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Gay marriage laws around the globe

There is no national gay marriage legislation in the pipeline in the US, however, numerous countries around the globe already recognize same-sex marriage or the right to civil unions. Here’s the breakdown by region.
10 of TIME's 100 'most influential'

What does it mean to be influential today? TIME Magazine may not have a scientific answer, but they identified scores of people in their 2012 “100 Most Influential People in the World” list, released this week. Here is a sampling of 10 people from around the world who made the cut.
After Kony 2012: Three ways NGOs can work with Africans as equals

As in the Kony 2012 campaign, humanitarianism in Africa gets oversimplified in myriad ways, in the process making Africans themselves one-dimensional and raising up the white Westerner as savior. Here are three ways nongovernmental organizations can work with African citizens as equals.
7 excellent books about Kony and the LRA

Seven books to better inform about Kony, the LRA, and Uganda.
'John Carter': 11 other adaptations of Edgar Rice Burroughs novels

As the movie 'John Carter' arrives in theaters, here are 11 of the most well-known adaptations of other Edgar Rice Burroughs books.

All Content

How to ease the squeeze on food access

Rich nations must act to ensure supply, experts say.
Hunt for water takes 'Lost Boy' back to Sudan

Salva Dut's charity, Sudan for Water, drills wells in search of fresh water in remote African villages.
Africans' newest form of dissent: blogs

From Congo to Chad, dissidents are taking their grievances online. But are some rebels going too far?
Endgames for Zimbabwe's Mugabe

Voters handed Zimbabwe's president a pink slip, but he's determined to ignore them.
All about windmills

For kids: Windmills have been around for centuries, and the modern versions still work hard today.
USA
Regional leaders: 'What Zimbabwe crisis?'

Leaders of the southern African region met in Zambia this weekend for an emergency summit on Zimbabwe's increasingly tense electoral impasse.
U.S. military expands role in West Africa

The USS Fort McHenry is traveling the coast – training soldiers and providing relief.
Protests or not, Olympic torch officials plan to stay the course

Further demonstrations are expected at upcoming stops, which include Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
UN's Ban, U.S. push to add Darfur peacekeepers – and soon

The secretary-general says the situation in Sudan's violence-torn province 'remains grim.'
Price shock in global food

Riots over grain prices call for a rethink of global stability based on better farming.
Two freed slaves and the (early) American dream

A Dartmouth professor and spouse track the surprising story of Lucy and Abijah Prince
USA
Mugabe era's end may be near

Zimbabwe's long-time ruler may be running out of options after Saturday's vote.
Charcoal fuels the economy and deforestation of Mozambique

Santos Junior Guilaza makes charcoal for a living – he and legions of people like him literally fuel the engine of rural souther Africa.
Terrorism & Security
Rise in food prices sparks unrest

Sub-Saharan Africa has been particularly hard hit by the rising global food costs.
Muslim reformer's 'heresy': The Islamic state is a dead end

From Nigeria to Indonesia, Sudanese law professor spreads ideas of a secular state and human rights.
Charcoal fuels the economy and deforestation of Mozambique

Santos Junior Guilaza makes charcoal for a living – he and legions of people like him literally fuel the engine of rural souther Africa.
In Israel, Ethiopian refugee helps others

Yohannes Lemma Bayu provides practical aid for what the government recently called a 'tsunami' of African asylum seekers
Readers' picks

Readers write and tell us what they are reading.
Tension in Zimbabwe after opposition claims victory

The Movement for Democratic Change is trumpeting a huge win and accusing Mugabe's government of delaying results.
Reporters on the Job
Be prepared to help Zimbabwe

Elections could mark the beginning of the end of Mugabe's rule. The world must be ready.
Namibia strikes 'new gold' – tourists

Impressive growth of visitors from nontraditional places, including China, now put tourism ahead of gold mining.
Is democracy a natural state of mankind?

Maybe Alexander Hamilton, not Thomas Jefferson, was right after all.