Priya Abraham | Taliban kidnapping of 23 Korean missionaries reveals the perils for church soldiers
A monument to man's strength crumples into the Mississippi with men, women and children aboard
Priya Abraham | Counterterrorism expert Eric Egland is fighting the Pentagon over a bottom-up strategy to win where it counts
Clint Rainey | Central American authorities-and U.S.
Clint Rainey | Corruption makes tiny Guatemala an enormous source of illicit drugs and a big headache for the Bush administration
Paul Chesser | Christians in Laos try to live in peace, but discover they must engage a hostile government
Priya Abraham | As a deal with Korea faces an uphill battle, Bush loses a key trade tool
Jill Nelson | The battle in Gaza is a humanitarian and security nightmare-and an opportunity for anti-Hamas Palestinians to start fresh
Clint Rainey | Though conflicted about sweeping economic changes, Costa Rica is where Central America looks for pura vida
Priya Abraham | Despite a power-sharing agreement, leaders of Sudan's South are starting to part diplomatic ways with a still-aggressive North
