By Jennifer Ives Staff Writer The Republic of South Sudan is the world’s youngest recognized country, having gained independence from Sudan in 2011 following a referendum in which over 99 percent of citizens voted to gain independence, as reported by USA today. However, Al Jazeera has reported that interethnic conflict throughout most of the country…
By Lisa Nault Staff Writer On Monday Feb. 13, Kim Jong-nam was passing through a Malaysian airport when he was assassinated with a dangerous chemical nerve agent. Kim was the eldest son of former North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, and the half-brother of the current leader, Kim Jong-un. The attack’s premeditated nature makes this assassination…
By Sophia Simeone Staff Writer 1. Three U.N. aid agencies have declared a famine in South Sudan, where an estimated 100,000 people are in danger of starvation. An additional 40 percent of the country’s population is in urgent need of international assistance. Years of civil war and economic turmoil have taken a toll on food…
By Kallie Gregg Staff Writer Over 160,000 protesters gathered in the city center of Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday afternoon to protest the lack of refugees admitted into the country by the Spanish government. In 2015, Spain pledged to take in more than 17,000 refugees by the end of this year. As of this writing, approximately…
By Adeline McGrath-Sheehan Contributing Writer Jumbo Glacier is a mountain in the Regional District of East Kootenay in southeast British Columbia, Canada. It is 1,700 meters in elevation and one of the most coveted places to ski in North America. So coveted, in fact, that for almost a quarter of a century, the Ktunaxa…
