Dispatch

In Indonesia, the world’s largest mud volcano has been erupting continuously for 10 years. A wealthy family's gas company may be to blame. But it’s the poor who’ve paid the price.

Under the heavy hand of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s media is being forced to toe the government line. Or else.

After a pair of legal showdowns, President Joseph Kabila looks set to extend his term in office without holding an election.

In an exclusive interview at his armed camp, Riek Machar accuses his rival of war crimes and blames the U.S. for prolonging the carnage.

Depression and PTSD are rampant among the Yazidi survivors of brutal captivity.

With de facto segregation the norm in Israeli schools, a wave of outspoken parents and teachers is arguing that only truly integrated classrooms can bring peace.

In Assad-controlled regions of Syria, the Lebanese group is making friends, influencing militias, and developing a new model of asymmetric warfare.

As Syrian troops sustain heavy losses, Iranian militias are ramping up their role.

Kenya is trying its best to deter illegal poachers, but revenge killings by farmers and herdsmen are often the bigger problem.

The Obama administration prefers not to notice that its diplomatic strategy in Syria has fallen apart.

The Shiite cleric's supporters stormed the Green Zone and are calling for the demise of the corrupt status quo. But can they accomplish their goals without plunging Iraq into chaos?

Outmaneuvered by al-Shabab in Somalia, is the Islamic State gunning for a comeback next door?