers describe hybrid work plans
Nearly 370k could not afford internet access last year, Citizens Advice Scotland finds
Scientists urge speedy switch to renewables in Middle East
‘Catastrophic’ trade slump as Scotland’s exports to EU plummet
Famine, Malnutrition, Death Stalk Yemen as Conflict Rages
How will Europe’s planned semiconductor strategy affect its nations’ military ambitions?
India, China army talks to defuse border tensions fail
Tunisia’s president names new government by decree
Tigray forces say Ethiopia has launched a major offensive
Energy Crunch Prompts Questions About Net Zero Promises
Migrants protest outside UN office in Libya for 10th day
European Parliament to deny provisionally returning immunity to Puigdemont
Libya interior minister and only presidential aspirant rallies support
11 Members of Congress Write Letter to President Biden, Demanding Immediate Release of Leonard Peltier
Norway court rules two windfarms harming Sami reindeer herders
1552 October 12: Fall of Kazan, Tatarstan
1968 October 12: Equatorial Guinea Independence Day
1975 October 12: Saharawi National Unity Day
‘It’s our identity’, declare Papua’s defiant mamas over Morning Star
Climate change in Tibetan Plateau impacts livelihoods
Havana Reopens: Low Wages, High Prices
How Namadingo is uniting generations of Malawian musicians through Reggae duet mashups
China’s reputation challenged by perceptions of low-quality projects and products in Ethiopia
Three graphics that explain Portuguese colonialism
Yazidi genocide exhibition Nobody’s Listening opens in Germany
A daughter of Hmong refugees
Holocaust survivor-author Eddie Jaku dies in Sydney aged 101
Scottish Government urged to create post-Brexit foreign policy strategy
Independence leader: Wall won’t stop Western Sahara fight
Mali seeks allies to help boost its natioanl security
Qatar diplomat emphasizes engagement with Taliban at forum
Unionist abuse of female Scots writers must stop – we need women’s voices
Divorced UK and EU head for new Brexit fight over N Ireland
Trial of former C.African rebel Mahamat Said begins at the Hague
What the AidData Report Reveals About CCP Lending in Southeast Asia
Russian-speaking youth in Latvia have different worldview than parents
Dawn of Nationalism: An Indian Novel’s Vision of History
ICJ rules in favour of Somalia in Kenya border dispute
ECB policymaker Kazimir charged with bribery, denies wrongdoing
Baltic states and UK agree to tackle ‘systemic challenges’ posed by China
Cuba denies permission for opposition marches
North Korean Traders Smuggle Coal to Power-Short China
Billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma reappears in Hong Kong – sources
China expert: Estonia could leave 16+1, promote relations with Taiwan
China Plans Ban on Private-Sector Involvement in Media, Publishing, Online Platforms
Lithuania pushes back 121 migrants – new high since late August
Hong Kong’s Schools Ordered to Begin Weekly Chinese Flag-Raising Ceremonies
Lithuanian Gulag postcard written on tree bark included in UNESCO register
Cambodia’s Cabinet Approves Draft Law For Charter Change Aimed at Opposition Leader
Registration of new .ee domains continues to grow at a significant pace
Rights Groups Say More Turkmen Activists Attacked In Istanbul
Kremlin does not accept American military presence in Central Asia
Seizing On Fresh Powers, Kyrgyz President Appoints New Head Of Cabinet
Irregular migrants’ flow from Belarus growing: Poland reports attempt to force way through border
EU Leaders Pledge Support For Ukraine, Help In Ensuring Reliable Gas Supplies
EU commission suspects Finnish forestry firms of cartel activities
North Korea’s Kim rips US, promises ‘invincible’ military
‘Appeasing nationalism’: Conservatives attack Welsh 1st Minister after he says independence referendum ‘likely’
Israeli PM calls for UN Security Council to act against Iran over nuclear program
Wales bypassed as Irish-French sea connections reach 44 with Dunkirk terminal
Sally Rooney refuses to allow Israeli publisher to translate her new book
The Art of Letter Writing: Welsh artists are nominated for the Turner Prize – what does it mean?
Indian Troops Kill 5 Suspected Militants in Kashmir
Rallies and counter-protests on Spain’s National Day in Catalonia
IMF: Global Economic Growth Slowing
Catalonia will no longer subsidize single-sex schools
Iraqi intelligence agents capture ISIS finance chief Sami Jasim
Interactive Map for the Elderly and Caregivers in Cuba
Nicaragua: Europe Won’t Recognize Electoral Results
A Step of Unity and Encouragement for Nicaragua
New Caledonia seeks French military support to deal with covid-19 outbreak
India must go beyond talkathon, start questioning Chinese claims on Tibet, Hong Kong and Xinjiang
Combatting stereotypes: The need to recognize male victims of wartime sexual violence in Bosnia
Bunscoil Phobal Feirste celebrating 50 years of Irish-medium education in Belfast
Pushed to the brink, adivasis march against coal mine expansion in Hasdeo Arand, Chhattisgarh
World Sindhi Congress Highlights Enforced Disappearances In Pakistan With UN Working Group
Mongolia’s missing millions: What happened to a decadelong mining boom
New Caledonia’s Prony to supply nickel to Tesla
‘The embodiment of everything’: Preserving the language of Indigenous Victorians
Activist Khalitov demands direct election of leader in Dagestan
UN told Nigeria’s failure to deal with diversity root of Biafra crisis
Building a better future in Somaliland
Neo-Nazi’s burial in Jewish gravesite causes stir in Germany
US Cautions Beijing Over ‘Pressure’ Campaign vs. Taiwan
Bulgarian coal miners demand job security, fear changes
When temporary escape becomes permanent – Belarusians face new reality in Lithuania
Vatican-backed sex abuse research institute expands mandate
Congolese Human Rights Advocate Wins Award for Work with Female Victims of Wartime Sexual Abuse
EU proposes easing controls on British trade to N. Ireland
Sixteen-year-old Estonians among most active and independent voters
Palestinians: 250 prisoners held by Israel on hunger strike
Mexico City settles on Indigenous sculpture to replace Columbus statue
Blinken says U.S. does not support normalisation efforts with Syria’s Assad
Elusive anarchist icon ‘Peter the Painter’ returns to Talsi
U.S. calls Cambodia opaque over Chinese activity at navy base
Harvard moving summer language program from China to Taiwan
Italy court overturns arrest warrant for broker on trial at Vatican
Lithuania’s Juknevičienė elected vice-chair of European Parliament’s EPP group
Man kills several people in Norway in bow and arrow attacks
Israeli minister on reopening of US Consulate to serve Palestinians in Jerusalem: ‘No way’
Tension over Beirut blast probe tips Lebanon into new crisis
Zapad 2021 suggests, in event of war, Moscow could seize Baltics but lose Kaliningrad
U.S. will move forward with reopening its Palestinian mission in Jerusalem -Blinken
Puerto Rico lifting pandemic curfew, alcohol sales ban
Lviv’s Forbidden Music project proves totalitarian regimes cannot control people’s minds – Swedish composer
US, Israel, UAE discussing ‘other options’ if diplomacy fails with Iran
EU Commission: Climate change ‘most comprehensive threat’ facing Arctic
Iran, Azerbaijan Pledge To Ease Recent Tensions ‘Through Dialogue’
Ifor Williams Trailers immortalised in song by Welsh Whisperer
As The Kremlin Cracks Down, Its Opponents Find Refuge — And A Wary Welcome — In Georgia
Welsh dolphins have their own accent and speak at a higher frequency than regular dolphins
Putin Rejects Suggestions Russia Using Gas As Political Tool
Prevarication is not leadership – it’s time to set a date for indyref2
Lao Villagers Reluctant to Renew Land Lease With Chinese Watermelon Growers
Kosovar Serbs Clash With Police Amid Crackdown On Smuggling
Danish Artist Jens Galschiøt Tries to Reclaim Tiananmen Tribute From Hong Kong
Doubling Down on Tourism Today will Constrain Cambodia’s Policy Options Tomorrow
Botswana government seeks to overturn ruling decriminalising same-sex relationships
Darren Byler on Life in Xinjiang, ‘China’s High-Tech Penal Colony’
Zimbabwe campaigners preach vaccines to faithful
Can the Biden Administration Tempt North Korea Back to the Table?
Polisario leader calls UN to act in war with Morocco
Why Is China Looking to Establish Banks in Nigeria?
Kenya rejects court ruling over border dispute with Somalia
Scotland is first country to offer free digital therapies to every adult
Soviet tradition of punitive psychiatry continues in Russia-occupied Crimea
Mexico urges more US investment in Central America to stem migration flows
Two Danish cities ranked best in the world to start a business
October 14: Defender of Ukraine Day
Game Theory Boards Canadian Tibetan-Language Drama ‘Tenzin’
Latino Barometer Terms Nicaragua’s Dictatorship a Family “Sultanate”
Dead People Talking, Living People Babbling
Missing for Seven Years, Religious and Human Rights Groups Urge Governments to Work to Save Yazidi Women and Children
Men disrupt screening of Ukraine famine film in Russia
Moldova declares state of alert, seeks to buy gas from Ukraine or Romania
Montenegro’s debt set to fall for first time since independence
Will China Surpass the US in Military Air Superiority?
Guinea’s ‘Conakry Express’ back on track after ten-month break
Microsoft to Shut Down LinkedIn in China Over Censorship Concerns
Glasgow jeweller explains how Brexit has hit his business hard
Overnight Building Blaze in Taiwan Raged for Hours, 46 Dead
‘Treated like sheep’: Migrants tell of torture, extortion in Libya camps
Taliban: China is Ready to Invest Billions in Afghanistan
The cringe is real, and it’s keeping us from seizing our independence
At Least 6 Killed as Deadly Gunfire Shatters Beirut Protest
Kenya’s spat with Somalia is more than just the maritime border
Senior Olympic official says China won’t be pressed on human rights record
Baltic states are now Europe’s Covid-19 hotspot
China warns against ‘political manipulation’ in new probe of coronavirus origins
The pandemic delays ending world hunger by 2030
UN warns of growing food crisis in North Korea
Swearpresident Signed Cancellation Of Agreement On Readmission With EU
Armenia Accuses Azerbaijan Of Serious Human Rights Violations
Jailed Uyghur Denied Scheduled Release, Served ‘Golden Years’ in Chinese Custody
Thousands Rally In Tbilisi In Support For Jailed Ex-President Saakashvili
Under new law, reading banned news in Belarus may cost you seven years in jail
‘Hang Them From Trees’: Serbian Far-Right Group Targets Hostel Owner For Welcoming Migrants
Cambodia’s Hun Sen Orders Arrest of Exiled Activist Over Poetry
Indonesia to Use State Budget for Cost Overrun on Chinese Rail Project
Belarus authorities may disbar another lawyer defending political prisoner
Israel says Palestinian car-ramming wounds paramilitary
Mandatory Lockdown Ordered in Ghulja Amid COVID Surge in Northern Xinjiang
Syrian allies vow response to Israeli strike, also blame US
Finland claims seat on UN Human Rights Council
Norway prime minister presents his new government
Myanmar Military Preparing Major Offensive Against Chin State Rebel Group
Mali’s Timbuktu fears jihadis as France reduces troops
Anglesey could become a green energy capital
Greece: Severe storm, floods batter Athens, fire-hit island
Hong Kong Continues to Hemorrhage People Amid Ever-Widening Political Controls
In Japanese court, 5 ask N. Korea to pay for their suffering
Spanish 2022 budget allocates 17.2% of funds to Catalonia, below GDP share
Liberian teen hailed hero after finding, returning $50,000
Increased Turkish-Syrian Tensions Over Idlib Could Benefit Putin
UN: Yemen economy is collapsing, humanitarian crisis rising
Spain to seize assets of former Catalan officials
U.S. made clear its opposition to settlements, Israeli official says
Clashes intensify in key Yemen province, 140 fighters killed
Israel Harvests Dates From 2,000 Year-Old Seeds
U.S. will oppose U.N. human rights council’s ‘disproportionate’ attention on Israel
Residents of Canadian Arctic capital told city water is unsafe to drink
Secessionist leader says Serbs will undo Bosnia state institutions
Who is the 37-year-old Dane responsible for the Norway bow-and-arrow attack?
1940 October 15: Catalonia president Lluís Companys executed by firing squad
2008 October 15: International Parliamentarians for West Papua launches in UK
October 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month, US
Relatives of Nicaraguan Political Prisoners Demand End to Torture
‘Imperialist News Agencies Incite Social Uprising’ in Cuba
Prices Continue to Rise, Inflation Hits Cubans Hard
Who are the Real Money Launderers in Nicaragua?
Jokowi breaks ground on Freeport Indonesia’s $3b gold smelter
Chilean Lawmakers Move to Impeach President Piñera
Landmine kills one on Kurdistan Region-Iran border
Turkey and Armenia ready to ‘normalize relations’ after nearly 30 years
Chinese movie ‘The Battle of Lake Changjin’ turns the painful history of the Korean War into a glorious victory
Peter Telfer, the Trinidadian percussionist who made African drumming a church staple, goes to his Creator
Perpinyà council blocks opening of first Catalan-medium secondary school
Despite promises, Taliban begin evicting Afghanistan’s ethnic Hazaras from their land
Russia and China hold joint naval drills in Sea of Japan
Taliban’s special forces ‘forcibly’ enter Kabul Gurdwara, Sikh community seeks India’s help
Manitoba motorcycle club is changing perceptions of the Sikh faith
Don’t miss out on Queensland’s record $400,000 Indigenous Languages grants
“Sequoyah Day” celebrates anniversary of creation of the Cherokee Syllabary
Curtains rise for Cherokee musical “Nanyehi” at Hard Rock Live
New Moroccan Government Vows to Institutionalize Amazigh
Focus on freedoms in Slovenia triggers EU Twitter spat
Andorra to become the 184th Party to CITES
Isle of Man’s chief minister appoints new Council of Ministers
Cyprus to revoke ‘golden passports’ granted to 45 people
China’s land management policies in Tibet ‘unsustainable’
ASEAN to exclude Myanmar’s leader from summit in key rebuke
Veteran Latvian statesman and MP Ojars Eriks Kalnins passes away
Norway town absorbs horror of local’s bow-and-arrow attack
China smears Uyghur woman who testified about forced sterilization
Czech PM Babis heading for opposition after losing election
Outtakes reveal lighter side of Kersti Kaljulaid’s term in office
Palestinian olive farmers attacked by big group of settlers
North Korea forces new military officers to volunteer for harsh front-line duty
More repression, fewer jobs: Jordanians face bleak outlook
Lithuania elected to UN’s human rights council for the first time
Israel quietly advances settlements with little US pushback
Junta troops torch church, homes in Myanmar’s Chin State
Suicide attack on Shiite mosque in Afghanistan kills 47
Lithuania moves to decriminalise possession of drugs
Central African Republic declares unilateral ceasefire in fight with rebels
‘There’s nobody uncorrupt in the entire Chinese Communist Party’
Hundreds of Inmates Riot in Russian Prison in South Ossetia – Reports
‘Do not create obstacles’: Chinese envoy lashes out after Lithuanian FM visits Britain
Cambodian families refuse land compensation from Chinese resort developer
Lithuania seizes another large shipment of illicit cigarettes in Belarus government fertiliser train
Hong Kong man jailed after trying to help teen shot by riot police
Lithuanian honorary consul in Switzerland tied to Putin’s inner circle
Tunisia’s President says critics ‘plotting’ against state
Belarusians take part in March of Defenders of Ukraine in Kyiv
Cameroon urges calm after child killed in anglophone region
Finland’s banks closing accounts of Russian companies
Guinea-Bissau army says foiled plot to overthrow government
Finland joins Nordic bid to host Women’s Euro 2025
30 years on, Somaliland still struggles for international recognition
Pricing Wales out of its own culture
Kazakhstan’s Light Rail Corruption Case Drags on
The most vulnerable Scots need shelter from the UK Government
New Zealand city council lays off only state-appointed wizard in the world
People urged to take part in genetic study of Scottish Traveller community
Stalled EU Membership for Western Balkans Prompts Fears of Democratic Backsliding
Scotland celebrates launch of world’s first Unesco trail
Condolences offered as British MP dies after being stabbed at constituency meeting
EU Foreign Ministers to Discuss Upcoming Nicaraguan Elections
Cuban Government Rejects Peaceful Protest Request
Hong Kong’s Bleak House Books writes its final chapter
Mayer Brown will no longer represent University of Hong Kong on removing Tiananmen Massacre statue
Indigenous artist depicts the hidden history behind the creation of Bangladesh’s Kaptai Lake
Young Azerbaijani activist goes public about grave crime committed against her whose perpetrator remains unpunished
Demonstrations for Breton-medium education to secure overdue funding
Australia seeks to overturn law that bans deportation of Aboriginal Australians
MIT grapples with early school leader’s stance on Native Americans
Virtual production video featuring iconic Cherokee linguist
The starving Inuit of the inland Kivalliq
Independence-seeking group urges UN guarantees for West Sahara referendum
New Zealand Vaccinates 2.5% of Its Population Against COVID in a Single Day
6 combatants, 2 workers killed in fresh violence in Kashmir
Muslims, Hindus Protest Amid Communal Violence in Bangladesh
Africa’s largest film festival kicks off in Burkina Faso
Singapore’s New Powerful ‘Foreign Interference’ Law Stirs Fears of Abuse
Austrian chancellor says government coalition can still work together
Niger’s Niamey: a hidden place for raising boxing champions
Pope pledges to continue being a ‘pest’ in defence of the poor
Tibetan scholar arrested for his writings was given four-year prison term following secret trial
Syrian shelling of rebel-held areas close to Turkey kills 4
Lao workers feel the sting of chemical use at Chinese-run banana farms
Czechs want to know what’s wrong with their ill president
48H OpenHouse 2021 shows off Mediterranean architecture in Catalonia
Reviving Welsh nuclear giants to be at heart of UK Government’s net zero strategy
Beirut street battles may spell even darker times
Amazon deserve ‘huge credit’ for offering Welsh language commentary
‘God have mercy’: Tigray residents describe life under siege
Watch: Tryweryn animated film that will be shown Cardiff International Film Festival
Silencing North Korean Memory in South Korea
Radical overhaul of Scottish justice system’s processes announced
Russia supports formal end of Korean War, South Korean diplomat says
Beats of War: Etienne Kubwabo on creating the first black Scottish superhero
Macron became 1st French president to attend commemoration for mass killing of Algerian independence protesters in Paris
Fifty years since the first commercial video game changed the world
Melting Point: How The Mighty Glaciers Of Kyrgyzstan Are Shrinking
Michael Russell brands BBC’s coverage of Scotland an ‘open sore’
Tibet activists arrested in Greece for Bejing Olympics protest
Teen covid stats whiz Lloyd to stand for the Welsh Youth Parliament
Northern Ireland Protocol: Mairead McGuinness ‘speechless’ over Dominic Cummings tweet
Corbyn: Johnson ‘not likely’ to act like Spain in Catalonia to stop Scottish independence push
John Bruton: Tories prefer to fight with EU to blame it for Brexit problems
Shock projection shows Plaid Cymru down to just two seats under new Westminster boundaries
AC Grayling will be campaigning for Scottish independence
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Galician people are the only authority that can name Galician places”
US Says Cambodia Not Transparent About Chinese Role in Naval Base Construction
TikTok, young people, and lessons for the Scottish independence movement
Missionary group including 16 Americans and one Canadian kidnapped in Haiti
Huge demo, 30,000, for #Asturian official status yesterday in Uviéu
Yemen’s Houthis advance in Shabwa and Marib
You must vote for Scottish independence if you care about England
Thousands protest in El Salvador against Bukele government
Bringing Attention to the Maori Language, One Song at a Time
Gangs expand territory as Haiti government struggles to stay in control
Telangana’s adivasi farmers demand title deeds for their lands
Syrian government, opposition agree to redraft constitution
Specter of property-driven cash crunch looms over Chinese banks
Gambian Toufah Jallow tells of surviving rape by dictator
‘We should honor all parts of who we are’: Nichole Prescott on reviving indigenous cultures
Officials in Yemen: Houthi blockade restricts aid, movement
Irish language poet Máire Mhac an tSaoi dies, aged 99
Shooting in Syria could mark new phase in Israeli campaign
Hungary decides on challenger to face Orban next year
Rescuers: Last Jew of Kabul making his way to Israel
Belgium to invest in sustainable heating in 2022
Swedish foreign minister in Israel marking thaw in relations
Russian gas supplied to China is cheapest in the world
1991 October 18: Azerbaijan Independence Day
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