Yaounde

Navigating a Real Oil Shock

In Cameroon, where citizens envy America's relatively modest gas prices, one taxi driver struggles to earn a living in the face of general strikes, deadly riots, fuel shortages and government mischief

Managua

Cartoonists Go to War

Government secrecy and low levels of literacy amplify the influence of Nicaragua's political cartoonists. And some are using that influence to challenge those in power

Sulukule, Istanbul

Constantinople's Gypsies Not Welcome in Istanbul

Local authorities move to close down one of the world's oldest Roma communities in the name of urban renewal. But the gypsy lifestyle is clearly not the Islamist authorities' cup of tea

Uyo

Punching Their Way Out of Poverty?

Dozens of young men turn up every day at the dusty gym in a remote Nigerian town, hoping to become contenders — just like local boy Samuel Peter, a world champion heavyweight

Tehran

Rock Me, Ahmadinejad!

The power of conservative clerics can slow, but not stop, an alternative music scene from mushrooming in Iran

Mitrovica

Almost Mellow at Kosovo's Front-Line Cafe

La Dolce Vita has long been a kind of forward trench for Serb resistance to the ethnic Albanians across the river. But Mitrovica may finally be moving on

Almaty

The Cultural Teachings of Ambassador Borat

Never mind the crass portrayal of Kazakhstan, at least "Borat" put it on the map. And as important, he gave "his" people important insights on America

Inhambane

The Landmine-Sniffing Rats of Mozambique

Mozambicans are killed, maimed and kept from their fields by millions of land mines. For efficient mine-clearing, trained rodents are hard to beat

Selfoss

The Loneliest Quake on the Planet

When an earthquake strikes in rural Iceland, it creates a sense of community

Culiacan

Mexico's Drug War Goes 'Behind Enemy Lines'

Sinaloa is the cradle of the Mexican drug trade, and traffickers are revered as heroes by many in the local population

Lagos

The Nigerian Rebel Who 'Taxes' Your Gasoline

Henry Okah's 'army' is a small, ragtag band operating in the Niger Delta, but you feel its impact every time you visit the gas station

South Brunswick

Hijab Hoop Dreams

At the Islamic Games 2008, the girls of Al-Madinah school accept the limits of their religion as they compete on the boards

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