Protests in Ghana last week have reignited debate over the Kwabenya landfill, which would be the nation’s first sanitary refuse dump.
Inside Haiti’s Tent Cities
More than six months after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, the vast majority of those displaced by the disaster remain homeless. At least 1,300 tent camps form a thick archipelago of settlements spreading across the landscape of Port au Prince.
Behind the Niqab Ban
Last week, the lower house of the French Parliament voted overwhelmingly (335-1) to ban Muslim women from wearing v
Drug Resistance: The Invisible Adversary
In recent years, Western aid donors have worked diligently to increase medicinal drug access throughout the developing world. In fact, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria reports that nearly 40 percent of its budget has gone to providing vital medications in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America.
Lethal Counterfeits
Paula Park, who is based in London, has written for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
World Policy On Air: Ruthie Ackerman
UPDATE, AUGUST 5: Naomi Campbell has admitted that she was indeed given diamonds by Charles Taylor–though she does not still have possession of them.
Abkhazia in Pictures
During the Imperial and Soviet eras, Abkhazia's beautiful vistas, pristine beaches and mineral baths drew crowds of vacationing Russians. The tourist industry still makes up the backbone of Abkhazia's economy, with some 2 million Russians journeying to its coast each year.
William Powers: Declare Independence from Stuff
The fourth of July has come and gone, but each of us can continue to declare independence every day: independence from stuff.