Dec 25th, 2008 · Residents of a village in Sichuan province are building new lives amid the rubble of the massive earthquake that struck in May. A government plan to boost tourism means that for some, these new lives will be based on a new ethnicity.
Dec 25th, 2008 · This Christmas, there are roughly 175,000 U.S. troops serving overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq. Renee Montagne talks with Marines at Al Asad Air Base in the western Iraqi province of Al Anbar to see how they are spending Christmas.
Dec 24th, 2008 · Local officials are transforming part of Mao'ershi village in China's Sichuan province into a tourist attraction: a community showcasing the culture of the Qiang minority. Money is pouring into the project, while residents in neighboring areas are in desperate need of help.
Dec 23rd, 2008 · A court in southwest China has rejected a lawsuit brought by the parents of schoolchildren who died in the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province. The suit alleged corruption and negligence in the collapse of a school where 129 children died.
Dec 23rd, 2008 · Anger over rampant crime has led to widespread vigilantism in Guatemala. In the provinces, citizen patrols are taking justice into their own hands — including setting suspected gang members on fire. Residents praise the efforts, but human-rights monitors are alarmed.
Dec 23rd, 2008 · Since a massive earthquake struck China's Sichuan province, visitors have descended on the area to pay their respects — and to take photos of the wreckage. Some decry this "earthquake tourism," while others say it provides a way forward for survivors.
Nov 18th, 2008 · In the three months since the conflict between Georgia and Russia over the breakaway province of South Ossetia, details have come to light about how and why Georgia ended up going head-to-head against the much larger Russian army.
Oct 10th, 2008 · The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday that Finland's former president Martti Ahtisaari has won the Nobel Peace Prize. He was cited for his long career of peace mediation work including a 2005 accord between Indonesia and rebels in its Aceh province.