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	2012 DECEMBER Dec. 28, 2012 Some of the Best and Oddest Photos of 2012 From runways to rooftops, refugee camps to campaign stumps, this slideshow offers a smattering of images that caught our eye in the last 12 months. Some of the photos were of familiar scenes, such as presidential campaigns and bizarre weather events and others less well-known, a tattoo contest and the death of a humpback whale.

	Dec. 24, 2012 In Haiti, a Mission of Religion and Medicine for Father Rick The Rev. Rick Frechette went to Haiti 25 years ago on a religious mission to shelter families "broken by tragedy." In his mid-40s, he decided to become a doctor and built a modern pediatric medicine facility. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports as part of our Agents for Change series on the challenges Frechette has faced.

	Dec. 24, 2012 From Sunken Ship to Olympic Victory, View Top World Moments of 2012 The year 2012 in international news held moments of terror when a cruise ship capsized off the coast of Italy and moments of joy in London's Olympic Games. We take a look back at some of the year's most significant events.

	Dec. 24, 2012 Memorable World Moments of 2012 From the sinking of the Italian cruise liner to Egypt's first free presidential vote in decades, we take a look back at some of the top international events of 2012.

	Dec. 20, 2012 The Year 2012, Framed Everyday this year we shared with you a photograph of a culture-related event or scene from somewhere in the world that caught our eye. From a cape made from a spider's silk in London to a 400-year-old bonfire festival in Fukushima, Japan, we've seen some pretty amazing things in 2012.

	Dec. 18, 2012 Median Age of Faithful Is Clue to Future of Religion Worldwide The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released a new study Tuesday, "The Global Religious Landscape," that provides a comprehensive look at religious affiliation by country and worldwide.

	Dec. 13, 2012 Report: 15 Countries at Risk of Becoming Failed States Every four years, after the U.S. president is elected, the National Intelligence Council comes out with an outlook on the world's changing dynamics -- both good and bad -- and how they might impact our lives.

	Dec. 12, 2012 From Eden to the End of the World: Reporter's Seven-Year Journey Traces Humanity Starting in January 2013, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Salopek will set out from Africa's Great Rift Valley on a seven-year, 21,000-mile journey, tracing the believed path of ancient human migration. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Salopek about his assignment, one he will spend travelling by foot as much as possible.

	Dec. 12, 2012 Fighting Cholera, A Dose at a Time As the death toll from cholera continues to mount in Haiti, results from a successful pilot project to vaccinate 100,000 Haitians for cholera are providing some hope for Haitians and international health officials. This story continues NewsHour's coverage about on-going efforts to treat cholera and improve sanitation in Haiti.

	Dec. 11, 2012 From Eden to the End of the World, One Man's Seven-Year Journey Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Salopek will set out from Africa's Great Rift Valley on a seven-year, 21,000-mile journey tracing the believed path of ancient human migration. Beginning in East Africa and ending at the southern tip of South America, he plans to travel the entire trip, if possible, on foot.

	Dec. 11, 2012 Paul Salopek Answers Viewer Questions About His Trip Around the World Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Salopek will set out from Africa's Great Rift Valley on a seven-year, 21,000-mile journey tracing the believed path of ancient human migration. And he plans to travel the entire trip, on foot. Salopek answers viewer questions submitted via Twitter and Facebook about his upcoming trip.

	Dec. 11, 2012 Living With Breast Cancer Where Treatment Is Scarce Cancer care is a new concept in many countries such as Haiti. With the poor dealing with all sorts of other health problems, there has been little interest in cancer treatment among local and international health experts and organizations, which often makes treatment difficult or nonexistent. PRI's Joanne Silberner reports.

	Dec. 6, 2012 Oscar Niemeyer, Brazil's Modernist Icon, Dies at 104 Oscar Niemeyer, the architect who shaped Brazil's futuristic capital city Brasilia in the 1950s and '60s with bold, often-voluptuous structures, died late Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro. He was 104.

	Dec. 6, 2012 Brazil's Modernist Legend: Oscar Niemeyer, 1907-2012 Oscar Niemeyer, the architect who shaped Brazil's futuristic capital city Brasilia in the 1950s and '60s with his bold, often-voluptuous structures died Wednesday in Rio De Janeiro. He was 104.

	Dec. 4, 2012 Long After Earthquake, Haiti Still Feels Devastating Effects of Cholera Epidemic Ten months after Haiti struggled to recover from a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake, the nation suffered a public health epidemic. Cholera appeared for the first time in 100 years, making 600,000 Haitians ill and leaving 7,500 dead so far. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.



	NOVEMBER Nov. 2, 2012 Health Care Workers Brace for New Cholera Outbreaks in Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Hurricane Sandy might have saved its fullest fury for America's mid-Atlantic coast, but its earlier blows in the Caribbean wreaked havoc in Haiti.

	Nov. 2, 2012 Haiti Battles Hurricane Sandy and Cholera More than 50 people have died in Haiti from Hurricane Sandy, which hit the Caribbean island in late October, washing away crops and threatening to worsen a cholera epidemic.



	OCTOBER Oct. 16, 2012 Cuba Changes Its Travel Law to Catch Up What's Happening on the Ground Ray Suarez talks to Maria de Los Angeles Torres of the University of Illinois at Chicago about how different ideological factions in Cuba see the change and how they might debate the possible economic, cultural and security effects of the new travel policy, plus what to make of Raul Castro's reform promises to his country.

	Oct. 16, 2012 Cuba Loosens Restrictions on Travel Abroad for Its Citizens Ray Suarez reports on Cuba's move to make foreign travel easier for its citizens. Starting in January, most Cubans will only need a passport and a visa from their destination country, though limitations will remain on professionals like doctors. While Cubans celebrated, officials in Washington regarded the news cautiously.

	Oct. 15, 2012 Colombian Government and FARC Begin Formal Negotiations In Oslo, Norway, representatives of the Colombia government and leaders of the major left wing guerrilla group known as the FARC start formal negotiations aimed at ending decades of civil war, fueled in part by profits from Colombian cocaine sold in the U.S. and Europe.

	Oct. 8, 2012 View from Venezuela: Chavez Backers Celebrate Win, Opposition 'Stunned' A climbing murder rate in the capital Caracas and growing discontent with the government didn't keep Hugo Chavez from winning another six years as president of Venezuela Sunday.

	Oct. 5, 2012 Hugo Chavez Faces Serious Challenger in Venezuelan Presidential Elections For 14 years, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez maintained power battling military coups, presidential term limit amendments, even cancer. But for the upcoming elections, a typically fractured opposition is united behind challenger Henrique Capriles Radonski, threatening Chavez's stronghold. Ray Suarez reports.

	Oct. 5, 2012 Has Hugo Chavez Lost His Mojo? Venezuela's charismatic and outspoken leader Hugo Chavez faces his toughest challenge yet for the presidency from newcomer Henrique Capriles.

	Oct. 5, 2012 Will President Chavez Stay in Power? Venezuela will vote Sunday for their next president in a rare contentious election. Newshour spoke with Brookings' Diana Negroponte on what the election means for current President Hugo Chavez.



	SEPTEMBER Sept. 20, 2012 In Dominican Republic, Taking Pictures and Promoting Understanding Wander Yon, 21, an aspiring singer who lives in the Dominican Republic, said he knew right away he took the winning photo of what life was like in his sugarcane working town.

	Sept. 20, 2012 Photo Contest Showcases Sugarcane Town A photo contest in the Dominican Republic is meant to show people what life is like in a batey, or sugarcane working community.



	AUGUST Aug. 24, 2012 Timeline: The Summer of Wild Weather Flash floods and unrelenting wildfires battered Eurasia as crops in much of North America withered and ice thawed at near-unprecedented rates in Greenland -- all within a matter of weeks. This timeline traces a series of global climate-related disasters that occurred this summer, beginning in June.

	Aug. 22, 2012 The Daily Frame A sculpture by Carl F. Reutersward is part of the Brazilian Global Campaign for Peace in Sao Paulo.

	Aug. 21, 2012 Paralympic Athletes Go for Gold in 'Medal Quest' The Olympics are over but there's another huge sporting event that will also soon start in London. 4,000 athletes from 150 countries will compete at the London Paralympic Games, which open on August 29. Our partners at WGBH have been following the athletes as they train for the event this summer.

	Aug. 21, 2012 Paralympic Athletes Go for Gold in 'Medal Quest' In just one week, 4,000 athletes from 150 countries will compete at the London Paralympic Games, which open on August 29 and run through September 9. Our partners at WGBH have been following the U.S. athletes as they train for the event this summer. Here are some highlights of their coverage.

	Aug. 16, 2012 U.K. Threatens Ecuador's Diplomatic Status for Protecting Julian Assange For the more than 50 days, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has taken refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. But British officials are determined to extradite Assange to Sweden, where he faces charges of rape and sexual assault. Independent Television News' Jonathan Miller reports.

	Aug. 7, 2012 The Daily Frame People wait to see the coffin of the late Costa Rican-born Mexican singer Chavela Vargas during a ceremony in her honor at Garibaldi Square in Mexico City on Monday. The iconic singer, who was known for her mastery of Mexico's classic ranchera songs, died on Sunday at the age of 93.



	JULY July 30, 2012 The Man Behind Brazil's Booming Economy: Former Brazilian President Cardoso After the military dictatorship fell in the 1980s, Fernando Henrique Cardoso led efforts to combat high inflation and build Brazil's economy into one of the fastest growing in the world. Jeffrey Brown talks to former Brazilian president Cardoso about his presidency and scholarship.

	July 30, 2012 The Daily Frame Performers practice the dance of Caporales during Saturday's Folkloric Dance Festival in La Paz, Bolivia.

	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 25, 2012 The Daily Frame Soldiers check a clown's car during a parade Tuesday in Guatemala City, the site of the fourth annual Latin American Clown Congress. Clowns from Central and South America and the Caribbean are gathering for three days to exchange ideas and attend workshops.

	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 17, 2012 In Panama, Locals Protest Canadian Copper Mines In Panama, local groups have teamed up with environmental activists to halt the development of huge Canadian copper mines. In collaboration with CBC News in Canada and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Mellissa Fung reports on the project and the money and land at stake.



	JUNE June 18, 2012 Rio+20 Conference: Stark Contrasts and Little Common Ground RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil \| Variety is an inherent fringe benefit of this job, but rarely does it get more jarring than in these past two weeks, which have taken me from the famine zone in Africa's Sahel region to glittering beachside hotels and the convention center in Rio de Janeiro.

	June 8, 2012 In El Salvador, Tooth Decay Epidemic Blamed on Junk Food, Lack of Information From El Salvador, graduates of the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism -- producer Roberto Daza and correspondent Carl Nasman -- report on an epidemic of tooth decay across the countryside, blamed largely on junk food, soda and a lack of education about dental care.

	June 1, 2012 Peruvian Writer Mario Vargas Llosa on the Importance of Literature Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, one of the world's leading writers, speaks with Jeffrey Brown about his new book and how he folds history and contemporary politics into his writing.



	MAY May 8, 2012 Norway's Moms Have It Good Norway is the best country in the world to be a mother, according to a new report from the international nonprofit Save the Children.

	May 1, 2012 Transparency or Bust: Riding a Hacker Bus to Change Brazil Known in Portuguese as "Transparencia Hacker," the Sao Paulo-based activist group stresses it's not a typical "hacking" organization but one that uses public data to reach its aims.



	APRIL April 16, 2012 Legalizing Drugs: Why Some Latin American Leaders Are OK With It In Latin American countries where drug violence rages, leaders are increasingly pushing for a dialogue on drug policy and raising the option of decriminalizing drugs.

	April 13, 2012 Obama's Colombia Visit Renews Call to Retool U.S. Drug Policy As President Obama joins the weekend Summit of the Americas in Colombia, he may hear renewed calls to legalize some drugs. Ray Suarez gets two views from Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance and Ray Walser of the Heritage Foundation.

	April 9, 2012 U.S., Brazil 'Disagree More Than They Agree,' Analyst Says Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to the White House Monday was staged to stress strong ties between the U.S. and Latin America's richest country. Rousseff and President Obama touched on issues of cooperation, including education, energy and trade while ignoring areas of disagreement. Margaret Warner reports.

	April 3, 2012 The Daily Frame A boy plays on a sculpture by Fernando Botero in Botero Park in Medellin, Colombia, on Sunday. An exhibition of Botero's paintings, "Stations of the Cross," opens Tuesday at the Museum of Antioquia in Medellin.



	MARCH March 29, 2012 The Dos and Don'ts of Earthquake-Resistant Construction Here are some tips on building a home that could withstand an earthquake.

	March 28, 2012 What Did Castros Want out of Pope's Cuba Visit? With Cuban President Raul Castro in the front of a Mass Wednesday in Havana's Revolution Plaza, Pope Benedict XVI called for greater freedom for the Roman Catholic Church -- the closest he's come to direct criticism of the regime. Jeffrey Brown, reporter Nick Miroff and author Ann Louise Bardach discuss the papal visit's impact.

	March 28, 2012 Pope Concludes Cuba Trip With Fidel Castro Meeting At an open-air Mass Wednesday in Havana's Revolution Plaza, Pope Benedict XVI called for greater freedom for the Roman Catholic Church, warning against government repression -- the closest he's come to direct criticism of Cuba's communist regime. Jeffrey Brown reports on the pope's visit and meeting with Fidel Castro.

	March 8, 2012 International Women's Day 2012: Recognizing Progress, Voicing Support On this International Women's Day, view a slideshow of events held around the world, including a soccer tournament in Costa Rica, a fashion show in Iraq and a candlelight vigil in Pakistan.

	March 8, 2012 Celebrating Women in 2012 International Women's Day 2012 was spent playing soccer, holding candlelight vigils and hosting fashion shows around the world.

	March 6, 2012 The Daily Frame An exhibition at the Cinemateca Brasileira in Sao Paulo, Brazil, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe through 125 works by 50 artists.



	FEBRUARY Feb. 28, 2012 The Daily Frame Janio Nunez works on a sculpture of a piano player made out of tobacco leaves in his workshop in Guanabo, Cuba. Trained as a tobacco roller, Nunez now works exclusively on tobacco-made sculptures, some of them life-size.

	Feb. 24, 2012 New York Arts Program Brings 'Harmony' to Low-Income Students Serving mostly low-income children in New York City, an innovative music education program called Harmony provides free instruments and daily music lessons to children in third through sixth grades. Correspondent John Merrow reports on an arts program changing lives in public schools, based on a system developed in Venezuela.

	Feb. 24, 2012 Five Resources on Venezuela's Youth Music Program 'El Sistema' Venezuela's national youth music program "El Sistema" has produced professional musicians, such as Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel, but it's also recently stirred controversy in the country over government control.

	Feb. 17, 2012 The Daily Frame Aymara natives play folk music Thursday during the Anata Andino, an Andean carnival in the Bolivian city of Oruro in which people from different communities gather to thank the goddess Pachamama for the crops and ask for the rainy season to begin.

	Feb. 15, 2012 From Overcrowding to Corruption, Examining Prison Life in Honduras A fast-moving blaze engulfed a Honduras prison Tuesday night, killing more than 272 people. Margaret Warner discusses the details of the fire and a prison system notorious for overcrowding and violence with The Wall Street Journal's Nicholas Casey, reporting from Mexico City.

	Feb. 15, 2012 Honduran Prison Fire Kills at Least 272; Cause Unclear Flames engulfed an overcrowded 1940s-era prison facility Tuesday night in the city of Comayagua in Honduras, killing at least 272 inmates. Margaret Warner reports on the deadly blaze and the ongoing investigation.

	Feb. 13, 2012 Opposition Candidate in Venezuela Hopes Slow and Steady Wins the Race The opposition to Venezuela's long-time President Hugo Chavez is getting a face ahead of presidential elections in October after a primary Sunday propelled Henrique Capriles to national attention.

	Feb. 1, 2012 Bolivia's Morales Caught Between Indigenous Roots, Economic Demands One of South America's most controversial leaders finds himself -- yet again -- squeezed between two competing demands and constituencies.



	JANUARY Jan. 31, 2012 After the Earthquake, an Idea Jolted into Reality A Haitian-born social worker in the United States had an idea to help Haiti in the much-needed field of child advocacy. Then the earthquake struck.

	Jan. 30, 2012 The Daily Frame A visitor studies a sculpture at the Art Museum of Sao Paulo on Saturday. A new exhibition of Roman art at the museum showcases 370 pieces, displayed outside Italy for the first time.

	Jan. 25, 2012 Telenovelas Provide Platform for Public Health Messages Alicia's entire life has been building to this one moment at the breakfast table. She's finally admitting to herself that the colon cancer will take everything ... her successful psychiatric practice, a comfortable home, her new love with Don Juancho.

	Jan. 25, 2012 The Power of the Telenovela Romance. Drama. That's what drives telenovelas, Latin American soap operas, one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world, with hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide.

	Jan. 16, 2012 Amid Robust Recovery Efforts, Haiti Still Has Vast Needs Two years after Haiti's devastating earthquake, politicians are still promising change and rebirth. For an assessment of the progress, delays and remaining challenges in Haiti's recovery, Jeffrey Brown talks with Nan Buzard of the American Red Cross and Dominique Toussaint of Mobilize for Haiti.

	Jan. 16, 2012 Two Years After Quake, Most Haitians Still Living in Disaster Zone Two years after a magnitude-7 earthquake shattered Port-au-Prince, 500,000 Haitians are still living in what were supposed to be temporary settlement camps. That's despite ambitious plans for millions of dollars in homes, schools and public works projects. Ray Suarez looks at the ongoing recovery efforts.

	Jan. 13, 2012 After Haiti's Earthquake, Where Does All the Rubble Go? PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti \| Artist Jean Herard Celeur found a way to reuse rubble from Haiti's 2010 earthquake: totem pole-like creations and one-of-a-kind wall art. For more practical purposes, Haitians are participating in a program to remove the tons of crumbled concrete and other debris left by the earthquake.

	Jan. 13, 2012 New Life Out of Haiti's Litter Haitian artist Jean Herard Celeur uses debris left by the 2010 earthquake to make works of art.

	Jan. 12, 2012 Remembering Haiti's 2010 Earthquake: 'I Was Close to Death' PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti \| Mario Heriveaux, 47, recalls the day the earthquake struck two years ago. He and his family were watching TV when the house started to shake and everyone dashed for the door.

	Jan. 12, 2012 On Second Anniversary of Earthquake, Cholera Continues to Cripple Haiti With more than 7,000 dead and half a million people sickened, a U.N. health agency is calling the cholera outbreak in Haiti "one of the largest epidemics of the disease in modern history to affect a single country."

	Jan. 11, 2012 Two Years Later, Haitian Amputees Still Have a Long Way to Go Two years ago, a devastating earthquake in Haiti killed more than 200,000 people and caused injuries that required amputations for another 4,000 people.

	Jan. 11, 2012 Survivor Tells Her Story of Rape in a Haitian Tent Camp PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti \| The lack of security and lighting in Haiti's tent camps, and the flimsy structures themselves, make them ripe for violence, including rape. One woman told us her story about what happened to her one night.

	Jan. 10, 2012 In Haiti's Tent Camps, 'We're Just Waiting' to Start Life Again PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti \| The door to Billy Forge's home displays a Biblical verse from Isaiah 22:22: "I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open."

	Jan. 9, 2012 Haiti Dispatch: 2 Years After Earthquake, Many Signs of Rebuilding PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti \| On Jan. 12, 2010, a magnitude-7 earthquake rocked Haiti, killing some 223,000 people and leaving 1.5 million homeless. On a visit last week to the capital, signs of rebuilding are everywhere.

	Jan. 9, 2012 Haiti Earthquake: Two Years Later Two years after the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake devastated much of Haiti, signs of recovery abound in Port-au-Prince -- from people busily removing debris to bustling marketplaces and blaring music.