The government is backing a feature film to warn young Yemenis against radical jihad.
Afghan and NATO officials are seeing a rise in numbers of foreign fighters in Afghanistan at the same time US officials say attacks by Al Qaeda in Iraq have sharply dropped.
Wisconsin recall election between Gov. Scott Walker (R) and Tom Barrett (D) enters its last furious week. It is a proving ground for the themes and players of the national election in November, analysts say.
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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.
Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in danger
When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.
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