A United Nations letter to Colombia warns that mercury contamination from illegal gold mining in the Atrato River basin is causing a grave human rights crisis for Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities By Steven Grattan A group of women, part of Asociacion Nuestra Casa Comun, or Our Community House Association, go by boat to an area destroyed by illegal mining, on the Quito River, the Atrato River’s main tributary, near Paimado, Colombia, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)...

By Samy Magdy Libyan officials say clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in Tripoli, the country’s capital, terrorized...

By Lauren Smith and Tahnee Jash June 18, 2024 Michael, Rose and Orlyn at the graveside of their mother, Constance Watcho. (Four Corners:...