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UPDATE 11/25 Wash U student has returned from Gaza safely

UPDATE 11/25 Wash U student has returned from Gaza safely

Humanitarian supplies slated for Gazans in need. Photo Credit: Mahroh Jahangiri Tonight, one of Wash U’s very own, Mahroh Jahangiri, is on her way from Cairo, Egypt to deliver humanitarian aid and supplies to the people of Gaza. She left...

 

Pyongyang 2012: Policy Shift or Brinksmanship?

Pyongyang 2012: Policy Shift or Brinksmanship?

Without its nuclear deterrent, the North Korean regime’s continued existence would be unlikely. Its people are starving, and even its military, which is granted most of North Korea’s meager resources and is the 4th largest in the world,...

 

Turmoil in Pakistan, Hope in Britain

Turmoil in Pakistan, Hope in Britain

The Pakistan floods have affected over 21 million people Pakistan In Crisis The last three years have been tumultuous for Pakistan. In 2006, a coalition between exiled former presidents Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto promised to bring democracy...

 

China Recovering From Earthquake, 2,000 dead

The Chinese government held a day of mourning today for the more than 2,000 lives lost in last week’s magnitude 6.9 earthquake. Although this devastating disaster struck in a sparsely populated region of Tibet, many of its inhabitants...