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The article offers information on the slow progress by the South African government to transfer land from white South African farmers to Black South Africans. Topics discussed include the land received by the farmer Mhle Msimanga from the government, the slow pace of African National Congress' (ANC) efforts to buy lands from white and redistribute it to Blacks due to apartheid, and the inequality in the country which has worsened under democracy.

The article offers information on the presidential elections in Gambia on December 1, 2016. Topics discussed include the victory of President-elect Adama Barrow, the experience of American human rights advocate Jeffrey Smith on watching the votes of Gambian election using his computer, the public relations support of the nonprofit Vanguard Africa to the candidates, and the celebration of the Gambians over the victory of Barrow.

The article presents information on Taliban attacks in Afghanistan as the country prepares for the presidential and provincial elections that begin April 5, 2014. Topics include the Taliban's attack on Farhad Seddiqi, a member of Afghanistan's parliament, at the Serena hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan; the withdrawal of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops; and the popularity of the democracy in Afghanistan.

The article discusses the economic and social conditions in India as of October 2012, focusing on the federal government's promise that the nation's rural citizens will receive 100 days of employment each year under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) which became effective in 2005. Guaranteed wages, the right to work, and the Indian Constitution are also addressed.

The article discusses the nation of India as of October 2012, focusing on an analysis of the country's economic potential and its ability to transform the lives of its citizens through social and economic reform measures. It states that the middle class has grown in India, yet close to one-third of India still lives in poverty. Foreign investments in India from firms such as the automobile manufacturer Hyundai are also addressed.

The article focuses on Japanese female soccer player Homare Sawa. The author notes that Sawa, who scored the winning goal in the 2011 Women's World Cup for team Nadeshiko to defeat the U.S. team, is one of Japan's most famous athletes. Topics include the growth of women's soccer in Japan, how the victory has changed the way women's soccer in Japan is viewed, and the impact of the World Cup game on Sawa's personal and professional life.

The article discusses Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as of July 2012, focusing on India's slow economic recovery in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis of the early 21st century, as well as Singh's potential re-election troubles in 2014. There has been some reported growth in India, but it is largely concentrated in the nation's white collar information technology (IT) sector.

The article focuses on the clean up efforts in Japan after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant accident caused by the Sendai earthquake and tsunami. Topics include the Japanese volunteers that have been crucial in the recovery efforts, the numerous places where radiation levels exceed the amount safe for humans, and the Tokyo Electric Power Company's (TEPCO) relief provided to evacuees and those affected.

The article discusses marine environmental conditions and damage that the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) has sustained despite being one of the most protected marine resources in the world. Coral's importance to the food chain is described. Impacts on GBR coral are attributed to floods in Queensland, rising ocean temperatures, and changes in ocean chemistry.

The article focuses on international refugees and persons seeking political asylum. The scope of the issue, with an estimated 16 million persons officially designated as refugees or asylum seekers in 2009, is considered. It is noted that most refugees are living in either Asia or Africa, where governments are less equipped to deal with the problem. The reluctance of those countries to create resettlement programs or even temporary housing for refugees is discussed.

The article looks at the overfishing of tuna including bluefin, yellowfin and bigeye types, and its impact on businesses, consumers and the planet. The author looks at the tuna ranch industry, reporting that bluefin tuna are caught and brought to ranches to grow and fatten. Monaco made a proposal to register Atlantic bluefin on the United Nation's Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). He notes that tuna-breeding is a proposed idea to restore balance to the ecosystem. INSET: What You Can Do.

The article discusses Iceland's hope that geothermal energy will power the country and its economic future. The author questions whether the advancements in Iceland's energy industry can be duplicated in the world's poorest regions. Iceland began concentrating on geothermal power when the 2008 world financial crisis struck. Even with a banking crisis, Iceland officials hope U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's influence will lead to economic investment from multinationals such as Alcoa Inc. and Google Inc.

This article examines a growing tourism industry in Cambodia and the economic impact this is having on the developing nation. Comments are included from Joseph Mussomeli, the U.S. ambassador to Cambodia. Environmental concerns related to the country's speedy development, including unsustainable fishing practices and illegal logging, are discussed.

The article discusses coconuts and the sustainability of the fruit's global supply chain as of December 2012, focusing on an analysis of the use of coconuts in products such as coconut water beverages and skin oils. It states that there is a strain in the local supply chains in Brazil, Kenya, and Indonesia where a majority of the world's coconuts are harvested. Farmers are reportedly not replanting additional coconut crops since the money they are paid for their crops does not justify an increase in production. Fair-trade programs are also mentioned.

The article the rise of Korean popular music in 2012. Topics include how Korean pop music (K-pop), is becoming known around the world, how wireless Internet access and video streaming website YouTube in South Korea have contributed to the success of bands like Big Bang, Girls' Generation, and 2NE1, and why English-speaking musical groups are being considered more seriously for positions in the K-pop musical training system.

The article reports on the demand for female labor to perform domestic and caregiving duties in countries such as Italy, that has led women from the Philippines to leave children and husbands in search of work. These women send back remittances worth $17 billion, but officials are concerned about the generation of children that will grow up without mothers. Nongovernmental organizations like Atikha have been teaching the country's young that emigrating for work can be unpleasant.

The article reports that American cattle breeders and cowboys are training Chinese ranchers to raise cattle for high quality beef. Inner Mongolia is the site of one ranch that aims to supply the urban Chinese with premium cuts of beef. The Chinese had not historically used beef in their diets until fast-food restaurants appeared in their country.

The article reports on the bloodless coup by Zimbabwe's military and members of the ruling party that pushed out dictator and president Robert Mugabe after 37 years in power. The ouster of Mugabe also ends the gross human rights abuses and economic implosion in the African nation. Mugabe has been replaced by new president Emmerson Mnangagwa.

The article discusses the move of the European Union (EU) to spend billions of euros to try to reduce the number of Africans who decide to make the journey across land and sea due to its foreign policy agenda. The concern of some analysts whether the approach deter people from leaving home and whether they may unintentionally help repressive government is tackled. Some advocates hope that providing better jobs in Africa and educating people about the dangers of the journey can help save lives.

The article discusses executive order constructed by U.S. president Donald Trump resulting thousands of Somali refugees abandoned in camps, as of February 2017. It presents the views of Leonard Doyle, spokesperson in International Organization for Migration (IOM), in Geneva, on refugees entering the U.S.

The article discusses the outbreak of yellow fever in Angola as of May 2016. Topics include the lack of yellow fever vaccine due to the enermous number of patients, Luanda Medical Center's sale of yellow fever vaccine to a construction company in mid-April, and the outbreak of such disease in Angola's neighboring country the Democratic Republic of Congo, and China.

The article presents world news briefs as of January 21, 2013. Demonstrators gathered outside a courtroom in India to see the six criminal suspects who have been arrested in relation to the rape and beating of a 23-year old woman. Computer company Google Inc.'s chief executive officer Eric Schmidt traveled to North Korea with former United Nations ambassador Bill Richardson. French actor Gérard Depardieu traveled to Sochi, Russia in search of citizenship.

The article discusses the culture of violence against women in India as of January 2013, focusing on an analysis of several gang rapes and beatings involving Indian women, as well as an examination of the societal views towards females in India. Aman Deol, the general secretary of a women's-rights organization in Punjab, India, states that Indian women are considered to be possessions. The Indian government's attitudes towards legal reforms and the nation's antirape laws are also mentioned.

The article discusses 14 year old Pakistani blogger Malala Yousafzai who was shot in the head by the Taliban terrorist group on October 9, 2012, focusing on the reaction of fellow Pakistanis to the terrorist group's attempt to kill a young girl because of her advocacy for education and the rights of children. Islamist groups such as the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl organization claim that the hundreds of civilian deaths by U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan should be addressed.

The article focuses on the taste of buffalo mozzarella cheese attributed to the rich milk of water buffalo that were originally taken to Italy from Asia.

The article, in a section on heroes of the environment, profiles lawyer Syeda Rizwana Hasan who heads the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association. It notes the efforts that she is making to protect workers in high-risk ship demolition from injury and death. Also noted are her efforts to ban the entry of ships that carry carcinogens or other toxic substances.

The article discusses arrangements that agriculturally-challenged countries are making with other countries to grow food for them. Affiliations have been made between Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, Qatar and Cambodia, and South Korea and Sudan. This is a boon for the agricultural countries being contracted, but a potential concern for agricultural countries like Cambodia and Laos where food crops are in short supply for inhabitants. Countries are looking to make these agreements win-win deals.

The article reviews the hotel Hope Springs, located on the outskirts of Los Angeles, California.

The article lists the ten best scientific discoveries of 2007 according to "Time" magazine which includes the brightest supernova by California and Texas Astronomers, the world's oldest living animal found near Iceland, and research on genome based medicine.

The article reports on the biodiesel industry and its relation to the climate in Indonesia. Included are facts about oil prices, palm-oil plantations and Indonesian land and forests which are being used to grow oil palms. The article concentrates on the affects of biodiesel on the environment because of the release of excessive carbon dioxide into the air.