We held the day. They held the night: What to do about the war in Afghanistan
About 40 years ago in the early 1970s I visited Portuguese Guine, a Portuguese African colony. Today it is an…
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About 40 years ago in the early 1970s I visited Portuguese Guine, a Portuguese African colony. Today it is an…
One of the big uncertainties surrounding the referendum is what will become of the Abyei region straddling the country's north-south…
Mount Merapi volcano has erupted for a third time, with local people reportedly saying this was louder and stronger than…
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A second landslide covered dozens of people on a highway in Guatemala Monday as they tried to dig out victims…
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Of the 800 children born each day in this luckless Caribbean nation, only 567 are fortunate enough to eventually…
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — The number of Pakistanis rendered homeless by massive flooding doubled to 4 million, the United Nations…
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AlertNet) – The area around Otjiwarongo in Namibia’s heartland is a green sea of short, shrubby trees as…
UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly on Wednesday recognized access to clean water and sanitation as a human right.…