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International Women's day: 3 challenges women face around the world
Issues such as violence, inequality at work, and traditional expectations confront women on every continent around the world. Here is a sampling of challenges women faced this year:
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2012's 'good news' stories
2012 saw jobs returning to the US, health concerns improve in historic numbers, and more.
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Cuban Missile Crisis: 5 ways leftist ideology lives on in Latin America
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the US and the Soviet Union were on the brink of nuclear war over the installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
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Briefing Colombia - FARC peace talks: 4 things you need to know
Colombia has ample experience holding peace talks – though over the past 50 years, it’s seen little peace. But in early September, President Juan Manuel Santos announced peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Here are four things you need to know about the landmark peace process.
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Gay rights in America: How states stand on 7 hot-button issues
The tapestry of federal and state laws surrounding gay rights is enormously complex. Here is a look at each state's laws regarding issues ranging from gay marriage to hate crimes to hospital visitation.
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The Monitor's View The real issue on free trade
It's not whether to lower barriers with Colombia but how to help US workers adjust.
04/09/2008 01:00 am -
USA
04/08/2008 01:00 am -
Panning for gold in California streams
Hundreds of modern-day forty-niners take to streambeds across the West as the price of the precious metal hovers near $900 an ounce.
04/08/2008 01:00 am -
New push to free Ingrid from FARC rebels
A French humanitarian mission arrived in Colombia on Thursday to help free high-level hostage Ingrid Betancourt.
04/04/2008 01:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
04/04/2008 01:00 am -
Peru sees shadowy hand of Chávez – everywhere
Peru's Congress is investigating new Bolivarian 'fair-trade' groups. Are they funded by Venezuela?
04/03/2008 01:00 am -
World
04/03/2008 01:00 am -
World
04/02/2008 01:00 am -
FARC acquired uranium, says Colombia
Sixty six pounds of uranium was for a 'dirty bomb,' Colombian officials say. Venezuela and Ecuador wonder: What else will seized rebel laptops reveal?
03/28/2008 01:00 am -
World
03/28/2008 01:00 am -
World
03/26/2008 01:00 am -
World
03/24/2008 01:00 am -
Tropical glaciers slowly vanish
Rivers fed by melting glaciers across Latin America may soon dry up, forcing changes on the people who depend upon them.
03/20/2008 01:00 am -
Tropical glaciers slowly vanish
Rivers fed by melting glaciers across Latin America may soon dry up, forcing changes on the people who depend upon them.
03/20/2008 01:00 am -
China's human rights rating upgraded by U.S. State Dept.
It takes the country off the list of worst human rights offenders but still notes serious concerns.
03/13/2008 01:00 am -
World
03/11/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Colombia border conflict resolved – on the surface
Ties between Venezuela and Colombia were restored but tensions appear to linger.
03/10/2008 01:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
03/10/2008 01:00 am -
On Ecuador's border, FARC rebels visit often
The Ecuadorean Army says it destroyed 47 FARC camps in its territory last year. On Friday, Latin American leaders backed away from a war.
03/10/2008 01:00 am -
Chávez support slips in Venezuela
Food shortages and rising prices are eroding the leftist leader's approval ratings.
03/07/2008 12:00 am -
World
03/06/2008 12:00 am -
Colombia: Latin America tries to defuse escalating crisis
Colombian President Álvaro Uribe said Tuesday that his government would ask the International Criminal Court to try Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez for financing and supporting Colombia's main rebel group.
03/05/2008 12:00 am -
Venezuela, Ecuador mass troops on Colombia border
The countries sent troops to protest Colombia's killing of a FARC leader in Ecuador.
03/04/2008 12:00 am -
Colombia's cross-border strike on FARC irks neighbors
Colombia forces killed a top rebel leader and several others in an airstrike on guerrillas based in Ecuador this weekend.
03/03/2008 12:00 am -
World
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