Project Jacmel blog

Inside the magical blue tent

The music that flows from under the plastic sheets lightens the city's mood

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Koirala, one of the Himalayan nation's most prominent politicians, has died Saturday, March 20, 2010 at age 86, his close aides and doctor said.

Nepal peace broker Koirala dies at 86

Maoist chief calls passing of Girija Koirala an ‘irreparable loss' for ongoing peace process

Montaner and Lewis

Dear Mr. Harper: There's a way to pay for global health needs

The net impact of the FTT would be virtually nil on banks and nothing on consumers. But it would raise billions of dollars

Globe Essay

Thai democracy on its sickbed

The liberty of Southeast Asia's Land of the Free tenuously depends on a dying king and a crown princess

Globe Focus

White shades of pale

An academic takes aim at the absurdities of 19th- and 20th-century race science

Hundreds evacuated as volcano erupts in Iceland

Ice-capped volcano hasn't erupted since 1820s

Fargo's fight against flooding nears climax

As Red River rises, Fargo’s citizens and officials on the brink of declaring victory against flooding

Taliban kills four Pakistani men, labels them U.S. spies

Sources say a note was found by the bodies warning ‘do not spy for America’

Project Jacmel Blog

That’s Haiti, baby: Saying goodbye, for now, to Jacmel

Jacmel has a way of getting into you, Jessica Leeder says; she'll be back - but the trip home is a difficult one

Sex-abuse victims disappointed by Pope's letter

Victims' concerns ignored, no new vision, group's leader says

British Airways strike leaves thousands of passengers stranded

Public backlash is bad news for Gordon Brown, whose union-backed Labour Party is weeks away from election

Boy, 16, charged in Walmart intercom incident

Teen charged with harassment after black shoppers told to ‘leave the store now'

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Fifty years ago, The Globe and Mail became the first Western newspaper to open a bureau in what was then known as Red China.

Chinese paramilitary police officer stands guard in front of Tiananmen gate in Beijing, China, Tuesday.