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Ethiopia rethinks the model family 27 Aug 2013 | 12:50 am
Editor's Note: This story is part of a special series on PRI's The World, Family Choices: Fertility and Infertility in Africa. In northern Ethiopia, near a village called Addis Zemen, boys herd cows ...
Texas fights Department of Justice over voting rights laws 26 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Editor's Note: This report is part of a series at The Takeaway about voting around the country. Read and hear more at "The Uncertain Future of The Voting Rights Act." The state of Texas prides itself...
The Madrassa Myth: In Pakistan, public schools may be the problem 24 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
A group of young boys wearing tight, crocheted caps rock back and forth as they recite verses from the Quran. Their voices -- some loud, some hushed -- resound through the domed mosque in a cacophony ...
UN wants access to site of alleged chemical attacks in Syria 23 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
If you've been following what's going on in Syria and you're confused, you're not alone. On Wednesday night, there was an alleged chemical weapons attack outside Damascus. Hundreds of people were repo...
What we know from Bradley Manning's leaks 23 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Three years after the WikiLeaks saga began, there will still be plenty to talk about beyond the fate of convicted US soldier Bradley Manning. After all, this was a trove of hundreds of thousands of pr...
How smart is too smart to eat? 23 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
Some people say they will not eat anything with a face, but what about anything with an intelligent brain? Octopus, it turns out, are quite smart. In fact, they are comparable to dogs, says Katy Perk...
After Detroit bankruptcy, city’s minorities eye opportunities 22 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
NEW YORK -- Since Detroit filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history last month, ethnic media publishers and editors have found a common thread among their communities: despite the...
Former Pakistani leader indicted for ‘Shakespearean’ murder of Bhutto 22 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
A once untouchable figure in Pakistani politics, former Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf, has been indicted for the murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Bhutto, who was assassinated in 20...
Fracking arrives in Amish Country 21 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Editor's Note: This story comes by way of Reid R. Frazier who reports for the Pennsylvania radio program The Allegheny Front. It's an overcast day in Carroll County, Ohio, in the southeast corner of ...
Egypt’s tourism industry grinds to a halt 21 Aug 2013 | 03:12 am
A gruesome anti-Muslim Brotherhood video making the rounds online shows images of bloody street battles, horrific injuries and shocking acts of violence--including young people being thrown off a roof...
