Out of the Darkness: An interview with Melanie Kirkpatrick on “Escape from North Korea”

by Leslie Patrick -South Korea- Standing at the 38th parallel that divides the two Koreas is a surreal experience. On the southern side, buses of foreign tourists on day trips from nearby Seoul buy postcards and gawk across barbed wire...

Posted by Leslie Patrick on January 28, 2013 10:25 AM

India Sets Its Sights on Higher Education

by Priyanka Bhardwaj - India - Education remains an emotional subject in a poor and developing country like India, where it is seen as the primary means for social and economic mobility. Indian families are known to sell land and...

Posted by Priyanka Bhardwaj on February 1, 2010 12:23 AM