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	2012 JULY July 31, 2012 In Somalia, Ambulance Drivers Navigate Danger to Save Lives In the Somali capital Mogadishu, Mohammed Saeed Hassan was driving his ambulance one day in February when an artillery shell landed directly in front of him. The shell splintered the windshield and left Hassan with minor injuries, but he was able to pick up the injured patient and get him to the hospital for treatment.

	July 27, 2012 The Daily Frame Construction workers add the final touches Thursday on a statue depicting Nelson Mandela outside Howick, South Africa. The monument will become part of [the Capture Site, the museum which sits on the spot where Mandela was arrested on Aug. 5, 1962.

	July 25, 2012 Worst Place to Receive HIV Treatment? Science magazine's Jon Cohen speaks with Jackie Judd of the Kaiser Family Foundation about preliminary science that may show why East Africans could be at a disadvantage when being treated for HIV.

	July 24, 2012 Should 'Poor Countries' Be Doing More to Finance Their HIV Fights? Science Magazine reporter Jon Cohen speaks with the Kaiser Family Foundation's Jackie Judd about a call today for a new approach to financing the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.

	July 23, 2012 Big AIDS News Coming This Week? Study May Suggest 'Cure' Is Close Science magazine reporter Jon Cohen speaks with the Kaiser Family Foundation's Jackie Judd about the willingness of scientists to discuss the possibility of a "cure" for HIV/AIDS. Here, Cohen highlights a report that will be released later this week that may fuel that conversation.

	July 23, 2012 Watch AIDS Conference Coverage Live Watch live throughout the week as world leaders discuss where the world stands in the fight against HIV and what needs to happen politically, socially and medically for this to become "the beginning of the end" of the epidemic.

	July 20, 2012 In Tanzania, HIV at a Crossroads The U.S. will launch a series of HIV prevention strategies to test whether an AIDS-free generation is really possible. Will this be a breakthrough moment?

	July 20, 2012 HIV Stigma Lingers as Churches Battle Epidemic In two very different places -- Zimbabwe and Washington, D.C. -- Christian pastors have taken a leading role in the fight against HIV. But in both, some are wondering whether they should be doing more to help reduce the stigma.

	July 19, 2012 HIV Behind Bars: How Prisons and Jails Are Battling an Epidemic In two very different places - Washington, D.C., and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - correctional facilities are facing remarkably similar challenges containing the HIV/AIDS epidemic and treating its victims.

	July 18, 2012 UNAIDS Head: African Countries Tackling HIV But Still Need Drugs A new report on the global toll of AIDS finds real reason for optimism as researchers, politicians and patients prepare for the international AIDS conference in Washington, D.C., next week.

	July 18, 2012 The Forgotten Orphans: From D.C. to Zimbabwe One is the capital of United States, the other an impoverished nation in sub-Saharan Africa. In both places, children who lost their parents to the HIV/AIDS epidemic struggle against similar challenges.

	July 18, 2012 Neglected by Foreign Aid, Zimbabwe Still Makes Strides in HIV Fight Despite being largely left behind by PEPFAR, Zimbabwe has still managed to reduce its HIV prevalence rate.

	July 16, 2012 Author William Dobson's Top 7 Tweeters Disrupting Regimes Since the Arab Spring began at the end of 2010, a trickle of demonstrations has increased to a flood of pro-democracy movements across the Middle East and North Africa, in some cases uprooting long-standing regimes.

	July 16, 2012 What Tossing Tomatoes at Clinton's Convoy Says About Egyptian Politics During Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Egypt over the weekend to reaffirm Washington's support for the North African country's transition to democracy, protesters showed their displeasure at her and the United States by lobbing tomatoes and shoes at her convoy.

	July 13, 2012 A Grim Exile in South Sudan Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports from the border of South Sudan on a flood of refugees who fled to escaped the violence, only to encounter grim conditions in camps on the Sudanese border.

	July 13, 2012 Relief Workers Decry Living Conditions in South Sudan Refugee Camp Sudanese taking refuge in a tent camp in Jamam, South Sudan, may have escaped the fighting around their homes but are finding their plight is not over yet.

	July 12, 2012 Amidst Drought and Famine, Niger Leads West Africa in Addressing Crisis Eight West African countries are currently suffering from drought and famine. As part of our Food for 9 Billion Series, Fred de Sam Lazaro looks at how Niger is preparing for its crisis.

	July 12, 2012 African Cosmos: Stellar Arts From a gigantic rainbow serpent fashioned out of recycled jerry cans to a painting of girls dancing against a Milky Way backdrop, the Smithsonian's "African Cosmos: Stellar Arts" exhibit examines how African artists through time have looked to the sky, the sun, the moon and the stars for inspiration.

	July 12, 2012 Looking for Famine in Niger and Finding Seeds of Progress The looming crisis in the Sahel region is clearly newsworthy -- after all, tens of millions of lives are imperiled. But how is it different from the famine in the Horn of Africa in 2011? Or, for that matter, the Sahel famine of 2010?

	July 9, 2012 South Sudan's Independence Gets a 'Rocky' Start In the year since South Sudan became an independent country, it has seen violent flare-ups between ethnic groups and a financial squeeze brought on by its decision to cut off oil to its northern neighbor, Sudan.

	July 6, 2012 Libya Prepares for First Free Elections After Gadhafi Regime For the first time in nearly 50 years, Libyans will go to the polls on Saturday to vote for a new parliamentary government. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the excitement in that country, nine months after the fall of its last leader, Moammar Gadhafi.

	July 6, 2012 Libya's Oil Industry Defies Expectations Stable elections could mean more foreign investment for Libya's already valuable oil industry.

	July 5, 2012 In Libya, Expectations High as Parliamentary Vote Approaches On Saturday, Libyans will vote in their first free parliamentary elections in more than 40 years and since the ouster of dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

	July 5, 2012 Why a U.S. Circumcision Push Failed in Swaziland In the country with the highest HIV infection rate in the world, a U.S. effort to circumcise 80 percent of all men aged 15 to 49 in a year ended with roughly a quarter undergoing the procedure. What went wrong?



	JUNE June 25, 2012 Egypt's First Civilian President to Take Helm of Divided Country From a dissolved parliament to Egypt's economic woes, President-elect Mohammed Morsi will have many problems to confront when entering office. Jeffrey Brown talks to regional analysts Hishem Melhem and Samer Shehata about what lies ahead for Egypt.

	June 25, 2012 Egypt's President-elect Mohammed Morsi Promotes 'Message of Peace' A day after Egypt's run-off election, President-elect Mohammed Morsi began working on assembling a unity government and said Egypt "will preserve the international accords and treaties." Jeffrey Brown recaps the latest developments.

	June 22, 2012 Reporting a Revolution: Lindsey Hilsum on Libya, its War and its Future Veteran reporter Lindsey Hilsum's new book chronicles the revolution in Libya. She speaks with Jeffrey Brown about the war, its aftermath and the future of Libya.

	June 21, 2012 Food Crisis in Africa Hits Niger's Children Particularly Hard A once-in-a-generation famine is threatening millions of lives in West Africa, including hundreds of thousands of children in Niger. Rohit Kachroo of Independent Television News reports.

	June 20, 2012 Jimmy Carter: If Egypt's Ruling Military Goes Through With Plan, Same as Coup Former President Jimmy Carter, whose Atlanta-based Carter Center observed voting in Egypt's presidential election, criticized the ruling military's latest actions in the North African nation's troubled move toward democracy.

	June 19, 2012 Ousted Egyptian Leader Hosni Mubarak on Life Support There were conflicting reports tonight about the health of critically ill former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak. Gwen Ifill talks to Nancy Youssef of McClatchy Newspapers in Cairo, who says the ousted president is in a "critical state."

	June 19, 2012 Ex-Egyptian President Mubarak Unresponsive After Stroke A physically weakened Hosni Mubarak, who stepped down as Egypt's president in February 2011 after massive anti-government protests shook the country, suffered a stroke and his heart reportedly stopped beating Tuesday, officials said.

	June 18, 2012 After Parliament Dissolved, Egyptian Generals Put on 'Charm Offensive' Egypt's ruling generals issued a "constitution declaration" last weekend aimed at putting in place checks on presidential powers after the parliament was dissolved. Judy Woodruff speaks to Nancy Youssef of McClatchy Newspapers in Cairo about the latest developments and the emerging results of the presidential election.

	June 18, 2012 In Egypt, Both Sides Claim Victory in Presidential Vote After Egypt's presidential election last weekend, both the Islamist and former regime candidates claimed to have won more votes. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports from Cairo.

	June 15, 2012 Egypt Politics 'Entering New, Dangerous Period' More than 200 policemen were deployed outside Egypt's parliament Friday after a court nullified recent elections. Jeffrey Brown and Harvard University professor Tarek Masoud discuss the dashed hopes of the Egyptian people as voters head to the polls this weekend for a presidential election.

	June 15, 2012 Tensions High in Egypt Ahead of Post-Mubarak Presidential Election Ahead of this weekend's first presidential election in Egypt since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, tensions were high as more than 200 policemen were deployed outside parliament to block lawmakers from entering. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports from Cairo.

	June 14, 2012 News Wrap: Egypt's High Court Quashes Parliamentary Elections In other news Thursday, Egypt's highest court dealt a double blow to the newly empowered Muslim Brotherhood. The judges found the law governing last fall's elections unconstitutional and ordered the new Islamist-dominated parliament dissolved. Also, U.N. observers finally entered the Syrian town of Haffa.

	June 12, 2012 Groups Fighting HIV in D.C. Find Lessons in Africa Part Two: Washington's HIV infection rates are comparable to many African countries, which have provided critical insight into the epidemic.

	June 11, 2012 What D.C. is Learning from Africa in the Fight Against AIDS As the U.S. capital prepares for the International AIDS Conference in July, the PBS NewsHour and GlobalPost have teamed up for a series examining how strategies being employed in Africa are creating a "turning point" in the effort to lower HIV infection rates and are now being used in some U.S. cities, including Washington, D.C.

	June 4, 2012 In Egypt, a Volatile Reaction to Mubarak's Sentence, Associates' Acquittals On Saturday, longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison for his role in not stopping the killing of protesters during the Arab Spring. Also, his associates and sons were found not guilty. Gwen Ifill speaks with McClatchy Newspapers' Nancy Youssef about the intense demonstrations in Tahrir Square.

	June 4, 2012 Demonstrators Stage Third Day of Protests in Cairo Demonstrators protested for a third consecutive day Monday in Cairo's Tahrir Square after former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison over the weekend. Gwen Ifill reports on the uprising, just weeks after the country's first democratic presidential election.



	MAY May 30, 2012 Charles Taylor's Sentence for Africans: Tough, Too Tough, Not Tough Enough? The world and many in Africa applauded the 50-year sentence imposed Wednesday on former Liberian President Charles Taylor for aiding and abetting a reign of atrocities and terror on the population of Sierra Leone more than a decade ago.

	May 25, 2012 What a Muslim Brotherhood Win in Egypt Could Mean for U.S. Two of the most-polarizing candidates for Egypt's presidency might face off in a runoff after a partial vote count Friday in the country's first free presidential election. Jeffrey Brown and McClatchy reporter Nancy Youssef discuss the candidates, Ahmed Shafiq of the Mubarak regime, and the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi.

	May 25, 2012 Partial Vote Count in Egypt Reveals Deep Rifts Among Public Preliminary results from Egypt's first free presidential election show the two most-polarizing candidates for president might face each other in a mid-June runoff -- a potential battle between Hosni Mubarak's final prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq, and the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate, Mohammed Morsi. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	May 24, 2012 News Wrap: Egyptian Election Results Expected on Tuesday In other news Thursday, Egyptians flocked to the polls for a second day of voting in their first freely contested presidential election. Results are expected to be announced on Tuesday. Also, Iran's nuclear negations with the U.S. and five other countries ended in Baghdad with no breakthrough.

	May 23, 2012 Egypt's Historic Election: 'Even the Most Jaded Were Moved' Across Egypt, at least 50 million people were eligible to choose from a field of 13 candidates in the country's first free presidential election. Gwen Ifill and McClatchy reporter Nancy Youssef discuss what the historic election means for Egypt's future.

	May 23, 2012 Millions in Egypt Cast Ballots in First Free Election Fifteen months after mass protests toppled the regime of President Hosni Mubarak, voters across Egypt went to the polls Wednesday for their first free and genuinely competitive presidential election. Election monitors said the first of two days of voting went smoothly. Gwen Ifill reports.

	May 23, 2012 Egyptians Watch for Results, Signs of Presidential Vote Rigging With this week's presidential election representing the end of the transition from a military to civilian government, many Egyptians will be watching not only the results but for a clean process as well.

	May 23, 2012 Egypt's Historic Presidential Election Egyptians chose among old regime, Islamist and secular candidates in their first presidential election Wednesday and Thursday since President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year reign came to an end.

	May 18, 2012 USAID Administrator: Food Security a 'Grand' But 'Achievable' Goal President Obama outlined Friday a private-public partnership to work on global poverty issues ahead of the Group of Eight summit in Camp David this weekend. Ray Suarez and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah discuss the initiative to lift millions out of poverty and hunger through farming partnerships.

	May 15, 2012 How to Better Treat Trauma Injuries in the Developing World At San Francisco General Hospital, surgeons from developing countries are learning the latest techniques from top U.S. specialists. With just over 100 orthopedic surgeons serving the 80 million people of Kenya and Tanzania, it's admittedly a small step. But doctors there say it's a worthy one. Spencer Michels reports.