December 2015

Canada

Calgary landlords pledge 550 discounted units for expected influx of Syrian refugees

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould embraces new mandate with great expectations

Medicine Hat, Alberta Becomes First Canadian City To End Homelessness

Gay refugee provides Facebook lifeline between Syrians and Vancouverites

Former refugee aims to sponsor family of 14 Syrians

Canada ranked as ‘most admired’ country in the world

Colombia

Unesco declara a la música de marimba Patrimonio Inmaterial de la Humanidad

Miles de campesinos se concentran en Popayán: exigen cumplimiento de acuerdos

Colombian army kills ELN rebel accused of deadly ambush

Comunidad nasa arranca proyecto de autosuficiencia energética

La idea ecosostenible de un paisa, entre las 10 mejores del mundo.

Ecuador

Ecuador legislature lifts presidential re-election limit

Protests in Ecuador as lawmakers approve unlimited presidential terms

ISIS

Interior amplía a toda la sociedad su red de informadores antiyihadistas

California attacker ‘pledged allegiance to IS’

Muslim Cab Driver Shot by Passenger Ranting About ISIS Terrorists

U.S.

There Have Been More Mass Shootings in 2015 Than Days in the Year

America’s gun problem, explained

95,000 Words, Many of Them Ominous, From Donald Trump’s Tongue

Donald Trump Calls for Barring Muslims From Entering U.S.

LDS Church issues statement in response to Donald Trump’s comments on Muslims

Pastors and Leaders Respond to Trump’s Call for Ban on Muslims Coming to the US

Venezuela

An Opposition Candidate Was Gunned Down Ahead Of Massively Important Elections

Oposición habría logrado 7.707.422 de votos Mesa de la Unidad alcanza 112 diputados en la Asamblea Nacional

Lo que hará la oposición venezolana en la Asamblea Nacional

Artistas de Venezuela y el mundo celebran el resultado en elecciones del 6D

Hillary Clinton: “Con suerte, este será el comienzo de la recuperación democrática en Venezuela”

Venezuelan opposition wins legislature in landslide, delivering setback to ruling socialists

Other

Alain Bertho: “El yihadismo surge de una ausencia total de futuro”

¿Por qué Finlandia está cambiando “el mejor sistema de educación del mundo”?

Ikea’s Refugee Shelters Are a Game Changer

Amazing Photos From the World’s Biggest Day of Climate Action Ever

Thousands Leave Shoes In Paris To Replace Banned Climate March

Pope Francis to World Leaders at U.N. Climate Summit: “We Are at the Limits of Suicide”

Vet Med researchers use lentils to combat water poisoning in Bangladesh

THE MAN ON THE OPERATING TABLE

The Syrian humanitarian disaster: disparities in perceptions, aspirations and behaviour in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey

Being A Girl: A Brief Personal History of Violence