October 2017 - Page 6 of 6

Syrian Kurds in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli wave the Kurdish flag in celebration on September 26, 2017 in support of the independence referendum in Iraq's autonomous northern Kurdish region. (Credit: Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images)

The Iraqi Kurdistan Vote: A Look Back on the Long Struggle for Kurdish Independence

Rene Wadlow October 2, 2017 Rene Wadlow

An independence referendum was held on September 25th in Iraqi Kurdistan in which 93 percent of voters supported independence. The recent vote points toward the long struggle for Kurdish independence.

Famine persists with opulent power behind it: “The Famine” sculpture in Dublin, Ireland by Rowan Gillespie. (Credit Christine Mitchell CC BY-SA 2.0)

The Great Hunger: Famines from Ireland to Yemen

Kathy Kelly October 2, 2017 Kathy Kelly

Countries in Africa which the U.S. has helped destabilize, such as Somalia, are convulsed in fighting which exacerbates effects of drought and drives helpless civilians toward points of hoped for refuge. Many have chosen a path of escape through the famine-torn country of Yemen.