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The article discusses the economic progress in India. It relates the story of Ashok Khade, who made his way from an untouchable to a millionaire after establishing an offshore oil-rig engineering company. In 1991, the government opened India to foreign investment and adopted other free-market practices, which led to economic growth. Analysts predict that India will have 12% of the world's college graduates by 2020.

The article focuses on the caste system which prevailed in India and mentions about the upcoming class of wealthy Dalits in India, who were previously considered untouchables.

This article focuses on the increasing use of child soldiers in some parts of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. According to human rights experts, there are still an estimate of 300,000 child soldiers worldwide. The United Nations states that children are most likely to become soldiers when they are impoverished or separated from their families. In some countries, hunger and poverty drive parents to sell their children into service.

The article offers a teacher's guide for the October 22 to November 5, 2007 issue of "Upfront." It covers regional news maps, China's wave of product recalls and the comparison of its situation with the economic problems experienced by the U.S. in the late 19th century, and Mexico's challenges at home and the problem of illegal immigration to the U.S.

The article focuses on the role of Nelson Mandela, former African President in the eradication of Apartheid, a system of racial segregation enforced through legislation in South Africa and also reflects on social and financial problems faced by Africans. Topics discussed include anti-Apartheid movement by Mandela, 27 years spent by Mandela in prison and increase in the number of black graduates. Other topics include Mandela's failure in controlling HIV and unemployment in youth.

The article reports on the moving of a white middle-class South African family into a black township in South Africa in August 2013. The Hewitts reportedly wanted to learn survival on 10 dollars a day in living conditions that millions of black South Africans endure everyday. The article states that the experiment allowed the children to learn crossing the country's race and class boundaries, and that it was lauded as a way of better understanding, but was also viewed as a publicity stunt.

The article focuses on the consideration of Africa as a potential haven for terrorists despite the oust of Islamic militants from the city of Timbuktu, Mali. Since April 2012, Islamic militants have terrorized the people of northern Mali. In January 2013, the militant group Al Mulathameen has attacked a gas facility in Algeria. According to United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Northern Mali is at risk of becoming a haven for terrorists and organized criminal networks.

The article offers information on the accountability of Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, on charges of genocide, as well as crimes against humanity. Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (I.C.C.), based in The Hague, the Netherlands, requested an arrest warrant for Bashir. Bashir was held accountable for the violence and crimes in Sudan.

The article reports on the violence in Darfur, Sudan. The conflict between Arab Africans and black Africans started when rebels demanded greater political and economic rights for black Darfunians from the Arab-dominated Sudanese government. According to the United Nations (UN), the conflict in Darfur is the world's worst humanitarian crisis. The Sudanese government carried out a series of coordinated attacks, using air power and the janjaweed, against the rebel groups.

The articles highlights the continued genocidal practices in Darfur, Sudan. The conflict between Arab Africans and Black Africans started in 2003 after the Sudanese government failed to respond to the demands of rebels for greater political and economic rights for black Darfurians. It is said that the U.S. government has pressed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to allow peacekeepers of the United Nations to interfere in Darfur.

The article focuses on violence in Darfur, Sudan. An estimated 200,000 civilians have been killed in the region in the last three years as of 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush regarded the violence in Darfur as genocide. Peter Takirambudde of the Africa division of Human Rights Watch comments on the situation in Darfur.

The article focuses on the efforts of the government of Ghana to persuade the descendants of African slaves in the U.S. to return to their homeland. The country has become a popular travel destination since gaining its independence from British rule in 1957. It also started an advertising campaign that aims to encourage Ghanians to consider and deal with African-Americans like long-lost relatives rather than tourists. The Elmina Castle in Cape Coast is being restored by the government to preserve its historical significance.