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HEALTH-PHILIPPINES: HIV/AIDS Caregivers Need Care Too
Larri Hayhurst held a throw pillow with both hands, laid it on her lap, buried her head in it, and let out a scream.CULTURE-ANTARCTICA: Reclaiming Humankind’s Frozen Heritage
A handful of scientists from different countries have been working for the past few decades to find, rebuild and maintain the historic monuments of Antarctica, turning up fishing settlements, expedition bases and research stations that are more than a hundred years old.CULTURE-ANTARCTICA: Reclaiming Humankind’s Frozen Heritage
A handful of scientists from different countries have been working for the past few decades to find, rebuild and maintain the historic monuments of Antarctica, turning up fishing settlements, expedition bases and research stations that are more than a hundred years old.RELIGION-COTE D’IVOIRE: Women Seek More Leadership Roles
Of the world's three main monotheistic religions, only Islam and Christianity have a sizeable following in Cote d'Ivoire.RELIGION-COTE D’IVOIRE: Women Seek More Leadership Roles
Of the world's three main monotheistic religions, only Islam and Christianity have a sizeable following in Cote d'Ivoire./ARTS WEEKLY/VIETNAM: Classical Drama Wants New, Younger Audience
'Tuong' or Vietnamese classical drama is slowly fading from the popular imagination in today's pop music era, but local artists are trying to revive the centuries-old tradition and are leaving an impression on young audiences./ARTS WEEKLY/FILM-US: Hollywood Takes Sudan Out of Africa
It may not be possible to exclude Sudanese history altogether from a historical film set there, but 'The Four Feathers' comes close./ARTS WEEKLY/MUSIC-NICARAGUA: Sandinista-Era Vocal Duo Flies in New Direction
The Nicaraguan vocal duo Guardabarranco, which in the 1980s was part of the wave of socially-minded music in that country, returns to the stage with an approach that combines the "new Latin American song" with romantic and intimist lyrics./ARTS WEEKLY/FILM-KENYA: Dangerous Affair
'Dangerous Affair', the first project of the newly-established Kenya Film and Television Professional Association (KFTPA), lifts the lid on the sexual intrigues of modern day Nairobi./ARTS WEEKLY/FILM-COLOMBIA: Bringing Local Productions to Rural Areas, Slums
The ''suitcase of film'' project has already brought local productions to half a million peasant farmers, as well as residents of shantytowns, throughout Colombia.RELIGION-NIGERIA: Mass Burial Planned as 7000 Displaced Families Need Food
More than 200 bodies were collected for mass burial Monday, as the Red Cross struggles with effects of the tragedy: 7,000 families made homeless by the violence between Christians and Muslims in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna.POLITICS-INDIA: Attacks Threaten Peace Moves by Kashmir Gov’t
As a 24-hour siege by armed militants of two temples in Jammu town in India's disputed Kashmir state ended Monday, authorities feared for the future of a 'peace with dignity' plan unrolled by the newly elected government there.RELIGION-NIGERIA: Mass Burial Planned as 7000 Displaced Families Need Food
More than 200 bodies were collected for mass burial Monday, as the Red Cross struggles with effects of the tragedy: 7,000 families made homeless by the violence between Christians and Muslims in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna.POLITICS-INDIA: Attacks Threaten Peace Moves by Kashmir Gov’t
As a 24-hour siege by armed militants of two temples in Jammu town in India's disputed Kashmir state ended Monday, authorities feared for the future of a 'peace with dignity' plan unrolled by the newly elected government there.CARIBBEAN: Killing Highlights Trinidad and Tobago’s Racial Divide
Armed with his father's gun, 17-year-old Phillip Seerattan on Wednesday entered the prestigious International School of Port of Spain that caters to the children of foreign diplomats and wealthy locals.CARIBBEAN: Killing Highlights Trinidad and Tobago’s Racial Divide
Armed with his father's gun, 17-year-old Phillip Seerattan on Wednesday entered the prestigious International School of Port of Spain that caters to the children of foreign diplomats and wealthy locals.U.S.: American Indians Slowly, Unevenly, Climbing Economic Ladder
While as a group they remain at the bottom of the U.S. economic ladder, many American Indians have in the last decade climbed significantly higher, a conference here heard this week.CARIBBEAN: Numbers Quitting Troubled Guyana Double in 10 Years
It is easily the largest landmass among the 15 nations of the Caribbean Community, but has never had the population to match its size and for decades no significant increase in numbers.RELIGION-BRITAIN: In the Name of Islam
Islamic fundamentalists, Islamic terrorists, militant Islamists...the very language used to describe political violence with Islam links is becoming contentious. The British government has now set out to find alternatives.CARIBBEAN: Numbers Quitting Troubled Guyana Double in 10 Years
It is easily the largest landmass among the 15 nations of the Caribbean Community, but has never had the population to match its size and for decades no significant increase in numbers.RELIGION-BRITAIN: In the Name of Islam
Islamic fundamentalists, Islamic terrorists, militant Islamists...the very language used to describe political violence with Islam links is becoming contentious. The British government has now set out to find alternatives.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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