Nation Aug 07 My story as an Indian immigrant Forty years ago, I arrived in America with none of the social bona fides, the pedigree that comes from T-ball, Boy Scouts, junior prom or graduating from the local high school.
World Apr 24 Human rights activist Sabeen Mahmud shot dead in Karachi Sabeen Mahmud was a human rights activist owner of a coffee shop and performance space in Karachi, Pakistan, designed to bring people together. On Friday, Mahmud, 40, was fatally gunned down as she left T2F (The Second Floor) following an…
Nation Oct 30 Food truck church brings faith and calzones to those in need Every Thursday, the Rev. Margaret Kelly and a group of volunteers gather in the basement of St. Paul’s Gustavus Adolphus Church to roll out hundreds of meat- and cheese-filled calzones, to be loaded and baked in her food truck and…
World Sep 22 Reporter's Notebook: Covering Ebola in Nigeria while navigating corruption The story of Ebola in Nigeria is an unusual and frankly rare one about things going right somewhere in Africa, albeit with fingers crossed for fear that it could quickly change. The numbers are remarkable: just 21 cases of Ebola…
World Jul 03 Uneasy alliance in Bangladesh reveals complex social issues A partnership with multinational corporations in Bangladesh reveals the complex social issues that underlie poverty and compromises anti-poverty activists must make to achieve growth and self-sustainability.
World Apr 09 Questions linger a year after Bangladesh's garment factory collapse On the afternoon of April 23, 2013, workers at the Rana Plaza offices of BRAC Bank were concerned about recent cracks that had appeared in the walls of the building. Their manager ordered tellers to complete transactions they were working…
World Jan 21 Building enterprises and self-esteem at the Philippines' Enchanted Farm ANGAT, Philippines -- To Antonio "Tony" Meloto, migration is both culprit and symptom of the entrenched poverty in the Philippines. It is a poverty of self-esteem as much as anything material, he adds.
World Jul 03 One Group's Approach to Aid in Bangladesh EmbedVideo(6861, 482, 304); Fazle Abed, founder of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, describes its approach to development. DHAKA, Bangladesh | From its blood-soaked war of independence from Pakistan 42 years ago to disasters -- natural and industrial -- Bangladesh…
World May 09 Changing Minds in Senegal to Protect Girls From Genital Cutting EmbedVideo(6342, 482, 304); NewsHour special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro asks Molly Melching about her efforts to educate Senegalese women about the harms of genital cutting. Molly Melching didn't think she had much more than curiosity -- and a…
Science Dec 19 Research Chimps to Retire to Louisiana Sanctuary Chimps socialize and snack at Chimp Haven. Image by Cameron Hickey. The NIH announced plans on Tuesday to move more than 100 chimpanzees from the New Iberia Research Center into retirement at Chimp Haven, a 200-acre chimpanzee…