Ruling through peace after years of relying on violence doesn’t come easy. This point was proved by three days of fighting that broke after the first round results of the presidential elections in the Congo were announced on 20 August.

Filmmaker, Fred de Sam Lazaro, talks about making "Democracy in the Rough," and the problems he ran into along the way.

Links to information on the history of the Congo and the U.N. Peacekeeping Mission (MONUC) there.

See how the children featured in WIDE ANGLE episode "Time for School" are faring now in the "Kid Cards" photo essay.

One of the silent killers attacking the developing world is the lack of quality basic education for large numbers of the poorest children in the world's poorest countries -particularly girls. Yet unlike many of the world's most grievous ailments, this is a disease with a known cure.

Links to education initiatives around the world.

Learn more about Brazil from these additional resources.

Timeline of the kidnapping of soccer star Robson (aka Robinho) de Souza's mother.

Filmmaker Benito Montorio discusses shooting in the crime-ridden city of São Paulo and sacrificing his personal safety for the sake of capturing the truth while making "Ransom City."