Feb 19th, 2010 · Mother Mary MacKillop, who died in 1909, founded an order that built dozens of schools for impoverished children across the Australian Outback in the 1800s, as well as orphanages and clinics for the needy.
Jan 19th, 2010 · In U.S. dramas, African-Americans are often limited to portraying impoverished characters, like slaves or street thugs. So Lydia Diamond wrote a play about the opposite: An extremely wealthy black family vacationing on Martha's Vineyard.
Dec 4th, 2009 · Andal Ampatuan Sr. and at least six other family members who have ruled impoverished Maguindanao province unopposed for years are the main suspects in the Nov. 23 attack on a political rival's convoy in which 57 people, including 30 journalists, were killed. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Saturday put the town under martial law
Nov 16th, 2009 · Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issues a historic apology to thousands of impoverished British children shipped to Australia with the promise of a better life. But his government rules out paying compensation for the abuse and neglect that many suffered.
Oct 1st, 2009 · The former U.S. president, now the U.N.'s special envoy to Haiti, says a large turnout at an investor conference in Port-Au-Prince is a sign of hope for economic growth and job creation in the impoverished Caribbean nation.
Sep 16th, 2009 · Honduras continues to rebuff international demands that it reinstate deposed President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a coup in June. The impoverished nation was already hard hit by the global financial crisis. Now, it's also losing hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid.
Apr 25th, 2009 · This week a Somali teenager charged with being among the pirates who seized an American cargo ship last week was brought to New York for trial. But curbing piracy overall will be much more difficult than the occasional capture and trial of a few pirates. It's a lucrative business that makes up a large part of Somalia's economy — and benefits others outside of the impoverished nation.
Apr 23rd, 2009 · What's not to like about a documentary that takes up the cause of impoverished Latinos trying to keep their community garden from being snatched by greedy fat cats and maneuvering pols? Quite a lot, as it turns out.