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State of the World's Mothers: 2008

Save the Children's annual Mothers’ Index Related Links The Full Report: State of the World's Mothers (PDF) Mothers in the Labor Force…

Recently Suspended Armed Conflicts, as of 2010

The following wars and armed conflicts have ended. Note that this list contains significant conflicts only. Information valid through 2010. Main warring parties Years of conflict Indonesia…

Deadliest Countries for Journalists, 1996-2008

Each year, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) publishes a list of journalists killed while on assignment. The following list does not include those who were killed in accidents, such…

2012 Competing Countries

205 countries are participating in the London Summer Olympics Photo Credit: London 2012 Related Links 2012 Summer OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia:…

State of the World's Mothers, 2009

Save the Children's annual Mothers’ Index   Related Links The Full Report: State of the World's Mothers (PDF) Mothers in the Labor Force Selected Characteristics of Births by Race of…

Nile

(Encyclopedia) Nile, longest river in the world, c.4,160 mi (6,695 km) long from its remotest headstream, the Luvironza River in Burundi, central Africa, to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea, NE…

World's Poorest Countries

The rankings below were published in the United Nation's 2011 Human Development Report and reflect the countries with the lowest human development…

A Guide to New Nations

Fledgling countries that have emerged since the 1990s by David Johnson NEW NATIONS Former Soviet Union Baltic Region: EstoniaLatviaLithuania Eastern Europe:…