Resisting School Integration in Savannah

Facing budget woes, Georgia mulls merging its white and black colleges. This time, many African Americans are saying no. Fighting to keep separate schools separate

Postcard from Choroní: The World's Best Chocolate

An effort to preserve the world's finest chocolate is at full tilt on the Venezuelan coast. The sweet past and shaky future of the criollo bean

Tokyo

Princesses Preen in a Pauper Economy

Japan's hime-kei fashion trend has thousands of young women spending thousands of dollars dressing like Marie Antoinette

Sao Paulo

What Downturn? Business Booms in Brazil's Shanties

Small-time entrepreneurs who retail the things poorer Brazilians can't do without — food and cosmetics — are showing remarkable resilience

Can Portland's Gay Mayor Survive a Scandal?

The popular new mayor of one of America's most liberal cities sees his reputation crumble with allegations that he lied about an affair with an underage intern

Shanghai

China Not So Bullish About the Year of the Ox

The country's astrologers looking for signs of hope in the stars are not encouraged by the coming year's combination of beast and element

Bangkok

Bangkok Gets Into the Christmas Spirit

Thais immerse themselves in the spirit of Christmas without the foggiest idea who Jesus was

Jaen

Bitter Harvest in Spain's Olive Country

Spanish olive growers rely on migrant workers every harvest season. But as recession looms, jobs are drying up

Harare

25-Min. Workweek on Zimbabwe's Stock Exchange

Zimbabwe's bourse is no destination for the faint-hearted investor, but its traders are hoping that a new government will spawn a market boom

Moscow

Gloom Time for Moscow's Millionaires

At the annual Millionaire Fair, there are signs that Russia's richest are feeling the pinch

Yazd

The Last of the Zoroastrians

They may have been monotheists even before Abraham and were once the dominant religion from Rome to India, but today's Zoroastrians fear for the survival of the faith

Lima

Death in the Afternoon Draws a Crowd

Attendance at bullfights in Peru's capital slumped in the '90s, but a resurgent economy has made the ring the place to be seen