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Protesters in Ghana Want Gandhi Statue Removed

Critics accuse him of advocating for the superiority of Indians over Africans

Here's Where the World's Best Schools Are

Schools in Asia outperform those everywhere else

Five Best Ideas of the Day: April 8

1. Mountaintop removal coal mining has made the air and water in Appalachia carcinogenic.By Jeff Biggers in Al Jazeera America2. Police officers are far more likely to commit intimate partner violence.By Leigh Goodmark in Fusion3....

Living as Gay Men in a Country Where Homosexuality Is Illegal

Two young men bravely share their experience as homosexuals in Ghana

Racism, Nazism Haunt Germany's World Cup Campaign

Germany is making headlines for the wrong reasons

U.S.-Ghana World Cup Match Draws Record Viewership

The "beautiful game" seems to be gaining admirers in a country that has long been immune to its charms

USA Goes Back to its Roots to Drum Up Winning World Cup Formula vs. Ghana

USA's John Brooks scores game-winning goal in last minutes

Meet Soccer Star John Brooks

The little-known player's late header proved decisive as the Stars and Stripes beat the Black Stars in their opening match in the 2014 World Cup. Fans have embraced the player as "the greatest American since Abraham Lincoln"—at least, if Wikipedia is to be believed

Photo Highlights From USA vs. Ghana

U.S. Soccer Captain Clint Dempsey Posts Adorable Father's Day Instagram

U.S. soccer wins Instragram

Underdogs Who Made World Cup History

Never underestimate the possibility of the impossible

Underdogs of World Cup 2014

Hey, not everyone can be a winner

Cell Phones Could Help Millions in Developing Countries To Read

About 774 million people cannot read or write worldwide, and illiteracy can often be traced to the lack of books. Now, cell phones are cheaply and conveniently putting electronic books in the hands of users across developing countries.

New York Teen Gets Accepted To All 8 Ivy League Schools

Kwasi Ennis is a 17-year-old first generation Ghanaian who plans on becoming a doctor

Channeling Margaret Mead: Photographs by Devin Tepleski

Canadian photographer and filmmaker Devin Tepleski captures a surreal series of portraits of men, women and children in the Black Volta river before the river was dammed to flood a 440-square-kilometer gorge.