Christian Science Monitor

08.11.2005 Mistrust, abuse, and the lack of attention to poverty, unemployment, and prejudice sparked the recent spate of riots in France's largely immigrant communities--which the government calls "sensitive urban areas."

01.11.2005 Author Lauren Brodsky explores what the campaign efforts of one political candidate indicate about the state of democracy in Azerbaijan as the country prepares for November 6 general elections.

28.10.2005 As the remaining votes are tallied, it appears that Afghanistan's first fully elected parliament will be largely comprised of regional commanders suspected of having links to armed groups. Observers fear that disarmament may become more difficult as the militias gain power and legitimacy through elected office.

11.10.2005 In Brazil, new sales of cars that run on any combination of gasoline or ethanol have already surpassed those of traditional gas-driven cars. The cars don't cost any more, drivers get a choice at the pump, and the price of sugar (ethanol's derivative) is at an all-time high.

02.09.2005 Response in the U.S. to Hurricane Katrina may reach a billion dollars, says a U.S charity, which is the highest amount of donations ever seen for a natural disaster. Katrina is pegged as one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history, with over 500,000 people displaced, and deaths topping the hundreds just days after the storm hit the Gulf Coast.