In our quest to understand the world, there are no countries we want to shy away from. We spent quite some time contemplating this one, but eventually felt called to go and go look human stories like ...

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is all but certain to extend his more than three decades in power in Sunday’s election that is rejected by the opposition as a farce after years o ...

Here’s a look at the life of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Personal Birth date: August 30, 1954 (some sources say August 31) Birth place: Kopys, Belarus Full name: Alexander Grigorievich ...

Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has been in power for more than 30 years and just won another election widely ...

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The Nicaraguan dictatorship has forced the Poor Clare nuns to leave their monasteries in Managua and Chinandega in an action described by a well-known researcher as a ...

Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched warily. By Vivian Yee Reporting from Cairo Soon after Islamist rebels ...

In light of recent events, it might be a good time to remember a very simple truth: Nazis are ALWAYS the bad guys.

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(Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) Near a border checkpoint between Belarus and Ukraine, anti-tank spikes and concrete pyramids block what was once a bustling road between two peaceful neighbours.