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Study: African nations should give citizens a direct cut of their mineral wealth

Sometimes the most efficient solution to poverty alleviation is the simplest: give poor people more money to spend.
British Open: Zach Johnson of US leads in first round

British Open saw Americans Zach Johnson and Mark O'Meara play well in the first round, while Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy continued to struggle. Tiger Woods is only three shots back at the British Open.
In Kashmir, police open fire on protesters

The shooting marks yet another violent confrontation this year between Kashmiris and Indian authorities.
Mandela meets the press: Monitor coverage after his prison years

The Monitor’s correspondents in South Africa followed Nelson Mandela closely throughout the 1990s, as he transitioned from world’s most famous political prisoner to president of a new nation to a continent’s elder statesman. Here are some snapshots of their reports from that period.
Cold case: 98 percent of Mexico's 2012 murder cases unsolved

Improving the efficiency of the judiciary in Mexico remains one of the major challenges facing President Enrique Peña Nieto.
On Mandela's birthday, questions about 'voluntourists' in Africa

Do brief, high-priced volunteer service programs in tough places actually help the needy?
In birthing rooms, Bolivia sees way to cut maternal deaths

Some Bolivian hospitals are working to make their delivery rooms more like rural homes.
Did Romanian mom torch Monet, Matisse, and Picasso along with her slippers?

The art world fears that the mother of a man suspected in the theft of seven masterpieces from a Dutch art museum burned the priceless evidence.
Tragedy at sea puts Australia's refugee policies to the test

More than 800 people seeking asylum from places like Afghanistan and Sri Lanka have died on the trip to Australia since 2009, including the recent drowning of a 1-year-old.
Briefing Osama bin Laden's life in Pakistan

A leaked report reveals new details, as well as a nation's vulnerabilities.
Conviction of Russian activist Navalny draws condemnation

Opposition leaders says the five-year prison sentence for anticorruption campaigner Alexei Navalny – who had just registered to run for mayor of Moscow – was politically motivated.
Online course lets students give money away

The Giving With Purpose online course lets people give away money from the sister of billionaire Warren Buffett while learning strategies from him and others that they can use to make sure their own donations are effective.
Pakistan: Come home Malala, says Taliban leader

In a letter to Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani Taliban leader Adnan Rasheed said he wished he could have prevented the October attack that landed her in a hospital in Britain last year. He urged her to return to Pakistan and to school there.
Did Cuba's arms shipment to North Korea violate sanctions? U.N. will investigate.

Officials in Panama interrupted a shipment of arms from Cuba to North Korea last week. Now, the U.N. Security Council will investigate the incident for a possible breach of sanctions. North Korea says the weapons were being sent in for repairs.
British Open pairings: Former champions hold special place at Muirfield

British Open pairings: Over a dozen former British Open champions will take part in the world's oldest golf championship this week on the coast of Scotland.
In southern Israel, barbed wire guards 'heaven'

Israelis say cheap land along the Egyptian border has made their dreams come true, but it comes with some risk.
Microsoft hits out at NSA reports and Obama Justice department

Software giant Microsoft says NSA leak reports have overstated the level of access given to the US government of customers' data, but also complains the Justice Department is acting contrary to the First Amendment.
Chevron back in Argentina: Will more international investment follow?

Argentina chilled foreign investment by expropriating an oil company from a Spanish firm last year. But US oil giant Chevron just signed a $1.2 billion deal with state-run YPF.
Indian school lunch tragedy reveals problems with food safety

Food inspection and hygiene are just two of the potential culprits in a tragedy that has killed 22 children so far.
Lawyer: Edward Snowden could be free to walk Russian streets in days

But even if Russia grants Snowden asylum, his presence still complicates relations with the US.