Georgian and Russian troops confront each other outside the city of Gori.
A recent divorce
case in Yemen has attracted international attention. That's
because it's a 10-year old girl who's divorcing a husband nearly
three times her age.
—The
World , June 30, 2008
Lessons for Iran's working woman
Iranians live under
strict rules that govern their public lives, but inside people's
homes and businesses the scene is quite different. Here's the
tale of two women who used their different backgrounds to stitch
together a business.
— Marketplace,
January 14, 2008
Relief workers have
sounded the alarm about uprooted families as they struggle to
gauge a long-brewing crisis that appears to have accelerated
in recent weeks. A Feb. 22 bombing of a Shiite shrine in Samarra
has unleashed an unprecedented wave of violence and tension
between Shiites and Sunnis.
— Marketplace,
May 30, 2006
The trial of Saddam Hussein centers around the massacre of nearly
150 people in the Iraqi city of back in 1982. The deaths followed
an assassination attempt on the former Iraqi leader's life during
a visit to the town in 1982. Now, over two decades later, the
people of Dujail still bear the scars of Saddam's vengeance.
— The
World, November 25, 2005
Eid
al-Fitr shopping season
In Baghdad, the last few days of Ramadan are a time for contemplating the Koran, and building up one's wardrobe.
— Marketplace, November 3, 2005
Whether it's towels, medicine or oxygen, hospitals in Baghdad have learned to do without. Even the World Bank's $100 million can barely stanch the bleeding.
A morning on the floor of Baghdad's lively stock exchange.
Coffee has been a big draw for bookstore chains like Borders and Barnes & Noble. That's helped siphon business away from pubic libraries. But now some libraries are taking the offensive against the private sector.
Sanaa Street is Baghdad's noisy, dusty version of Silicon Alley, the center of a growing technology sector. Despite car bombs and chaos, Iraqi IT has made modest advances.
Life after two years of war in Iraq and Making it in Iraq: a changing financial picture
For many Iraqis, the toppling of Saddam Hussein's government two years ago hasn't yielded the economic benefits that were promised. Water and electricity are still sporadic. Unemployment is high. But some Iraqis have figured out ways survive and even prosper. Others are making just enough to squeak by. The financial picture changes depending on where you're looking. Plus, has the Iraq war paid off?
— Marketplace, March 18, 2005 and Here & Now, March 25, 2005.
The Bush administration has pressured U.S. companies to leave Iran and urged European companies to do the same. That may have caused a few rumblings on the ground, but in Tehran American companies and brands abound, and sanctions don't stop European firms from investing in Iran. Plus, Iran hopes to get rid of the boxy, old-fashioned Peykan in favor of newer cars.
— Marketplace, February 23, April 25 and May 6, 2005
A report on the country's banking system.
— Marketplace, February 8, 2005
IRAQI ELECTIONS: The Iraqi elections built up optimism within the country. Will that translate to a brighter economic future? A death-defying morning with one of Iraq's bravest people: an election worker. An interview with a man who may be engaged in one of post-war Iraq's most dangerous jobs: a pollster. Despite the current troubles, many Iraqi citizens are richer than they were under the regime of Saddam Hussein. How do wealthy voters view the election? How do Iraqis from war-ravaged Fallujah view the elections? Once an insurgent, now a politician: profile of a candidate in the Iraqi election who was formerly part of rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army. Plus, an investigation into Iraqi campaign finance. Where is the money coming from?
— Marketplace and Here & Now, January 21, 26, 27, 28 and 31, 2005
