Monday, July 01, 2013

Sitttwe in Arakan, Burma - a year after - from Irrawaddy -

A year after sectarian violence tore through Burma, the fury of religious pogroms has hardened into an officially sanctioned sectarian divide, a foray into apartheid-style policies that has turned Aung Mingalar into a prison for Sittwe’s Muslims and that threatens this country’s fragile transition to democracy.

from The Irrawaddy 7-1-2013

US closure of airspace due to Venezuelan invasion left many travelers stranded--

https://www.aol.com/news/travelers-stranded-caribbean-us-military-231205514.html