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American Prisons
Why, when violent crime is going down, is the prison population still going up?
Female Circumcision in Mali
Campaigners challenge female circumcision in Mali, where there is no law against it
The Global Drug Gap
Scientists urge Western governments and health agencies to rethink the provision of drugs
A New Cold War
The long tradition of wariness between Russia and the West
Petrol Prices
The rising cost of petrol across the world and whether OPEC is to blame
Frankenstein Technologies
Could we lose control of new technologies and threaten the existence of humanity?
Africa - Aid in Sudan
Christian Aid asks people in Sudan's Western Upper Nile province what they need most
Asylum in the UK
With applicant numbers increasing, the state of asylum and immigration policy in the UK
The War in Chechnya
The struggle of Russian conscientious objectors to perform 'alternative service'
Nuclear Reprocessing
Is nuclear power a source of clean, cheap, and safe electricity or a lethal threat?
