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Zambian women sing at Lusaka's international airport in 2008.
Development
Happy 50th birthday, Zambia!
Filipino Muslims hold a banner during a rally outside the Danish embassy in Manila's Makati financial district February 15, 2006. The protesters were demonstrating against cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad that were published by a Danish newspaper.
Media
Cartoons of Muhammad sparked global outrage, but the man who approved them has no regrets
People ride bicycles across the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, the city’s main canal.
Geo Quiz
Which American city could potentially adopt a canal system to combat rising tides?
Reconstruction in Gaza is only just beginning
Conflict
How radio became a ‘lifeline’ in Gaza
Music Heard on Air
Music heard on the air for October 24, 2014
The crew and back-up team for Ahad Momand's mission. Momand is third from the left.
Science
The only Afghan to ever fly in space almost didn’t make it back to Earth
Nik Rabinowitz is a South African comedian and author.
Culture
Meet South Africa’s funniest, Xhosa-speaking, Jewish comedian
A view of the oil refinery in Baiji, Iraq, taken in 2007, when it was operational. The refinery has been shut down since June 2014.
Conflict
The US has intervened to help Iraq hold its most important oil facility
Shukri Alassouli's wife and two children were among some 450 people who drowned in a fishing boat rammed by people smugglers last month in the Mediterranean Ocean.
Conflict
A ‘mass murder in the Mediterranean’ leaves nearly 450 lost at sea, including this man’s family
Cyanobacteria, or "green slime," is wreaking havoc with Lake Erie's water supplies and fishing industries. The outbreaks are caused largely by runoff of fertilizers and other nutrients from farms, and they're a growing problem in the Great Lakes and aroun
Environment
In the fight against green slime on Lake Erie, farmers try to clean up their act
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Music
The love affair between Mexican Americans and Morrissey isn’t that surprising
Soldiers from the U.S. Army put on one of three pairs of protective gloves during their final session of personal protective equipment training.
Health
How ‘big data’ could help stop the spread of Ebola