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- Difference MakerJon Wilson helps victims talk with perpetrators - and find closure
When victims go behind bars to talk with those who did them harm, they receive something the legal system doesn't provide: a chance to find real closure, maybe even forgiveness.
Indonesia's Aceh Province votes in test for peace processVoters in Indonesia's Aceh Province, which until recently was wracked by a separatist insurgency, cast ballots for governor today. For most, the pressing issue is stability.
Afghan deal on night raids presages longterm US presenceThe deal increases the chances that the US and Afghanistan will strike a strategic partnership that would keep American troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014.
- Syrian gunfire wounds five in Turkish refugee camp
Gunfire in Syria hits a refugee camp over the Turkish border on Monday, wounding five people with unconfirmed reports of possibly two deaths.
- Suicide car bombing kills 38 in Nigeria on Easter Sunday
Authorities believe the attacker was trying to detonate explosives near churches holding Easter services on Sunday.
Reports: North Korea planning a new nuclear testThe threat of such a test, coming amid plans to test a controversial rocket this week, is seen as an effort by North Korea to extort more aid from the international community.
- New censorship strategy in Sudan
Sudanese authorities have a long history of closing newspapers and silencing journalists, but the government is now pushing papers out of business by targeting their sales, writes a guest blogger.
- A northern Iraqi Easter
Fears for the future remain within Iraq's devastated Christian community, but there were glimmers of hope this Easter.
Cover StoryHome again in Mexico: Illegal immigration hits net zeroTiny Tamaula is the new face of rural Mexico: Villagers are home again as the illegal immigration boom drops to net zero
As tide of illegal immigrants goes home, will US economy suffer?The illegal immigrant boom has fizzled; and as Mexican migrants go home, the question is whether it will drain the labor pool and hurt the US economy.
How to respond to Boko Haram’s evolving threat to NigeriaGuest blogger G. Pascal Zachary argues that Nigeria must treat the Islamist militant group Boko Haram as a homegrown threat, fueled by decades of unaddressed regional grievances.
- Fear not!
Reality isn't as scary as some would like us to believe.
Defending Afghanistan: are Afghan forces ready?An extended occupation and ever-shifting objectives could leave Afghanistan shakier in 2014 than when US-led forces arrived.
- In Sweden, a debate over whether gender equality has gone too far
As gender-neutral policies are promoted more broadly in Sweden's schools – including the use of a neutral pronoun to refer to boys and girls – some Swedes are pushing back.
Malawi's Banda becomes Africa's third female head of stateVice President Joyce Banda took over as Malawi's president on Saturday. Her first challenge: restoring relations with donor nations to the poverty stricken nation.
Nonviolent Peaceforce helps protect women, children in South SudanBrewing conflict with Sudan in the north, and Joseph Kony's LRA in the south, are just two of South Sudan's challenges. Nonviolent Peaceforce is working to protect the population, especially women and children, from these and other threats.
Omar Suleiman, Mubarak's no. 2, enters Egypt's presidential raceMany Egyptians loathe Omar Suleiman, a former intelligence chief whom rights advocates blame for decades of abuse and torture. But others see him as a man who can restore stability in Egypt.
Did Libya's revolution topple Mali into crisis?Maybe, but the Tuaregs have longed for independence for decades, and Mali's security has been declining for years.
Afghanistan: 5 areas of concern after the US leaves The withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan will have profound, direct effects on the country's security, economy, and society. Here are five areas that are likely to see an impact.
Bosnian war 20th anniversary: Sarajevo residents remember siege victims FridayThe Bosnian war began in 1992 with the siege of Sarajevo. Friday, on the 20th anniversary of the Bosnian war beginning, citizens of Sarajevo are honoring those that were killed in the three-year war.
