Miriam Berger
Venezuelans March For Peace As Death Toll Rises In Anti-Government Protests
The Venezuelan president on Friday called for a dialogue with Obama to "put the truth on the table." Kerry responded by denouncing the Venezuelan government's human rights abuses.
Miriam Berger
Ugandan President Signals Possible Further Delay In Signing Anti-Gay Bill
In a new statement, Yoweri Museveni also called out Obama and "western groups that come to our schools and try to recruit our children into homosexuality."
Miriam Berger
29 Images Of Kiev In The Grip Of Chaos
At least 42 dead in Kiev on Thursday.
Miriam Berger
Watch This Message Of Love From The Syrian People On Valentine's Day
"We are a people of love living under a regime of hate."
Miriam Berger
29 Terrifying Pictures Of Police Hitting Turkish Protestors With Water Canons
Water cannons are a common police tactic for dispersing protests. In Turkey, the police use them to stop anti-government protestors from taking to the streets. WARNING: Graphic content.
Miriam Berger
Protest Picture Shows A Turkish Journalist Flying From The Pressure Of A Water Cannon
"Freedom of press-ure."
Miriam Berger
Venezuelans Build Barricades And Battle With Police During Protests For President's Resignation
"All of these problems — shortages, inflation, insecurity, the lack of opportunities — have a single culprit: the government."
Miriam Berger
U.S. Falls In Press Freedom Rankings In Another Bad Year For Press Freedoms
Two annual surveys provide another sobering assessment of freedoms for the press and journalists worldwide.
Miriam Berger
The Internet Gets Naked To Support Lebanese Olympian Criticized For Racy Photo Shoot
Lebanese Olympic skier Jackie Chamoun has been criticized by the media and government alike for nearly nude photos taken at a photo shoot three-years ago. The Internet thinks differently.
Miriam Berger
This Is What The Swiss Soccer Team Would Look Like Without Immigrants
Game over, Switzerland.
Miriam Berger
Want To Work At An NGO? Check Out This Kenyan Mockumentary First
"We mustn't lose sight of what is important here." "Saving Africa?"
Miriam Berger
Anti-Government Protests Erupt In Bosnia
"He who sows hunger reaps anger," one protestor wrote this week on a government building in Sarajevo.
Miriam Berger
Satirist Bassem Youssef Is Returning To TV At A Scary Time To Joke In Egypt
The Jon Stewart of Egypt is back. "It's full-on panic mode."
Miriam Berger
Praise Pours In For Pakistani Teenager Reported Killed While Stopping A Suspected Suicide Bomber
The story of 15-year old Aitzaz Hasan has ignited discussion online among Pakistanis over what it means to be a national hero and how to honor victims of the country's political violence.
Miriam Berger
33 Reasons To Love The Cats Of The Middle East
Reason number one: they are cats.
Miriam Berger
Egypt Extends Detention Of Four Al Jazeera Journalists
The government has accused the four journalists, detained since Dec. 29, of conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Miriam Berger
These Cartoons Capture Egyptians' Fear And Fatigue Over Upcoming Constitutional Vote
As Egyptians prepare to vote on whether to accept a new constitution, cartoons capture the mass hysteria and mild criticism that is permissible to share.
Miriam Berger
An Iranian Artist Asked 50 People In Tehran "If You Could Do Anything You Wanted, What Would You Do?"
The answers that the artist, Ali Molavi, got were alternately poignant, surprising, funny, and inspiring.
Miriam Berger
9 Videos That Show How ISIS Violence Has Spread Around Syria And Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is an Al Qaeda offshoot whose stated aim is to establish a hardline form of Sunni Islam rule throughout the region.
Miriam Berger
Dozens Dead As Al Qaeda Rebels Capture Key Cities In Western Iraq
The rebels come from the same group that have been fighting in neighboring Syria.
Miriam Berger
