May 15, 2012 /
Foreign Policy
Anna Sussman
Prostitution is still legal in Turkey, but this Muslim country is cracking down on the sex trade.
May 15, 2012 /
PRI's The World
Dan Grossman
Mongolia has warmed roughly four degrees Fahrenheit—more than almost anywhere else on Earth. The resulting erratic weather threatens the nomadic, pastoral lifestyle of half of Mongolia's population.
May 14, 2012 /
Newsweek
Trevor Snapp
A refugee camp in South Sudan overflows with orphans fleeing bombs and starvation.
May 14, 2012 /
Indian Country Today
Sara Shahriari
The Incas believed that the god Viracocha rose from the waters of Lake Titicaca and created mankind. Now, mankind's trash is endangering the waters of the sacred lake.
May 14, 2012 /
The Globe and Mail
David Conrad, Micah Albert
About 6,000 people have come to depend on the 30-acre Dandora dump for their livelihood and income. But their needs are at odds with nearby residents who want the toxic waste gone.
May 12, 2012 /
Foreign Policy
Mae Azango
As the public health community shifts its focus to family planning, Mae Azango reminds us of the ongoing need for quality maternal care.
May 11, 2012 /
Los Angeles Times
Micah Albert
Nairobi's Dandora Municipal Dump Site is the only location for waste in Kenya's capital. Disease and pollution from the dump spill into the households of nearly a million people.
May 11, 2012 /
Tico Times
Tim Rogers
When CAFTA was first proposed, Nicaragua's Sandinistas called it a "Yankee" trick to dominate the region. Since embracing it, Nicaragua has outperformed other countries in economic growth.
May 8, 2012 /
Boston Review
Tariq Mir
Saudi Arabia exports Salafist Islam to divided Kashmir.
May 7, 2012 /
BBC
Dominic Bracco II, Susana Seijas
A former school drop-out, Esteban Ruiseco is the type of teenager Mexico's drug cartels prey upon. And he might have joined them, if the clarinet hadn't given him hope for a better future.