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Finding the jaguar path June, 2009 Julia Kumari Drapkin reports from Panama on efforts to save jaguars, the biggest cats in the all of the Americas. |
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Global economic crisis last update June 3, 2009 General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in American history. |
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Taliban insurgency last update June 2, 2009 The Taliban is strengthening its hold across north-west Pakistan, while NATO-led troops are battling a Taliban insurgency in neighboring Afghanistan. |
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North Korea's strategic arsenal last update June 1, 2008 North Korea is reportedly moving closer to launching another long-range missile, despite international concern. UN diplomats are working on a resolution to punish North Korea for its recent nuclear test, the second since October 2006. |
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Lorne Matalon's Mexico stories May, 2009 Lorne Matalon has been reporting from Mexico for The World since November 2007. He has covered the swine flu outbreak and the Mexican 'war on drugs' from the frontlines, going on patrol with the Mexican armed forces. Lorne also covered immigration and economic stories from south of the border. |
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Mexico's drug war continues May, 2009 It was out of the headlines while Mexico struggled with the swine flu virus. But the war between the government and Mexico's drug cartels continued without interruption during the outbreak. The World's Lorne Matalon reports. |
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Immigration in times of recession May, 2009 The World's Jason Margolis traveled to Southern California to speak with immigrant workers from the Philippines, Mexico and Central America. His conversations with farm workers, day laborers, nurses and nannies reveal the cruel impact of the current recession: there are fewer jobs available, wages are being slashed, illegal immigrants are subject to increased exploitation and families of immigrant workers are struggling to get by. |
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Training aid workers May, 2009 The World's Katy Clark reports on a program that aims to prepare future aid workers for the harsh realities of humanitarian work by exposing them to a simulated refugee crisis. |
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Global swine flu outbreak last update May 19, 2009 Nearly 10,000 cases of swine flu have been confirmed in 40 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The WHO said 79 people are known to have died from the new virus. |
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'The Photographer' May, 2009 Western doctors sneaked into Afghanistan to treat war victims in the 1980s. A photographer came along and took thousands of photos. Now his images, and his memories, have become a graphic novel. |
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Global political cartoons May 2009 Each week, The World's Carol Hills presents a selection of political cartoons from around the globe that comment on issues in the news. |
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Gaza conflict last update May 5, 2009 A United Nations inquiry into attacks by Israeli forces on UN property during the Gaza conflict four months ago has heavily criticized Israel's army. It found Israel to blame in six out of nine incidents when death or injury were caused to people sheltering at UN property and UN buildings were damaged. Israeli Defense Minister Barak rejected the report, saying it was biased. |
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Zambia abortion April, 2009 In the African nation of Zambia, abortion is legal, but few women realize it because abortion carries tremendous stigma and few medical clinics are prepared to offer the procedure. Rose Hoban visited a hospital in Lusaka. (contains graphic imagery) |
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Nuclear Standoff with Iran last update April 22, 2009 Secretary of State Clinton has warned that Iran faces "very tough sanctions" if it rejects offers of engagement over its nuclear program. Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but has been accused by critics of seeking nuclear weapons. |
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Zimbabwe at the crossroads last update: April 18, 2009 Washington has praised Zimbabwe's unity government for the progress which it says it has made towards reform. But U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, made no mention about lifting American or international sanctions. |
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London pawnshop April, 2009 In London's financial district thousands of brokers and bankers have lost their jobs and the misery of once high-flying executives is translating into a booming business for pawnbrokers. |
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Pakistan's water crisis April, 2009 Pakistan is facing a fight over the future of its increasingly scarce supply of water. The World Bank warns that the very viability of the nation is at stake. Laura Lynch reports from the Indus River delta. |
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Green architecture April, 2009 The fight against global climate change is mostly about reducing greenhouse gases. Jason Margolis tells us about a group of architects that hopes to reduce them by designing buildings that use no fossil fuels. |
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Passover bread April, 2009 The Jewish holiday of Passover commemorates the Biblical exodus from Egypt. During the week-long holiday, Jews are commanded to rid their homes of bread. But in Israel, stores and factories own millions of dollars worth of bread and other so-called "leavened" foods. So instead of throwing it all away, they rely on a creative solution. |
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Simon Winchester's Atlantic World April, 2009 British author and journalist Simon Winchester is currently researching a new book, which he calls a "biography of the Atlantic Ocean." And as his research takes him to weird and wonderful parts of the globe, he's been checking in with us. |
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Dealing with Cambodia's past April, 2009 In the 1970s, the Khmer Rouge turned much of Cambodia into "killing fields." Now, 30 years later, an internationally backed tribunal is trying five officials of Pol Pot's regime. |