Global Health

Members of Danza Contemporánea de Cuba prepare for class in Havana in November 2015.

Dance, Dance, Revolution: When An American Fell In Love With Castro's Spy Chief

7:15pm March 18, 2016

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A fairy-tale romance between a dancer from Connecticut and a young Cuban studying at Columbia turned into a political thriller — and resulted in the unlikely birth of a new art form in Cuba.

A Delhi subway station. Our Delhi-based writer says: "The minute I get into a subway station, I feel like I'm in a different city.

So Maybe Washington, D.C., Should Ask Delhi How To Run A Metro System

3:03pm March 17, 2016

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Because really, Delhi's system does everything right that the nation's capital is doing wrong.

There's so much happening on this piece of paper ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ which is maybe a reflection of the child's chaotic inner world, Ardino says. A creature flies through the air that's part-gun and part-butterfly, a common symbol of freedom.

Health & Safety

Syrian Refugee Kids Were Told To Draw Whatever They Wanted

2:49pm March 17, 2016

by Vicky Hallett

Children may not be able to put their emotions into words, says psychologist Vittoria Ardino. But give them crayons and they can reveal their feelings in pictures.

Health & Safety

How Did St. Patrick Get To Be The Patron Saint Of Nigeria?

7:00am March 17, 2016

by Maggie Zackowitz

The Irish have a long history in the country. And in case you were wondering, Guinness stout is the second most popular beer.

Beijing has awful traffic jams and heavy pollution. Its new subway system can only help.

Even Developing World Cities Don't Shut Down Their Subway For A Day

6:50pm March 16, 2016

by Marc Silver

What Washington, D.C., did — closing its Metrorail for 29 hours — sets it apart. Meanwhile, the developing world turns out to be developing some attractive transit options.

Beata Felix Rutabingwa, a World Bank consultant, captures street photos on a motorcycle in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

How Do You Start Mapping Unmapped Streets?

5:21pm March 16, 2016

by Nadia Whitehead

With cameras and smartphones, volunteers in Tanzania are snapping pictures as they cruise the dirt roads of Dar es Salaam, one of Africa's fastest-growing cities.

Miamah Grace Kannah, 18. from Monrovia, Liberia, poses for a portrait during her visit to New York City on March 14.

At 16, She Was Raped By Her Boyfriend. Nobody Wanted To Talk About It.

4:15pm March 15, 2016

by Diane Cole

But now she is talking about it — at the U.N., this week, on a panel about care for women who've been raped. Miamah Grace Kannah of Liberia, now 18, shares her story — and her tears.

Dr. Danielle Cruz attends to 4-month-old Davi Lucas Francisca da Paz, held by his mother Eliane Francisca, in an examination room at the Institute of Integral Medicine Hospital in Recife, Brazil.

Health & Safety

The Poignant Cry Of Babies With Birth Defects Linked to Zika

6:14pm March 14, 2016

by Rob Stein

The "new microcephaly." That's what doctors in Brazil are calling the birth defect believed to be caused by the Zika virus because it seems much worse than cases that have occurred for other reasons.

Queue Listen Now

Asia Leads The World In The Feat Of Reciting Thousands Of Pi Digits

3:51pm March 14, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

Forget pie and pizza. The real way to celebrate the beauty of 3.14 is by reciting the most pi decimal points.

At a program aimed at preventing malnutrition in rural Malawi, nurse Lydia Kamenya counsels a young mother about a proper diet for children.

The Strange And Surprising Debate Over How To Help A Malnourished Kid

10:00am March 13, 2016

by Emily Sohn

A 1974 report emphasized vitamins and minerals for malnourished kids, not protein. That was a game-changer. A new study asserts that protein is just as vital.