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Central America's most peaceful nation is becoming more and more entangled in a violent drug war.
Mexico's drug war is seeping across borders into Central America, bringing an escalation of violence and drug use in the region.
Mexico's drug war is seeping across borders into Belize, escalating violence in the region. Nick Miroff follows a counter-drug patrol team through the forest.
South Sudan will become an independent nation Saturday, but many speculate about what the future will hold for the new country.
There are unique challenges ahead for Afghanistan's growing journalistic community.
Photojournalist Narayan Mahon has been working on an ongoing project called Lands In Limbo to document the state of what he calls "unrecognized countries."
How filmmakers Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger fell in love during the filming of their Oscar-nominated short documentary Sun Come Up.
Rape of women and children is reportedly on the rise in the camps in Haiti. Michel Martin interviews Lisa Armstrong about the women she has encountered and the stories they have shared.
Pulitzer Center grantee Kelly Hearn talks to NPR On Point about the historic environmental lawsuit filed by indigenous people of Ecuador's Amazonian rainforest against U.S.-based oil company Chevron.
Africa's Lake Victoria, the world's largest tropical lake, is shrinking. As its waters subside, battles over the lake's resources increase. (NPR)
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For more than a decade, Rwandan rebels have been living at large in The Democratic Republic of Congo.