LUSAKA, Zambia — Inside the pediatric ward of a hospital here, Jess Chihumba tended to her 6-month-old daughter,...
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India lags behind neighboring Bangladesh in reducing child mortality
By Harman Boparai LUCKNOW, India — In this busy, run-down government hospital in India’s northern hinterland, ceiling fans...
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Egypt’s ‘deep state’ never left
CAIRO — Egyptians call it the “deep state.” And it was there all along for anyone who wanted...
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In Egypt 2013, democracy means military rule
By Louisa Loveluck CAIRO — On a backstreet on the east side of this sprawling city, a ragged crowd...
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A divided Egyptian family reunites to break the Ramadan fast
CAIRO — A crescent moon appeared through a cloud of tear gas and offered thin light over a...
Sep 16, 2013
Sinai: Egypt’s most recent mayhem
By Mohannad Sabry SINAI PENINSULA, Egypt — Since Egypt's Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced the ouster of President...
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Four ways Egypt’s military is enshrining the ‘deep state’
By Ibrahim CAIRO — Amid the rise of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the fall of the first democratically...
Sep 16, 2013
On the road to zero: Ending preventable child deaths
WASHINGTON – On a June morning in 2012, international power brokers, doctors, and at least one Hollywood movie...
Sep 05, 2013
Uganda’s deadly breeding ground for malaria: Mosquitoes and corruption
By Sasha Chavkin KAZO, Uganda — In this remote village near Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains, the landscape of the...
Sep 05, 2013
In Myanmar, an emerging democracy struggles to save its children
YANGON, Myanmar — In a tiny wooden home in an impoverished corner of Yangon, a gauzy white hammock...
Sep 05, 2013
