The Wire – India records the second highest number of murders in the world every year

The Jerusalem Post – “In Israel, we don’t feel threatened with imminent violence. The feeling of security with our police and army plus unity of the population reinforces the generalized feeling that we are not alone.”

Last night’s Question Time panel followed the House of Commons in debating Syria and whether Britain should be bombing there

After nearly three years of peace negotiations, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced a final peace accord would be signed before March 23, 2016

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s commitment toward major drug law reform is a welcome if belated recognition that when it comes to marijuana, Canada has been an emperor with no clothes for several years

Are the Sustainable Development Goals in danger of collapsing under the weight of their own lofty ambitions?

The New Yorker – This is the second in a three-part series, “Faces from the Border,” about Mexican-American agents on the border between the United States and Mexico

Miami Herald – A poll by an independent research group has found deep public suspicion of the first round of the presidential election in Haiti

New York Times – A poll by an independent research group has found deep public suspicion of the first round of the presidential election in Haiti

An Igarapé Institute research team administered household surveys in 135 polling stations before and after the election to assess attitudes about the electoral process; this publication gathers it’s results.

The Conversation – The argument for the use of police body cameras is gaining momentum in South Africa, amid growing demand for greater police accountability

Agosto pasó a la historia como uno de los más negros para El Salvador desde la guerra civil que concluyó en 1992. El saldo de ese mes fue: 911 asesinatos en 31 días

Brasil har siden 2004 ledet FNs stabiliseringsstyrke på Haiti, og aldri tidligere har Sør-Amerikas største land sendt flere soldater ut på internasjonale oppdrag. Brasilianske toppdiplomater har de siste årene fått lederjobbene i viktige internasjonale organer som FAO og WTO. Tidligere president Luiz Inácio Lula da…

As urban areas swell around the world, leaders are seeking better ways to accommodate citizens. Experts offer advice

Detectives in Manaus are investigating whether police death squads or criminal gangs were involved in a rash of execution-style killings that left 35 people dead in just three days. As the authorities flooded the streets with officers to reassure a nervous public, city officials were…