Sep 20 Progress, But Less Promise for Development Goals By Talea Miller Leaders from around the globe are gathering in New York Monday for the start of a three-day summit on the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals. Here's a crash course on what those goals are, and where they stand. Continue reading
Sep 17 Inside a Firefight in Afghanistan's North By Larisa Epatko In the midst of war, Afghanistan prepares for another election on Saturday, threatened by violence and the potential for fraud. Our partners at GlobalPost have correspondents in the region, including James Foley, who filed this video of a firefight between… Continue reading
Sep 17 Fidel Castro's Favorite Dolphin Show Jeffrey Goldberg's recent interview with Fidel Castro may have raised questions about Castro's commitment to the Cuban model of socialism, but the Cuban leader was absolutely clear on one thing: he enjoys a good dolphin show: We went… Continue reading
Sep 16 In New Orleans, Rebuilding a Health System After a Hospital Is Destroyed By News Desk In September 2005, News Orleans' Charity Hospital was evacuated due to flooding from Hurricane Katrina. Patients were moved out of the hospital by military truck, airboat, and any other means possible. Mooney Bryant-Penland, a nurse at the hospital, took these… Continue reading
Sep 16 Mexico Dispatch: Even in Wine Lover's Paradise, Drug War Takes Its Toll By jsierra VALLE DE GUADALUPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico | Not even a place that could be considered Eden has been able to escape the war on drugs. Tucked on a green, hilly area 60 miles south of the U.S. border, Guadalupe… Continue reading
Sep 16 Divisions Emerge Among Iran's Conservatives By Robert Zeliger As Iran's economy struggles with sanctions over its nuclear program, evidence of cracks among its political hard-liners is appearing. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Militant Groups Aid Pakistan Flood Victims The U.S. is said to be the leading donor in the Pakistan floods for humanitarian aid. But militant groups are also stepping up their efforts. Suzanna Koster of GlobalPost reports from a town in Punjab. Continue watching
Sep 15 France to Raise Retirement Age: Is it An 'Au Revoir' to the Good Life? Protests in France. Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images Perhaps it is "au revoir" to the good life. Why else would thousands of French men and women be on the streets protesting what seems like a small change in the… Continue reading
Sep 15 Mexico Dispatch: Tijuana Is No Juarez, Residents Say TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico | Toiling with a pile of wood planks in his garage turned woodshop, 46-year-old Roberto Carrillo exclaims without hesitation: "Tijuana is not Ciudad Juarez. We don't have the level of violence that you read… Continue reading
Sep 14 Mexico Dispatch: Perception vs. Reality at One Beach Town ROSARITO BEACH, Mexico | Walking or driving down boulevard Benito Juarez, the main street of Rosarito Beach, gives no hints of the struggles this tourist community has been fighting for the past four years. As the sun sinks over… Continue reading