As evening falls in Fiji’s capital, a steady stream of people approaches a makeshift clinic that is a first line of defense against one of the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemics.In the South Pacific nation — a popular tourist destination of just under a million people — more than 2,000 new HIV ca
Ecuador plans to build more mega-prisons to combat a surge in drug trafficking that has caused homicide rates to soar, Ecuadoran Minister of the Interior John Reimberg told reporters on Tuesday.The South American country is attempting to deal with a wave of drug violence by constructing mega-prisons
A highway bomb attack in a restive region of southwestern Colombia on Saturday killed 14 people and injured at least 38, the latest spate of violence ahead of next month’s presidential election. Authorities blamed the attack in the Cauca department — a conflict-ridden, coca-growing region — on dissi
INDIACapital braces for heat waveSchools in New Delhi must ring regular bells to remind schoolchildren to drink water as the megacity gears up to face heat wave conditions, the city ordered on Tuesday. Temperatures yesterday were expected to reach 41°C to 43°C, and rise to 42°C to 44°C later in the
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