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Post March 13 2013

New Pope is First Ever From South America
Not since Columbus sailed to the New World has the Catholic Church had a pope who was not from Euro…
North Korea
Daily Video March 08 2013

UN Agrees to Sanctions Against North Korea
Last month, North Korean scientists carried out the country's third nuclear test, prompting the Uni…
chavezcrowd
Daily Video March 07 2013

Venezuelans Mark the Death of President Hugo Chavez
Vice President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela led thousands of mourners in the streets of Caracas as a…
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Post March 07 2013

Kenyans Vote in Tense Presidential Elections
Millions of Kenyans stood in long lines March 4 to vote in the country’s first presidential electio…
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Post March 04 2013

How is the Pope Elected?
When 85-year-old Pope Benedict XVI announced on Feb. 11 that he was stepping down from the papacy, …
india ID
Daily Video February 26 2013

India Launches Massive I.D. Project
While Americans take it for granted that they will receive a birth certificate, a Social Security c…
malala2_slideshow
Post February 14 2013

Malala Devotes ‘Second Life’ to Girls’ Rights
“Today you can see that I’m alive,” said Malala Yousafzai in her first interview since surviving a …
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Daily Video February 13 2013

Schooling Suffers on Palm Oil Plantations
The rising global demand for palm oil has made it Malaysia's most profitable crop, bringing in $25 …
Air Pollution In Beijing
Post February 04 2013

Beijing Reacts to Record Smog Cloud
China is the world’s fastest growing major economy, but the resulting pollution from factories and …
DRCONGO-UNREST
Post December 03 2012

African “World War” Flares in Congo
For the last two decades fighting in the Central East African countries of Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi …
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