They didn’t look like killers. Sitting in a littered courtyard in the fading light of day, I met...
Dec 31, 2014
In Northern Ireland, breaking the silence on World War I
BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Like shrapnel embedded in an old wound, memory eventually works its way to the...
Dec 30, 2014
Remembering a century-old Christmas truce after a year full of war
One hundred years ago today, the cold, wet and shattered troops that faced each other in the trenches...
Dec 24, 2014
For women in South Africa, HIV stigma still runs strong
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Yvette Raphael left the medical clinic in Midrand, Johannesburg with one thought running...
Dec 19, 2014
In the Niger Delta, fashion helps women leave the fighting behind
By Lauren Bohn and Chika Oduah PORT HARCOURT, Niger Delta, Nigeria — It wasn’t long ago when fighting consumed...
Dec 14, 2014
Ukraine’s familiar fight for a national identity
Editor’s note: This analysis is part of a Special Report called “The Eleventh Hour: Unlearned lessons of World...
Dec 10, 2014
Laws of Men: In Saudi Arabia, women are still assigned male ‘guardians’
by Caryle Murphy Editor’s note: This story is part of a Special Report produced by The GroundTruth Project...
Dec 09, 2014
Five years after ceasefire, Niger Delta’s retired militants warn of new violence
By Chika Oduah and Lauren Bohn PORT HARCOURT, Niger Delta, Nigeria — It’s been five years since 32-year-old Livinus Damka...
Dec 08, 2014
The world’s largest-ever generation sees burden and opportunity
ISTANBUL, Turkey and ABUJA, Nigeria — Today’s generation of young people is the largest in the history of...
Dec 05, 2014