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  • Couple standing in front of concrete wall (AP Images)

    Clinton: “Very Heartened” by Release of Journalist

    The parents of U.S.-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi wait outside Tehran’s Evin prison for their daughter’s release. Roxana was convicted of spying for the United States and sentenced to eight years in prison. An appeals court reduced her term to a two-year suspended sentence.

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    Migrants Fight Poverty by Sending Money to Homeland

    Money sent by migrant workers to their homelands amounts to hundreds of billions of dollars every year. Known as remittances and usually traveling in small amounts, this money contributes hugely to poverty reduction in the developing countries all over the world.

  • Women standing in line (AP Images)

    Online Maps Enable Citizens to Report, Track Events

    The Web site Vote Report India enables average people, like the women shown above who are waiting in line to vote in Bihar, to report and track election-related events in real time. India’s national elections are held over five phases which began April 16 and conclude May 13.

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    The Obama administration views challenges to Afghanistan and Pakistan from Taliban and al-Qaida insurgents as a regional problem that requires a common effort.

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    The United States is launching a six-year global health initiative that will help some of the poorest regions of the world combat health challenges.
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