November is National American Indian Heritage Month
1981 November 1: Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day
1978 November 3: Dominica Independence Day
1903 November 3: Panama Independence Day
November 5: International Romani Language Day
1953 November 9: Cambodia Independence Day
1975 November 11: Angola Independence Day
1918 November 11: National Independence Day in Poland
1965 November 11: Rhodesia Independence Day
1839 November 13: Baloch Martyrs’ Day
1988 November 16: Estonian Sovereignty Declaration
1918 November 18: Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia
1956 November 18: Morocco Independence Day
Tough questions on Kurdistan in the British House of Commons
US Tillerson expresses support for constitutional rights of Kurdistan in phone call with Barzani
UN urges Iraq, Kurdistan to bring ISIS executioners in Mosul to justice
UNPO Strongly Condemns Death Sentence of Kurd politician Ramin Hossein Panahi Issued by Iran
Batwa: Killing in Congo Reveals Human Cost of Conservation
New wildlife plan backs Adivasi rights in tiger reserves despite environment ministry stalling them
As Jharkhand attempts to stem decline in tiger population in state, Adivasis fear second uprooting
Moldova’s Top Court Endorses Proposal To Switch Official Language To ‘Romanian’ In Constitution
Moldovan President invites his Romanian counterpart to visit Moldova
A small country fights a big war against Russian hybrid warfare
Madrid moves to reassert its control over Catalonia
Puigdemont to Europe: “I ask you to react”
EU silence over Catalan leader’s call for action speaks volumes
Scottish lawmakers call for international recognition for Catalan independence
Greens call for Estonian government to recognize Catalan independence
Catalan vice president and seven ministers sent to prison without bail
Spanish Prosecutor issues European arrest warrant for Catalan president Carles Puigdemont
Call for EU sanctions to push Spain into legal referendum in Catalonia
Party of Wales unreservedly condemns the jailing of Catalan politicians by the Spanish State
Flanders premier calls on EU to take action on Catalonia
‘French Catalonia’ independence STUNS Macron: Thousands DEMAND to join Catalan state
THOUSANDS march in Basque over imprisoned Catalan politicians
Pro-Catalonia independence parties seen winning most votes in election: poll
Serbia Promises Broader Public Debate on Kosovo
Lombardy, Veneto and the economics of autonomy
Dialogue on Kashmir – New Interlocutor
Is India Getting Serious About Dialogue in Kashmir?
India ordered to probe 2,080 mass graves in Kashmir
80 militants killed in south Kashmir in 6 months: Army
Can India’s New Representative in Kashmir Defuse Tensions?
France plans New Caledonia self-rule referendum in 2018
Suriname flip-flops on Kosovo and Western Sahara recognition
Did Suriname’s Kosovo decision go via Moscow?
Abkhazia: Still Isolated, Still Proud
Bolshevik Squabbles Still Shape the Caucasus
Georgia to Promote Abkhaz Language, But Sukhumi Unimpressed
Taiwan president arrives in Hawaii despite Chinese objections
Taiwan president visits U.S. territory of Guam despite Chinese ire
When Haiti stole hearts in 1974
Alex Salmond to issue rallying cry to Scottish Yes movement at SIC Build2
The National launches new campaign: It’s time to Save Our Scotland Brand
Why Nicaragua’s first-ever billionaire funded a burn hospital and a luxury resort
This Is What It’s Like On The Front Lines Of Nicaragua’s Abortion Crisis
In desert of Oman, a gateway to life on Mars
What Balfour means to Jewish critics of Israel
Hamas cedes Gaza border crossings to Palestinian Authority control
Balfour declaration isn’t history, it’s an everyday reality for Palestinians
Palestinian prisoner gets ’10 minutes’ to see dying son
Irish sympathise with the fight for Independence
Taika Waititi: The Kiwi director’s path from low budget indie to Marvel blockbuster
US store accused of cultural appropriation over temporary Māori tattoos
The Māori economy is small business, too
Iron Māori inspires ‘I can do it’ attitude
Principals back compulsory te reo Māori plan
Left-Greens Get Mandate To Form Iceland’s Next Government
You can now see the Faroe Islands on Google Street View thanks to cameras strapped to sheep
Lithuania to generate renewable energy for Luxembourg
Lithuania sentences man for praising Stalin, Soviet crimes
Lithuania, Leery of Moscow, Spars With Belarus Over Nuclear Reactor
Autumn Brings Fresh Persecutions in Russian-Occupied Crimea
Dzhemilev: Pro-Ukrainian population being squeezed out of Crimea
Lemar Aliadinov, Crimean Tatar missing since 2014 found dead in occupied Crimea
Prison staff steal all food from Crimean Tatar political prisoner
Poroshenko called on the leaders of the Gulf States to stand up for the rights of Crimean Tatars
Renat Paralamov, abducted & tortured Crimean Tatar: “If I don’t speak out, they’ll come for others”
Taiwan donates military equipment to Dominican Republic
Namibia Scraps Visas for Africans
Cheated Homeowners’ Hunger Strike In Bashkortostan Enters 12th Day
Powerful short film documents the struggles of Nenets reindeer herders
How ‘Photo Detectives’ Have Helped Reveal Irish History
Irish language film longlisted for an Oscar for the first time
Language Dispute Blocks Path Out of Crisis in Northern Ireland
How did BBC NI mark the 500th anniversary of Reformation? With a film in the Irish language
Jamaica’s crime cancer — A matter for the police
Portugal Is Facing Two Different Realities
In Finland, all it takes is a phone call to find out how much your neighbour earned last year
Wary of Russia, Finns take another look at NATO
East Timor most undernourished in Asia
Editors Press E.U. on Malta Media Independence After Reporter’s Killing
Austria’s prospective ruling parties agree on budget discipline, cutbacks for migrants
Don’t treat us as heroes says bailed Hong Kong activist Wong
Hong Kong universities a new battleground in independence debate
Hong Kong in Xi Jinping’s ‘New Era’
Xi as demi-god portends ever darker times for ‘free’ Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s autonomous status has significantly deteriorated, UK think tank says
Navajo Nation Votes Down Controversial Hotel and Tram Project at Grand Canyon
EU Warns Serbia On War Criminal Teaching At Military Academy
Serbia’s president eyes early parliamentary vote
Euroscepticism in Serbia: An Image Problem?
New NASA Maps Have Very Bad News For Greenland
Greenland will offer oil, gas concessions next year
The Grand Canyon of the Arctic Circle
Social scientist: Depopulation of communities due to politics
Shrinking Spaces in Hungary and Poland
The ‘Last Jewish Writer In Hungary’ Returns To 1945
American Indian Movement founder Dennis Banks dead at 80
Research suggests American Indians are finding ‘image power’ with social media
Canada’s indigenous women inquiry delayed by red tape
Colombia’s ELN rebels admit killing indigenous leader
These Indigenous Movements Are Forcing the US to Reckon With Its Past
New Aboriginal and Indigenous law course fosters ‘eye‑opening’ experiential learning
UN experts blast US disaster response in Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico Power Scandal Expands
Djibouti – The crossroads of conflict and prosperity
Sierra Leone clinic strives to improve breast cancer treatment
Honouring one of Sierra Leone’s finest, Miriam Conteh-Morgan
Sierra Leone Mudslide Exposes Peril of Freetown’s Sprawl
Sierra Leone goes to the polls in March 2018 – there is stench of insincerity in the air
Why Zimbabwe should be split into Mashonaland and Matabeleland
Guinea Bissau vulnerable to climate change
Anti-slavery NGOs face uphill battle to free Chechnya’s slave labourers
Dagestan resident faces trial for fighting on Ukrainian side in Donbas
Ukrainian veteran, ethnic Chechen Amina Okuyeva assassinated near Kyiv
U.S. Senate passes resolution condemning anti-LGBTQ violence in Chechnya
Two wheelchairs and a stroller: Overcoming barriers to parenthood in Belarus
Belarusian Opposition Leader Statkevich Detained For Sixth Time In 2017
Protest leader Vladimir Neklyaev sentenced to 10 days in jail in Belarus
Marc Chagall’s Belarus hometown celebrates first synagogue opening in a century
Armed violence kills 16 in Central African Republic
Central Africa Regional Bloc Creates Six-country Visa-Free Zon
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From The Slovenian Mindset
Neo-Nazi Website Daily Stormer Hosted On Majority-Black Caribbean Island of Anguilla
China’s Mass Detention of Xinjiang’s Ethnic Minorities Shows No Sign of Let-up
Nearly 20 Uyghur Students Unaccounted For Four Months After Egypt Raids
Uyghur ‘Political Criminals’ Jailed Without Trial in Xinjiang’s Kashgar Prefecture
Xinjiang Residents Told to Hand Over ‘Two-Faced’ Officials
Prominent Uyghur Musician Arrested Amid Ideological Purge in Xinjiang
Peace a mirage for ethnic groups in Myanmar
British government ‘covered up’ their role in India’s bloody crackdown on Sikhs in 1984
Day of Dead in Ecuador inspired by ancient death rituals
Brazilian Indians battle to protect their lands
French Polynesia has high levels of mental illness
‘I am not Father Christmas’, Macron tells French Guiana as riots erupt during visit
Croatia wants to adopt euro within 7-8 years
Oromo: Twenty-Six Years After… Which Solution to End the Vicious Circle of Violence?
Indonesia accepts Pacific’s right to raise West Papua concern
West Papuan school student dies in prison after being tortured by the Indonesian military and police
Pakistan Detains Family Of Baloch Separatist Leader Allah Nazar
‘Baloch women, children abduction part of Pak’s campaign of enforced-disappearances’
Security forces release wife, daughter of Baloch rebel Dr Allah Nazar
Balochistan: Protest against abduction of Baloch Human rights activists, women and children
Animal rights activists and Inuit clash over Canada’s Indigenous food traditions
Nunavut is for Inuit, say some candidates ahead of territory’s 5th general election
New Cyprus talks must offer clarity to Turk Cypriots, official says
Beijing seen poised for fresh South China Sea assertiveness
China says hopes U.S. can ‘help, not cause problems’ in South China Sea
Beijing says it peacefully resolved a South China Sea dispute with Vietnam
Congressional vote may threaten Arctic wildlife refuge, indigenous people
Gwich’in vow to stand ground as U.S. pushes closer to drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Use of Aboriginal languages drops in N.W.T., bucking national trend
Iran Rejects Turkmen Proposal For Gas Shipments To Turkey
Turkmenistan considers shipping gas through Russia to Europe
Brunei named most improved economy in the world
Push to teach Vanuatu children about independence struggle
A Visit to ‘Africa’s North Korea’
Mystery Shrouds Rare Protest in Eritrea
“None killed” in rare Eritrea protest
28 killed in rare protests in Eritrea, opposition group says
Ethiopia busts terror suspects, says Eritrea involved in Oromia instability
Eritrea slams media, Ethiopia-based detractors over ‘fake’ deaths in Asmara
47 years after Biafra civil war, Nigerian govt agrees to pay victims N88 billion
OGONI: Shell Continues Operation despite its Disregard for Human Rights
Heated debates around domestic violence in Armenia
Oral testimony of an Aboriginal massacre now supported by scientific evidence
How Black Lives Matter is inspiring Aboriginal activists
Czech election also impacted by hoaxes: Okamura’s disinformation gesture
Czech election winner Babis to seek minority government
The real decision on Czech future will come in January
Downstream Downturn: How Hydropower in Laos May Choke Vietnam
Ensuring the survival of elephants in Laos: A matter of economics
‘Visit Laos Year’ launched to promote the nation to world
Isle of Man celebrates Hop-tu-Naa
Why hasn’t Bosnia and Herzegovina collapsed?
Ukraine Believes Paul Manafort’s Crimes Go Way Beyond Money Laundering
As New Zealand considers a climate migration visa, Pacific Islanders fight to stay
Liberia’s Supreme Court halts election preparation over fraud accusations
Father finally reunited with daughter lost in chaos of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide
Public Shaming and Even Prison for Plastic Bag Use in Rwanda
Andorra: Lessons From the Land of Longevity
Somaliland: From fighting famine to election fever
Deadly Somalia Bombings Highlight Failed Bid to Quash Al-Shabaab
Lalish Temple, the sacred shrine of the Yazidis
Visa Approves Monaco Cryptocurrency Card for Singapore Residents
Cuba to make it easier for Cuban Americans to visit
U.N. calls again for end of U.S. embargo on Cuba
Guyana, one of South America’s poorest countries, struck oil. Will it go boom or bust?
Marshall Islands backs Taiwan joining UN environmental treaty
In Paraguay, a Community Fights for the Right to Grow Food
Para-legal: How a Complicated History Led to Paraguay Becoming a Hub for Illicit Trade
Tuvalu pledges lasting friendship with Taiwan
Romani culture often overlooked and misunderstood
Roma children denied the right to education in France
Bulgarians unfazed by anti-Roma hate speech from deputy prime minister
Tunisia, the West, and the ‘Arab Spring’
Burundi bans women from playing traditional drums
Burundian Refugees: It’s Not Safe to Go Home
Togo lifts ban on weekday protests, opposition regroups for ‘massive showdown
Lawyer team concludes assassination of Honduran anti-dam activist Berta Caceres was coordinated plot
Refugees in Algeria yearn for homeland in Western Sahara
Slovakia, Hungary ink Eastring agreement to lessen reliance on Russia
Slovakia’s Overdue China Strategy
Luxembourg domiciled funds reach all-time high
Sweden’s 105-year-old blogger supports Me Too campaign
Sweden’s 65,000 nuclear bunkers aren’t enough: Civil Contingencies Agency
Albania under communists: country searching for hundreds of mass graves
Serbian, Albanian Teams Play Amid Tight Security In Belgrade
Riding along with Albania’s pot police
“Montenegro already benefiting from NATO membership”
Russia won’t hand over suspect in Montenegro coup attempt: RIA
Greece and Italy to protect Montenegro’s air space
Decoding Bhutan’s Love Affair With Chili Peppers
Singapore teaches its seniors to code
Leftist Candidates Dominate Local Elections in Macedonia
Macedonia Convicts 33 Over Deadly 2015 Shoot-Out
Kosovo calls for inquiry after citizens jailed in Macedonia
Tajikistan’s Presidential Family Ousts Competitor in the Fuel Market
Male rape used systematically in Libya as instrument of war
How Azerbaijan, Georgia, And Turkey Subverted Russia And Isolated Armenia With New Railway
South Sudan’s homeless haunted by the ghosts of Juba’s secret shantytown
South Sudan media regulator bans press groups, raising censorship fears
Civil War Leaves South Sudanese Officials Hustling for Food
Climate change worsens Jordan water crisis as Mideast tensions slow action
Escaping the exorcist: Chad’s ‘snake children’ turn carpenters and musicians
Chad wants to cut off Glencore’s oil supplies in debt row
President first Estonian to make it to Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list
Latvia ranked 20th in the world in gender equality index
Lithuania’s president ranks 68th on Forbes’ list of most influential women
A taste of Ukraine’s poetic Renaissance executed by Stalin
Ukrainian prisoner tortured in Russia for rejecting Russian citizenship
US lawmakers call on Trump to raise Tibet issue with Xi
China Bans Major Prayer Festival at Larung Gar
Tibetan Herdsmen to become Guardians of Chinese Territory bordering Arunachal Pradesh: Xi Jinping
Five-Fifty Vision to Establish Tibet’s Success Story: CTA President Dr Lobsang Sangay