DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh's military-led security forces said Wednesday they have detained more than 10,000 people in a nationwide anti-cri...
Laurie Garrett | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics
Genuine policy solutions to what guarantees to be an escalating food/disease/energy/climate crisis require a willingness on the part of all nations to make painful decisions about global governance.
Derek Flood | Posted 04.27.2008 | Politics
While the Darfuris have George Clooney and Samantha Power, the Rohingya have no one, own nothing and have been stripped of everything, even their history.
Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 04.19.2008 | Business
Banks in France, especially ones which began as "village banks" like Muhammed Yunus' own Grameen, have mutualist roots to begin with and are deeply linked to their communities well-being.
John Tepper Marlin | Posted 01.15.2008 | Business
The Ashoka Foundation is trying to encourage people to use their entrepreneurial spirit in the service of social goals and has prepared a series of DVDs on leading global social entrepreneurs.
Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 11.22.2007 | Living
Tonight a fellow expat will be doing the cooking, as I will do my best to arrive on time with the metro strike. The wine tonight, however, will remain French.
Daily Telegrah | Peter Foster | Posted 11.19.2007 | Home
Up to 15,000 people were killed and seven million lives left devastated by the cyclone in Bangladesh last week, aid agencies have said as the full ext...
AP | PARVEEN AHMED | Posted 11.18.2007 | Home
The death toll from a cyclone that devastated Bangladesh has surpassed 2,200, officials said Sunday, while rescuers struggled through blocked paths to...
AP | PARVEEN AHMED | Posted 11.17.2007 | Home
The official death toll from a savage cyclone that wreaked havoc on southwest Bangladesh reached 1,723 Saturday -- the deadliest storm to hit the coun...
Shuja Nawaz | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics
Unlike the 1950s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, perhaps this time the US will come out in favor of the people of Pakistan. If not, then Iraq and Iran may seem minor challenges compared to what might emerge in a fractured and nuclear Pakistan in the years ahead.
Today, Barack Obama posted a message to supporters on my.barackobama.com about the...
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PARIS — A French judge ordered Continental Airlines and five people...
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AP | FARID HOSSAIN | Posted 06.04.2008 | Home