China pushes ‘new Silk Road’ to Latin America 'China's very much in the region to stay' When Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled what became known as the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, the...
In Cuban youth, photographer finds hope and frustration "I tried to document the power of the youth, really willing to explode" Shortly after U.S. president Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro announced...
Project Exile: Threatened in Mexico, Facing Deportation in U.S. Mexican soldiers sent a reporter a warning. Now the U.S. wants to send him back. On a sunny day in June 2008 in the small city of Ascensión in...
Fighting period stigma, one cartoon at a time "It just makes you feel like it's a kind of punishment growing up." Taboos around menstruation remain strong in India. In some parts of the country,...
Denmark’s island banishment for migrants faces pushback With a generous welfare state, a population wealthier than France's and high international rankings on issues like education and gender equity, ...
Ghana journalist Anas speaks out after colleague’s murder "We suspected that people would come and attack us." The West African nation of Ghana has a well-deserved reputation as a beacon of democracy and...
Dutch euthanization of psychiatric patients draws scrutiny The euthanasia of Eelco de Gooijer highlights a growing practice When Monique de Gooijer’s son Eelco was born, she never thought she would be the...
Nigerian missionary to England highlights changing Christianity Missionaries from the developing world like Israel Olofinajana are trying to revive Christianity in Europe and North America.
Calvo-Roth broke barriers for women journalists On this week's show, a look at the life of a pioneering female journalist. Fortuna Calvo-Roth was born in 1934 to a Jewish family in Paris, but...
Project Exile: Vietnam journalist went to France after six years in prison "The problems started when I did not confess to any crimes and when I refused to wear the prison uniform" Dang Xuan Dieu has paid a heavy price for...
