May 1, 1707: shameful dying days of Scotland’s independence before the Act of Union
May 3: World Press Freedom Day
May 4, 1990: Independence Restoration Day in Latvia
May 10, 1878: Independence Day in Romania
May 15, 1948: Nakba Day, Day of the Catastrophe in Palestine
Сase of $2.3mln embezzlement from Russian Railways’ Udmurt office referred to court
Austria’s oldest football club faces final whistle
Turkmen President Wins Horse Race As Country Marks National Horse Day
Turkmenistan discovers potentially large gas field near Caspian
Turkmenistan: Death and Corruption at the Top of the Tree
Kyrgyzstan: Russia Cancels Debts, But Credit Pile Remains High
UN Celebrates School Meals Day In Tajikistan For Healthy School Children
Tajikistan: Forces Reportedly Scrambled as Clashes Intensify on Afghan Border
World Bank Supports Energy Security in Tajikistan
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports World Press Freedom Day conference
EU to cut Greece 2017 growth forecast to around 2%
Bulgaria’s parliament approves new government
Albania president calls for dialogue to end political crisis
Albanian leaders fail to back compromise for June 18 vote
Despite Pressure, Kosovo Hesitates to Set Montenegro Border Vote
Kosovo Opposition Parties Seek No-Confidence Motion Against Government
Skopje to be “neutral” during next vote on Kosovo in UNESCO
Pejović, Ahmetaj: Montenegro’s achievements are incentive for Kosovo on the way to EU
Kosovo EOD Teams Observe International Mine Awareness and Assistance Day
Vladimir Putin’s sphere of influence edges closer to EU as Serbia accepts Russian weaponry
On Serbian airwaves, a battle for heart of Balkans
Serbian FM seeks diplomatic status for Russian-run base
Serbia’s Fading Protest Movement Splits
Serbia likely to soften its position on GMO ban
Everything is possible in Macedonia
The supermarket that shook Croatia
Soaring Debt Threatens Bosnia’s Liquidity
The media in Bosnia-Herzegovina: fertile ground for political control
EU executive acts against Slovenia over ECB data incident
New Zealand blocks media merger to defend diversity
New Zealand dollar jumps as unemployment rate drops
Playboy model angers Maori with nude shoot on sacred mountain
Willie Jackson ‘disappointed’ no Māori in top 15 for Labour list
Māori leader makes historic claim for New Zealand water rights
Pākehā complaining about Māori place names just ‘unwilling to try’
Māori life expectancy has increased at twice the rate of non-Māori in last 10 years
Three-year project will help Kuwait meet renewable energy goals
Portugal breaks ranks as star euro zone bond performer
Portugal’s disabled population continue to struggle for independent living
Portugal is exhibiting human skin with smutty old tattoos
Galician president announces strategic plan for canning industry
Catalonia follows WHO advice with taxes on sugary drinks
British MPs accuse Rajoy of breaching freedom of speech by prosecuting Forcadell
UN urged to protect Catalans’ right to a referendum
Catalan independence referendum conforms to Spanish constitution, say 600 lawyers
Catalonia getting ready to buy the ballot boxes for the independence referendum
FC Barcelona supports vote on Catalan independence
Catalan president encourages businesses to get on board with independence
Spain Court Hands 44-Year Sentences to ETA Members Guilty of Murder in 2008
Bolivia: No Easy Way Forward, With or Without Morales
Bolivia’s caravan of courage leaves a bittersweet legacy for disabled protesters
The changing landscape of Bolivia’s salt flats
Brown and barren land: Bolivia’s historic drought – in pictures
Celebrating indigenous peoples as nature’s stewards
Social Forum Calls for Fight Against Corruption, to Defend the Amazon
Indigenous Peoples of Chocó forced to flee for their lives
Indigenous Wampís Notify the Peruvian State on its Autonomous Territorial Government
“We don’t want contamination”: open-pit mine turns Guatemala’s largest lake into its most polluted
Brazilian Ranchers Brutally Attack Indigenous Land Rights Activists
Amazon attack: Gamela tribe shot, stabbed and mutilated
Brazil indigenous agency head sacked ‘for being honest’
Brazil Sacks Head of Indigenous Agency Amid Land Conflicts
Rights of indigenous peoples ‘not in a very good state,’ UN expert
‘I want to have a say’: Indigenous voters push for bigger presence in B.C. election
Colonialism Lives On In Canada’s Indigenous Land Claims Process
Slow climb: American Indian parent committee still in non-concurrence
American Indians want Trump to revive memorial on Staten Island
American Indian Party Chair Fights for Indigenous Rights
Native American advocates size up Trump administration
In Shocking Facebook Post, Woman Cop Highlights Police Abuse Of Adivasi Girls
Adivasis unsafe in Bengal, alleges BJP
Mega quiz contest organised for adivasi students
Malta’s PM calls for snap vote after family scandal
Knights of Malta elect temporary leader
Equatorial Guinea: Rights Groups call for immediate release of detained activist
Polisario ready for talks with Morocco over Western Sahara
South Africa detains Moroccan cargo ship after Western Sahara request
Ethiopia hopes Morocco’s AU return will speed fresh Western Sahara talks
Washington pleads for Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination
Moroccan forces intervene violently against Sahrawi protesters in occupied Smara
Asturias Parliament calls on companies not to contribute to Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara
UN demands release of Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak jailed since 2001
Ivory Coast sends troops to Mali
AFL Soldier Falls Victim to Tuareg Rebels; Three in Critical Condition
Why is Mali in the eye of a West African storm?
French forces kill over 20 militants in forest on Mali, Burkina border
Burkina Faso gov’t to open over 22,000 public sector vacancies
Namibia mourns its top cyclist who died in a car crash
Former US president Bush visiting Namibia
Namibia Liberation Struggle Veterans Battling Mental Illness
Namibia to build three plants to boost electricity security
Why VOTE REVOLT is the answer for Barotseland self-determination
‘Arson’ flops as Munyinda’s charge changes to sedition. Bail and medical attention denied!
How alert Barotse youths fought for Munyinda’s rights to police bond
ZAMBIA MUST ADMIT IT: Afumba, Hakainde and others are political prisoners
BAROTSE CHANGE: An emphatic “NO” to Zambia’s Postmodern and Internal Colonialism: Part 1, Part 2
Biafran leader Nnamdi Kanu: The man behind Nigeria’s separatists
”Am Solidly Behind Nnamdu Kanu On Biafra Struggle Till I Die” – Kanu’s Father Declares
Everybody Has The Right To Say, ”I Want Biafra” – Iwuanyanwu
IPOB names Fayose honorary Governor of Biafra Republic
Biafra: FG clampdown on our members will not stop our anniversary – MASSOB
35 year old female joins race for Rwandan presidency
Zimbabwe is Africa’s second most developed country – Mugabe
Is the corruption probe against Emir Sanusi of Kano politically motivated?
Niger Delta village sues Eni in Italy for pipe explosion damages
UK troops in South Sudan on a support mission
South Sudanese judges on strike over poor living conditions
Aid agency fees hiked from $600 to $3,500 in South Sudan
Agritourism in Congo-Brazzaville
Appeals court upholds 30-year prison sentence for Congo opposition figure
Sports federation subsidy suspended in Gabon
Africa worst-hit by illicit capital inflows and outflows – Report
World Economic Forum on Africa ends
China becomes single largest contributor of Africa’s Foreign Direct Investment
Ethiopia’s humans rights problems may tank its ambition to become a global apparel center
Ethiopia: Oromo leader’s objection to terrorism charge, court to rule on June 2
Ethiopia must free political prisoners and open up civic space – UN rights chief
Ethiopia must allow for UN probe into protest deaths – Rights chief
Mauritania mourns former junta leader Ely Ould Mohammed Vall
Ghana: French compulsory at the expense of other African languages?
Dozens killed in Central African Republic violence in past 3 months: report
The UN neglected child victims of peacekeeper sexual abuse in CAR
Four aid agencies in Central African Republic suspend operations amid threats
Sahel and Sahara defence ministers approve plan to set up anti-terrorism center
1.4 million children to suffer acute malnutrition in Somalia- UN
Somalia’s youngest minister shot dead in Mogadishu
Somali Auditor General sacked after bodyguards kill minister
Chinese navy hands over three Somali pirates to authorities
Somaliland: From Hunger And Thirst To Deadly Sickness
Meet the doctors and nurses behind the fight against starvation in Somaliland
A desperate plea for help as 4 African nations near a famine crisis
Libya’s rival leaders in ‘breakthrough’ agreement that could see end to civil war
Constitution Drafting Assembly and High Council of Libyan Amazigh members meet in Zuwara
Five things to know about Morocco’s Rif
Detention of ex-Gambia interior minister extended in Switzerland
The Gambia signs visa waiver agreement with Russia
Switzerland faces ‘heightened’ terror threat in uncertain Europe
Germany urges Switzerland to cooperate in espionage probe
32 incredible world records held by Switzerland and the Swiss
Norway billionaire Kjell Inge Roekke to give away ‘lion’s share’
Denmark to scale up Baltic Sea region defense activities
Nordics and Baltics agree on digital development
A way of life melting away in Greenland
A tale of two winters: Greenland is bathing in snow right now – last year, they were just bathing
Greenland has seated a group of lawmakers who will write country’s first constitution
Journalists furious after Theresa May shuts them out of Cornwall factory visit
Cornwall Council Election Results
Two more Cornish communities restrict new-builds from being second homes
EU Citizens for an Independent Scotland will give new Scots a voice in the campaign for indy
Moray Labour candidate sparks outrage after publishing posts in favour of Scottish independence
Glasgow turns tartan for record-breaking Kiltwalk
Blow to Unionists as 51% of Scots back independence in new poll
Lesley Riddoch: Get oot and vote! Here’s why this, local, election matters
Nicola Sturgeon hails another emphatic election win for the SNP … but Tories gain ground
Labour’s 40-year rule of Glasgow City Council ended by SNP
The National View: Victory for the SNP, but with a warning that must be heeded by its leaders
Born in England. Made in Wales. A Personal Journey.
Lack of Welsh language tutors for adults is ‘crisis’
Rugby star George North to be honoured at the National Eisteddfod
Book for Welsh learners raising funds for eisteddfod
5m Lottery Grant to Digitalise Historic Welsh Broadcast Material
Stark warning over Wales farming future
Plaid celebrates significant gains across Wales
Brian Feeney: EU decision changes the question on Irish unity
Unionists urge block on Irish language officer
Irish language school broken into three times in three days
Trump Just Got Palestinians’ Hopes Up
US envoy holds Israeli-Palestinian parlay
How Israel’s violent birth destroyed Palestine
Right-wing Protesters Disrupt Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremonies
‘Israel has never recognized its Palestinian citizens’
Israeli forces assault Palestinian journalists during ‘hunger strike’ march
Israel to Force-Feed Palestinian Hunger Strikers
Lebanon’s ex-PM Salim Hoss joins Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike
Hamas presents new charter accepting a Palestine based on 1967 borders
Islamic Jihad rejects Palestine state within 1967 borders
Ismail Haniya elected new political chief of Hamas
Trump to visit Israel, Vatican and Saudi Arabia in first foreign trip
Space Industry in Luxembourg Set To Blast Off, Fueled By Government Partnerships
Luxembourg says no sweetheart deals for financial firms fleeing Brexit
Surrealism Abounds in China’s Uyghur Crackdown
China to deploy drones in Xinjiang to prevent infiltration
Why the Communist Party has created a new bureau for Xinjiang
China’s Tourism Industry Ordered to Monitor, Report on Visitors to Xinjiang
Uyghur project demands China give foreign journalists free access to Xinjiang
Geoparks in Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang given world-class heritage status by UNESCO
Tibet: autonomous area focuses on better lives
Team Tibet visits UK to strengthen ties
Tibetan Man Self-Immolates In Amdo Bora
Tibetan Man Released after Eight Years in Prison, in Poor Health
California Based Tibetan Starts ‘Tibetan Kids Book Project’
Tibetan PM in exile seeks support during trip to Australia, NZ
Policy or discrimination? UMass Amherst student prevented from carrying Tibetan flag at graduation.
Dalai Lama’s ‘Freedom in Exile’ Becomes Available in Tibetan
‘China can’t have it both ways:’ US Rep demands freedom of movement
As Trump woos China’s Xi, Dalai Lama has to wait on the sidelines
China threatens with further crackdowns on Serta Larung Gar in Tibet
Communist Party members in Tibet funding Dalai Lama: Chinese official
Billionaire businessman Babis is at heart of Czech political crisis
Czech Prime Minister Delays Resignation as Parties Seek Way Forward
Czech Girl Scout becomes viral sensation after confronting neo-Nazi group
Czech soccer federation head still detained after raid
Belarus protest draws 400 despite main organizer’s arrest
Belarus, once again, cracks down on dissent
Belarus Carries Out First Execution This Year; EU Urges Moratorium
Why Niggerhead Rock and Suicide Bay need Tasmanian Aboriginal names
Songs give insight into life in Aboriginal missions
Aboriginal Parents Engagement in Children’s Education a ‘Two Way Street’
Separatism fears grow in Belgium as German speakers assert themselves
Belgian Catholic group explains switch on euthanasia
Seven hilarious must-see videos of Finland’s new competitive sport: hobby-horse riding
Finland’s guaranteed basic income is working to tackle poverty
Finland holds public cabinet meeting to promote democracy
Roma say they’re being barred from flights to Canada
A Blind Eye on Anti-Gypsyism at the European Parliament
French Traveller shot and killed by police: can Macron “turn the page” on France’s shame?
How did Romani people live in the Czech lands before they were sent to concentration camps?
Azerbaijan: Racing To Develop Natural Gas Potential
Turkish, Azerbaijani Joint Military Drills Draw Protest From Nagorno-Karabakh
After Economic Shocks Armenia Plans for Macroeconomic Stability
World’s Longest Zipline to be built in Armenia
Russian biker gang Night Wolves refused entry into Georgia
Council of Europe stresses Russia’s responsibility for conflict in Georgia
US act bans gov’t from supporting states that recognise Georgia’s occupied regions
Tbilisi celebrates European Days 2017
Challenges faced by NGOs in Abkhazia
Georgia blocks agreement between Abkhazian and Italian towns
Putin Meets New S.Ossetian Leader in Sochi
Since 1945, Moscow has been involved in a military action on average every 2 years
Russians tried to seize Ukrainian rescue boat in Black Sea
Media reveal Russian citizen now managing seized Ukrainian factories in militant-occupied Donbas
Up to 4,000 Russian servicemen in the occupied Donbas
Ukraine: A forgotten war in Europe
The Vanishing Galician Accent and How it Lingers in the Diaspora
Crimea: ‘Not Our Home Anymore’
Ukrainian MP who offered leasing Crimea to Russia stripped of citizenship
Council of Europe demands Russia reinstate Crimean Tatar Mejlis, allow leaders to enter Crimea
Ingush child saved from ‘suicide game’
Putin Has a New Secret Weapon in Syria: Chechens
Parents of gay men told ‘kill your sons or we will’ by police in Chechnya
Corruption is a state system in Russia and Chechnya is no exception
Gay Teen In Chechnya Pushed Off Ninth Floor Balcony By Uncle
Angela Merkel urges Vladimir Putin to protect Chechnya gay rights
LGBT activists arrested for protesting Chechnya horror
Jamaica 55 — Can we recapture that first fine careless rapture?
Bob Marley, ganja and the green stuff – is selling Brand Jamaica just a pipe dream?
Strange mantle plume under Iceland helps keep Scotland afloat
Iceland drills 4.7 km down into volcano to tap clean energy
Game of Thrones Crowns Iceland Krona as World’s Best Currency
IMF approves more money for Moldova, EU cash in the pipeline
Emerging Europe banking: How do you solve a problem like Moldova?
Russian troops unconstitutionally occupy Moldovan territory – Constitutional Court
Haiti’s main international airport flooded by downpour
Independence referendum bolsters Kurdish position before Iraqi elections
No turning back on referendum, top Kurdish official pledges
Kurdish citizens ‘rest easy’ after American military patrols parade through cities in northern Syria
Kurdish academics in Turkey arrested after signing peace document
Three raising Kurdistan flag during May Day arrested in Turkey
A Kurdish Referendum: Unforeseen Benefits
ACRPS Conference on Arab-Kurdish Relations Opens in Doha
Turkey must find peaceful solution to Kurdish problem
Yazidi pilgrims climb Karajal Mountain in the south of Kurdistan
Yazidi genocide evidence mounting against Islamic State – legal experts
Group Of 36 Yazidis Rescued From IS In Iraq
It’s not over: Yazidis are still suffering genocide at hands of ISIS
Haunting film on Yazidi refugee family’s trauma screened at Toronto fest
Slovakia increased spending on development aid in 2016, by 27%
Dark Web Marketplace Shut Down in Slovakia
China Bullied Australia Into Ejecting Taiwan: Next Time Show China The Door
China warns Hong Kong not to challenge
Singapore wants innovators to solve ‘real life problems’
Mongolia opposition taps former judo star as presidential candidate
Deliberative Democracy in Mongolia
How Mongolia Is Tackling Violence in the Home, After Years of Neglect
West Papua: Arrests and torture ahead of World Press Freedom Day
Pacific nations back West Papuan self-determination
Action urged on threats against journalists in West Papua
Indonesia is ‘double-dealing’ on media freedom, says RSF
Pacific nations condemn Indonesia’s human rights violations at ACP meeting
Journalists in Indonesia’s Papua Region Complain about Violence, Threats
South China Sea Isn’t China’s Own Sea
China welcomes ASEAN summit declaration on South China Sea
Asean Tacks Away From Rocky South China Sea Issue
Trump’s nominee for China ambassador takes tough line on South China Sea
Is US steering clear of South China Sea under Trump?
Trump promised to crack down on China in the South China Sea. He hasn’t.
Despite Navy requests, no operations near disputed South China Sea islands
Taiwan Can’t Negotiate, Likely to Observe Rules on South China Sea
The Truth About Duterte’s ASEAN South China Sea Blow
ASEAN sidetracks South China Sea dispute, advocates stronger economic ties with China
Tatarstan during 10 years: how republic still copes with two economic crises
Sweden probes ‘arson attack’ on nation’s largest Shiite mosque
Sweden ends ID checks on Denmark travelers imposed as migration peaked
How is Sweden tackling its integration challenge?
Sweden in Focus: An in-depth look at what makes this place tick
How Sweden Became “The Most Alt-Right” Country In Europe
Cyprus songbird slaughter: UK Government responds to petition
Cyprus expects to top last year’s 3.2 million visitors
Turkey’s actions around Cyprus being noted by international players
Thousands participate in pro-EU, anti-Russia march in Hungary
Rally in Hungary to support reporter claiming govt assault
How the United States can stop Hungary’s descent into authoritarianism
Hungary’s government is increasingly autocratic. What is the European Parliament doing about it?
Hungary to close home for disabled criticized in NGO report
On the wild frontier of cooking at the Faroe Islands’ first Michelin-starred restaurant
Balochistan: Abducted Baloch football player killed in fake encounter
Balochistan: Tortured and Mutilated Dead Bodies of Five Activists Found