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U.S. International Adoptions: Top 20 Countries of Origin, 2008
The following table details the number of children who were adopted into the United States from around the world in the fiscal year of 2008. Those dates range from Oct. 1, 2007, until Sept.…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…Foday Sankoh: Sierra Leone's Rebel with a Cause
// Cite Sierra Leone's Rebel with a Cause by David Johnson Rebel leader Foday Sankoh. (Source/AP) Related Links Sierra Leone: A Nation Collapses Major Players in Civil War…Country Profiles Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Notes Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan The…International Policies on Same-Sex Marriage
Marriage equality varies greatly throughout the globe. According to the Human Rights Campaign, same-sex marriage is legal in 20 countries, legal in some jurisdictions in 2…An Ancient Tradition Resists Reform
The abolition of female genital mutilation has become a worldwide human rights cause -Borgna Brunner In 1994, when a 17-year-old girl from Togo sought asylum in the United States to escape…Monroe, James
(Encyclopedia) Monroe, James, 1758–1831, 5th President of the United States (1817–25), b. Westmoreland co., Va. In 1816 Monroe obtained the presidential nomination and was easily elected. During…Selected Essays in Black History<cite>by J. Taylor Wood</cite>
A Negro Schoolmaster in the New South Mr. Charles W. Chesnutt's Stories The Capture of a Slaver by J. Taylor Wood From 1830 to 1850 both Great Britain and the United States, by…Nobel Prize for Peace
Below find every winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, from 1901 through 2016. For years not listed, no award was made. 1901Henri Dunant (Switzerland); Frederick Passy (France)1902Elie Ducommun…Currency by Country
Afghanistan Afghani Albania Lek Algeria Dinar Andorra Euro Angola New Kwanza Antigua and Barbuda East Caribbean dollar Argentina Peso Armenia Dram Australia…