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Actors Judi Dench (L) and Steve Coogan (R) pose during a photocall for the movie, "Philomena," during the 70th Venice Film Festival in Venice. It's based on the book, "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee," by former BBC reporter Martin Sixsmith.
Arts, Culture & Media
The writer behind the hit movie, ‘Philomena,’ shares his secret to storytelling
Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Conflict & Justice
It’s going to be a merry Christmas for former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Health & Medicine
Video: Land of Tobacco
An asylum seeker from Uganda covers her face with a paper bag in order to protect her identity as she marches with the LGBT Asylum Support Task Force during the Gay Pride Parade in Boston, Massachusetts June 8, 2013.
Global Politics
Uganda’s gay community is one step away from a new reality — being illegal
Music teacher Adriano Caroletti coaches 3rd graders during their preparatory year at the Schola Puerorum in Rome.
Arts, Culture & Media
This Vatican school trains boys for the Pope’s choir
Arts, Culture & Media
Music heard on air December 20, 2013
Author Daniel Alarcón
Arts, Culture & Media
Books can have soundtracks too. Here’s one for Daniel Alarcón’s highly-acclaimed novel
Dominatrix Terri-Jean Bedford, one of three current and former sex workers who initiated a challenge to Canada's prostitution laws, reacts at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa December 20, 2013.
Conflict & Justice
Safe Sex? Canada’s Supreme Court strikes down laws banning prostitution for reasons of safety
Mourners carry the coffin of their relative
Conflict & Justice
Life means constant fear and constant sorrow in Iraq
Lifestyle & Belief
Islamic faith finds a fertile home in the Latin American community
At a Beijing theme restaurant called 'Red Classic', you can re-live the Cultural Revolution every week.
Arts, Culture & Media
How do you say you’re sorry for taking part in China’s ‘Cultural Revolution’?
Global Cancer Map
Health & Medicine
Interactive Feature: Global Cancer Map
Development & Education
Video: The Breast Club