In this episode of UN 21st Century coca leaf crops in Peru are dwindling as farmers are convinced to start producing legal crops like coffee and palm oil; families in...

(Latin Pulse: 15 June, 2008) As the price of food goes up in Latin America, so does the chance of social uprising and general discontent. One of the richest regions...

(Global Pulse: May 2, 2008) Global food prices soar and the world's poorest people go even hungrier. Food riots fuel political crises in some nations. Rich nations pledge more aid...

In this episode, the Dateline team investigates the non-fatal shooting of East Timor's president Jose Ramos Horta and also travels to Africa to meet Barack Obama's extended family.

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: March 19, 2008) Oil prices reach record highs and some Arab economies are booming. But why is there an outrage over bread shortages in Egypt? And why...

Farmers are preparing for another summer of water rationing in Jordan, already one of the world's top 10 water-poor countries. As water shortages grow, more and more rural communities are...