Post-Mubarak Egypt Wants Police Force Reined In
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
Friday, October 12, 2012
Forest People Return To Their Land ... As Tour Guides
October 12, 2012 In 1991, the Batwa forest people of Uganda were evicted from their land to make way for gorilla conservation. Like other displaced Central African hunter-gatherers, when they lost their forest, they lost much of their identity. A new program is trying to help them earn money and reconnect with their roots.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
National Security
Minnesota Trial Offers Window On Jihadi Pipeline
October 10, 2012 Several years ago, young Somali immigrants living in the Minneapolis area were disappearing. They later resurfaced in Somalia, where they joined a terrorist group called al-Shabab. Now some are back in Minnesota and are testifying against a man accused of recruiting them.
The Two-Way
Sharp Criticism, Some Words In Defense At Hearing On Benghazi Attack
October 10, 2012 Diplomatic security was weak, a former commander of the "site security team" tells Congress. A State Department security aide, though, says "the system we had in place was regularly tested and appeared to work as planned."
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Monday, October 08, 2012
Uganda's Leader: 26 Years In Power, No Plans To Quit
October 8, 2012 The man who seized power in Uganda decrying other African leaders who overstayed their welcome has now been in office for 26 years. As the country turns 50, more and more Ugandans say their president has grown autocratic as he clings to power.
Friday, October 05, 2012
Benghazi Attack Raises New Questions About Al-Qaida
October 5, 2012 As U.S. officials investigate the attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, they are trying to determine if al-Qaida urged a Libyan group to launch the assault. If confirmed, this would point to a new al-Qaida tactic.
Thursday, October 04, 2012
The Two-Way
FBI Team Spends 12 Hours In Benghazi
October 4, 2012 Three weeks after the attack on the U.S. consulate that left U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead, a team of FBI investigators got to the site in Libya.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Shots - Health News
In Nigerian Gold Rush, Lead Poisons Thousands Of Children
October 3, 2012 In northern Nigeria, some miners use crude methods to extract raw gold ore — a practice fueled by rising gold prices. But the gold here is embedded in lead, and the dust kicked up by this dirty and illegal mining has killed hundreds of children and sickened thousands more. Experts say this may be the worst case of lead poisoning in recent history.
