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6 international organizations that support jobs and businesses
Many organizations, both in the United States and abroad, seek to help entrepreneurial individuals and small businesses through microfinance and other means. Here are six organizations that support job creation and new businesses around the world.
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Seven women who shaped the world in 2011
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In Pictures Nobel Peace Prize 2011
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Photos of the Day Photos of the day 10/07
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ICC issues Qaddafi warrant: Key prosecutions of world leaders
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Global News Blog Move over, Nicolas Cage. Real "Lord of War" beats arms rap in Thailand.
Viktor Bout, an alleged arms dealer to war criminals, successfully fought a US extradition request in Thailand. Prosecutors are likely to appeal.
08/11/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Rape in Congo: What got me was the laughter
One man told me that we had to talk in hushed tones because other men would mock him if they found out that his wife and daughter had been raped.
08/11/2009 01:00 am -
What Hillary Clinton seeks to achieve in Africa
One aim: to bolster relations with resource-rich countries where China has been aggressively extending its presence.
08/05/2009 01:00 am -
Difference Maker People Making a Difference: Lyndon Harris
During 9/11, this New York clergyman experienced true heroism. But he still had to find his own path to forgiveness.
07/27/2009 01:00 am -
Difference Maker People Making a Difference: Nadia Bitar helps Liberian orphans
The fashion model-turned-philanthropist aims to build a new home for them.
07/21/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Charles Taylor at the Hague: Theatrical defense reminiscent of Hussein, Milosevic
The former Liberian leader kicked off his defense for alleged war crimes Monday by quoting Shakespeare.
07/14/2009 01:00 am -
In the Kitchen
Murder and mayhem haunt an executive chef in the restaurant of a London hotel that has seen better days.
07/03/2009 01:00 am -
Spanish judge opens Guantánamo investigation
Baltasar Garzón is bringing the case based on 'universal jurisdiction,' in which serious crimes can be tried outside national borders.
04/30/2009 01:00 am -
Why did an Antarctic cruise ship sink?
Big ice chunks, misjudgment, and faulty doors doomed the MS Explorer. New limits are set on tourists and cruise ships to the region.
04/20/2009 01:00 am -
Battling Somali pirates: Maritime businesses weigh in
In London, the business capital of the world's maritime industry, firms shape decisions on arming ships and negotiating with pirates.
04/15/2009 01:00 am -
Legacy of Rwanda's genocide: more assertive international justice
Out of 800,000 deaths emerged a new system of justice and more peacekeepers. But will either prove effective or enduring?
04/07/2009 01:00 am -
Sierra Leone verdict warns world's warlords
Rebel leaders Issa Sesay, Morris Kallon, and Augustine Gbao were found guilty Wednesday on more than a dozen counts each of crimes against humanity.
02/27/2009 12:00 am -
Global News Blog In ICC, Congo warlord pleads not guilty to recruiting child soldiers
01/26/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion Time to forcefully oust Mugabe
Successful intervention by neighboring African states has been done before.
01/16/2009 12:00 am -
Military coup follows death of Guinea's president
The Army dissolved government offices just hours after President Lansana Conte's death on Tuesday.
12/23/2008 12:00 am -
Good morning, Liberian media
International efforts are transforming the media from servant of warlords to independent estate.
12/19/2008 12:00 am -
Opinion Obama's moment on human rights
The US should make joining the UN Human Rights Council a priority.
12/10/2008 12:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Somali pirates attack tanker loaded with oil
Saturday's attack highlights the difficulty international forces face in patrolling the waters off Africa's coast.
11/17/2008 12:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about bringing 'change' to America, how the media report on Taiwan, and the causes of a Liberian conflict.
11/13/2008 12:00 am -
Review: 'Pray the Devil Back to Hell'
Documentary records the heroism of Liberia's women who successfully demanded the country's warring parties find a path to peace.
11/08/2008 12:00 am -
Accused of a crime, a Rwandan refugee has her day in court
A faulty subway fare card lands her in handcuffs and court. But all is forgiven when a white reporter shows up.
11/07/2008 12:00 am -
For kids: Electricity from the sun
A California school district is one of the first in the nation to 'go solar.'
11/04/2008 12:00 am -
The Monitor's View Reach out to Zimbabwe's generals
The military's fear of retribution threatens a fragile power-sharing deal.
10/24/2008 01:00 am -
Can a regional summit break Zimbabwe's crisis deadlock?
Leaders from Southern Africa began emergency talks in Swaziland on Monday.
10/21/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion First justice, then peace in Sudan
An international warrant for Omar al-Bashir, accused of genocide in Darfur, could speed his political demise.
10/20/2008 01:00 am
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