Can Kenya stop violence after vote?

Government forces are cracking down on protesters in the wake of Thursday's controversial vote.

Grannies of South Africa's AIDS orphans look to 'Mama' for support

Ingrid Moloi runs a support group for grandmothers of AIDS orphans in a poor township in Johannesburg.

Celebrating Rumi, Islam's poet of peace

The Sufi mystic's message of love still reverberates on the 800th anniversary of his birth.

Global elections watch: All eyes on U.S. race

Who would foreigners like to see at the helm of the world's superpower – a Republican or Democrat?

String of suicide bombings in Iraq

The attacks, including the deadliest to hit Baghdad since August, came days after US military delivered an upbeat report on security in the country.

Family dynasty fills Bhutto vacuum in Pakistan

Benazir Bhutto's party named her son and husband as new leaders, following a South Asian tradition of keeping political power in the family.

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World

Bhutto's rise carved path for Pakistani women

But analysts say the slain leader was adept at transcending the politics of gender.

USA

Israeli-Palestinian fatalities drop, but other issues persist

In its year-end report, the leading Israeli human rights organization B'tselem noted a roughly 50 percent reduction in fatalities.

Etc.

Do polar bears need U.S. protection?

A federal agency is poised to say whether global warming means the bear should be added to the 'threatened species' list.

For Malawi girls, high school is only the first hurdle

A small group of girls funded largely by Monitor readers aims to make the most of their opportunity.

Haiti's street kids given a lift

How the efforts of a few have changed the lives of many Haitians.

Oprah's academy: Why educating girls pays off more

Monitor readers send six African girls to high school

Monitor readers send six African girls to high school