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These former members of the insurgent group Boko Haram say they've escaped and turned themselves in to Chadian authorities. The army of Chad has intervened in northern Nigeria against the Islamist group.
Conflict
Nigeria’s army may finally have Boko Haram on the run
Earthquake survivor Krishna Kumari Khadka is rescued from a collapsed building in Kathmandu by French, Israeli and Norwegian rescue teams six days after the April 25, 2015 earthquake in Nepal.
Development
Five things the international community shouldn’t do after a disaster
A villager carries a child amid debris in Gorkha, Nepal, following the earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, 2015.
Development
Human interest stories obscure the real human needs in Nepal
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Arts
This Nicaraguan woman answers sexism with spraypaint
Viet Cong prisoners sit on a tarmac in Vietnam in 1973, under watch by South Vietnamese military police.
Books
Looking at the Vietnam War’s aftermath through the eyes of a communist spy
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron addresses locals whilst campaigning in England
Global Politics
Britain’s politicians are turning to DC for advice
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai flashes the peace sign from the balcony of the Grand Hotel in Oslo on December 10, 2014.
Justice
Malala’s supposed attackers are now in jail, but many say their trial was a fig leaf
Pope Francis visited typhoon-wracked Tacloban in the Philippines in January 2015, and said, “This country, more than many others, is likely to be seriously affected by climate change."
Environment
Pope Francis is making waves on the issue of global climate change
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Culture
Sorry, your skirt is too long for France
Lamine Touré, the founder and owner of Club Ballatou in Montreal.
Music
Meet Canada’s Godfather of African music
Portraits of Li Tingting (top L), Wei Tingting (top R), (bottom, L-R) Wang Man, Wu Rongrong and Zheng Churan are pictured during a protest calling for their release in Hong Kong April 11, 2015.
Justice
Feminist jailed by China: ‘I’m not some mastermind conspirator’
A US Air Force MQ-1 Predator flies near the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California.
Conflict
Here’s why one former Taliban captive is calling for a halt to US ‘signature’ drone strikes
A pile of American two-dollar bills, which are relatively rare everywhere the currency is used.
Economics
Why are Ecuadoreans obsessed with the $2 bill?
Dr Andrew Trotter at work at the Tribhuvan University Hospital after the earthquake
Development
How one American doctor is helping Nepal’s earthquake victims
The Living Goddess, known as a Kumari Devi, is worshipped in Nepal by Hindus and Buddhists alike. Each Kumari Devi is chosen at a very young age. Samita, the girl in this picture, is no longer a Kumari Devi. Since the photo was taken, she started mentruat
Belief
Do Nepalis pray to a child goddess after an earthquake?
Jason Torres and Daniel Fienco, "I Was There" participants, line up a shot for their film "What's Really Important"
Conflict
The grandson of ‘Old Blood and Guts’ makes film, not war
Chef Susumu Yajima carefully forms a delicious roll of sushi
Food
Love sushi? Then these are 10 commandments to live by.
Baltimore police officers stand outside of Oriole Park at Camden Yards prior to the cancellation of a game between the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles on April 27, 2015.
Sports
The Baltimore Orioles are just the latest team to play in an empty stadium
A Nepalese army personnel stands in front of a collapsed temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal a day after the April 25 earthquake rocked the country. The quake devastated the heavily crowded Kathmandu valley, killing thousands and triggering a deadly avalanche on M
Environment
Earthquakes create as well as destroy
A gay couple kisses as they display their rings during a mass wedding in Mexico City on March 21, 2014. The ceremony commemorated the fourth anniversary of Mexico's legalization of same-sex marriage.
Justice
Mexico’s marriage equality revolution is a quiet one so far
Conflict
Remembering a father’s amazing act to rescue his family from Vietnam’s collapse
A mother with her son by Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site, one day after the earthquake destroyed several temples.
Development
Images from Nepal show a people that are hurting
Samrat Upadhyay teaches creative writing at Indiana University in Bloomington. He says it's a difficult time for his country.
Development
After the earthquake, this Nepali writer dreads an upcoming visit home
Nepali students at the University of Massachusetts Boston work on their fundraising plan for earthquake relief efforts
Development
Nepali students in Boston channel their grief into fundraising efforts for earthquake relief
The Truong family arrived to the United States not long after fleeing Vietnam in 1975, when the then-capital of South Vietnam, Saigon, fell to the North Vietnamese army. Thu-Thuy Truong, far right, places bunny ears above her brother, Sy.
Conflict
New to America, this young Vietnamese refugee wanted to ‘erase’ his past
Police detain environmental activist Evgenia Chirikova during an opposition rally in Moscow in 2012. Chirikova's efforts to save a protected forest ultimately made her a leading critic of the Russian government. Now after years of pressure from the govern
Environment
She opposed Putin. They tried to take away her kids.
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Media
Why you won’t see Ho Chi Minh City appear in this newspaper in California
A woman carries her belongings as she walks over a collapsed house in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 27, 2015.
Science
Nepal’s quake preparations not enough, despite 20 years of warnings
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Culture
For Nepalese abroad, ‘you feel so helpless being so far away’
Residents of the village of Khokana, near Kathmandu, are living in tents after many of their homes collapsed in the earthquake of April 25, 2015.
Culture
‘My fear is always alive in my mind’ — the aftermath of the earthquake in one Nepali village
Toronto Zoo resident Vishnu eats his breakfast. The zoo is hoping what happens next will be a big boost for them.
Technology
Toronto’s Zoo plans to turn its animal waste into electricity
Syrians asylum seeker, Nawras Soukhta travel by train during a three-year journey to escape his country and live a better life in Sweden.
Conflict
The long journey Syrian refugees take is confusing. Now imagine doing it as a teenager.
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Arts
Capturing a half-century of Nigerian hairstyles
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Conflict
These women are taking the fight against ISIS into their own hands
An injured boy is taken to a ward inside a hospital after an earthquake in Siliguri
Development
How to help Nepal: 10 vetted charities doing relief work following the earthquakes
The main entrance to Castle Doune
Arts
Here’s where to go if you want to fart in someone’s general direction
EU leaders have committed extra ships, planes and helicopters to save lives in the Mediterranean at an emergency summit. More than 1,300 migrants have died in April 2015.
Justice
Destroying smugglers’ boats won’t fix the Mediterranean refugee crisis, this man says
Peace marches have been held to protest against anti-foreigner marches in South Africa.
Conflict
Journalist discusses witnessing the murder that shocked South Africa
An American minister organized a last-minute sea rescue of 250,000 people from the Ottoman city of Smyrna at the height of the Armenian genocide
Books
The American who saved 250,000 from death during the Armenian genocide
Photoshopping Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband has become a meme. This photo shows him on the naked body of the music star Prince.
Global Politics
Ed Miliband is the UK’s would-be leader and … a sex god?
Rafiqul Islam is president of a labor federation based next to the site of the Rana Plaza collapse. In the foreground is a field filled with rubble from the building, and beyond that is the site of the collapse.
Justice
Two years after it collapsed, Rana Plaza is still haunted by the smell of death
Citizens carrying a placard reading "Coward, Chicken, Yellow-Belly (top) and They, didn't hide. They they did not run (Bottom)" take part in a Hundreds of thousands of French citizens solidarity march (Marche Republicaine) in the streets of Paris January
Books
Finding the courage to write about cowardice
Armen Demircian says he's found a home at this recently restored Armenian Church in Diyarbakir, Turkey — though he's not a Christian.
Conflict
One man in Turkey struggles with his long-hidden Armenian identity
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Justice
These voices from the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh are heart-wrenching
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Global Politics
Argentine President Cristina Fernández may have dodged criminal charges, but the conspiracy theories continue
Smoke and ash rise from the Calbuco volcano as seen from the city of Puerto Montt, April 22, 2015. The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile erupted for the first time in more than five decades on Wednesday, sending a thick plume of ash and smoke several kilo
Environment
Southern Chile readies for a third volcano eruption
Hassan, the main character in "The Cow Farm," has no interest in joining the army — but feels that he doesn't have much choice.
Conflict
‘In Syria there is no black and white,’ says this Syrian filmmaker
With the help of the military and civilian aid groups, Vietnamese refugees at California's Camp Pendleton created a community after being resettled there in 1975. They received food, shelter and services to help prepare them for permanent residence in the
Conflict
Remembering the California refugee camp that gave Vietnamese a new life in the US
Conflict
Family and friends of Warren Weinstein demand change from the US government as they mourn
The architecture at the University of Texas at El Paso owes a lot to the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. It all dates back to a National Geographic article in 1914.
Culture
Tourists spend thousands of dollars to schlep to Bhutan when they can just go to El Paso
Music
Meet Canada’s answer to bluegrass — and its ambassador
Environment
Will new garbage bins bring Toronto victory in its war on raccoons?
Eight nations share the territory of the Arctic, which is experiencing the fastest changes of any part of the earth as global temperatures rise. The United States will emphasize addressing the causes and impacts of climate change in the region when it tak
Environment
As new leader of the Arctic Council, the US will focus on the region’s Big Thaw
Islamic State has expanded its propaganda program into English language radio
Conflict
Thanks for listening to ISIS radio in English
A follower of the Houthi group raises his weapon as he stands on a vehicle on a damaged street in Sanaa on April 21, 2015.
Global Politics
For Yemenis abroad, it’s a daily call home to see if your family is still alive
The Iraqi army destroys what it says is an IED planted by ISIS containing chlorine gas in March 2015.
Conflict
A century after its first-ever use, the original chemical weapon has made a comeback
Blessing, a young girl from South Sudan, recovers from surgery to treat hydrocephalus. Fluid builds up in the brain causing the head to swell.
Medicine
An American surgeon pioneers surgery for kids in Uganda that helps kids in the US
A Ferguson Police officer drives past a mural in Ferguson, Missouri, on March 12, 2015.
Justice
‘It’s better to be in the company of seven devils than one policeman’
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Media
An Arab newscaster in Israel has a message: ‘This is not your country. This is our country.’
Israel's Ofer Prison, located near Jerusalem.
Justice
Why Israeli courts refuse the death penalty for terrorists