An estimated 170,000 people will be evicted from their homes as Brazil bulldozes over impoverished communities to build facilities for the 2016 Olympics. [New York Times]
Oxfam has sounded the alarm in the Sahel, where a mixture of drought, food prices, and conflict have the potential to escalate into a humanitarian crisis. [The Guardian]
Syrians are fleeing into neighboring countries, becoming refugees with an uncertain future. [New York Times]
Free Tibet reports that one Tibetan has been killed by police and two others injured after complaining to police about the arrest and disappearance of a colleague. [The Guardian]
India has announced a plan to double its spending on health care, aiming to provide free medical care for all of its citizens. [Washington Post]
