After 33 years of rule, Yemen's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, handed over power to his deputy. Charles Schmitz, president of the American Institute of Yemeni Studies, says the move won't change much.
MP3 players, smart phones and tablet computers have transformed the way many of us live and work. To make these gadgets, companies like Apple rely on certain minerals, many of which come from Eastern Congo.
This week, the United Nations is hosting its first ever high-level meeting to tackle non-communicable diseases, such as heart and lung disease, cancer and diabetes. Dr.
Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has seen up close the results of repression and injustice. She also made the news last March when she and three other journalists were detained in Libya.
An ethnic group known as the Congos have lived in Panama for centuries. They’re the descendants of slaves, many of whom fled to isolated islands to escape Spanish rule. Throughout the years, Congos have managed to preserve their unique Afro-Panamanian identity.
