Zena Agha's Syrian cousin died a year ago, when the boat he was on capsized on its way from Turkey to Greece. The 23-year-old Harvard student wrote this poem about the refugee crisis with him in her thoughts.

He's survived being shot at by police in his home country and now fears that life for him in the US will become more difficult following the Paris attacks.

South Africa's president froze tuition hikes after violent confrontations between students and heavily armed police officers were broadcast live on national television. "The youth win!" one person responds on Twitter.

In the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, both sides use social media as armor — and ammo.

Earlier this summer, Syrians were the majority of people risking the journey to Europe, but now the makeup of the inflatable boats reaching the shores of the Lesbos has changed: Iraqis, Iranians and Bangladeshis are arriving in greater and greater numbers.

Israel's Hilltop Youth — young Jewish settlers squatting on West Bank hilltops — are an elusive group that shun journalists and most adult authority figures. But they do agree to meet with 35-year-old Avia Azulay, a Jewish settler in the West Bank and youth counselor for a local settler organization.

The protests over the corruption scandal that brought down former Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina have changed the country, and are unlikely to end with his removal, say activists.

While governments are grappling with a surge of refugees, these groups are working hard to help the people fleeing war and human rights abuses in Syria.

Kurdish fighters have led the charge against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. But in one town in Turkey, locals say more young Kurds are joining ISIS than the fight against them.

There is a a three-cornered war going on in Turkey's Kurdish region. The usual suspects, plus ISIS, which is fighting everybody.