As clergy child abuse scandals jolt the church, Pope Francis has defrocked predatory bishops from Peru and Poland...
Feb 20, 2015
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 job-hungry Italy, neo-Fascists await young migrants
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Oct 16, 2014
Why Bosnia has the world’s highest youth unemployment rate
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Oct 09, 2014
South Africa’s township youth see apartheid’s legacy all around them
By Rachel Hoffman & Cindy Huang Editor’s note: This story is part of a Special Report on the...
Sep 30, 2014
South African partnership hopes to prove text messages can save the lives of mothers and children
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — It was a sleepless night for Sipho Mpofu and her one-year-old son, Junior. After...
Sep 29, 2014
To ride Philippine outsourcing wave, a contest of brains and beauty for young jobseekers
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Sep 17, 2014
Irrawaddy Delta: Five years after Cyclone Nargis
By Ei Ei Toe Lwin THA KHIN MA GYI, Myanmar — Without warning, it began at mid-afternoon with a...
Jul 15, 2013
Irrawaddy Delta: Finding cause for optimism in the wake of Cyclone Nargis
BOGALAY, Myanmar — Five years ago, torrential rain and winds of up to 160 miles per hour pounded the...
Jul 15, 2013
Frontier Economy: With a boom on the line, Yangon’s workers fight for rights
YANGON, Myanmar — In the back of the Sanchaung Township courthouse, where bureaucrats clack away on aging typewriters,...
Jul 15, 2013