http://news.stanford.edu Latest International news headlines from Stanford University. Copyright (C) Stanford University en-us http://news.stanford.edu/images/srdot.gif http://news.stanford.edu http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/tony-blair-gsb-051812.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/tony-blair-gsb-051812.html The former prime minister of Great Britain said that much-needed economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa cannot go forward without improvements in governance. Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/eikenberry-military-acountability-051112.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/eikenberry-military-acountability-051112.html At Stanford, former Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry also cited the economy as the No. 1 threat to U.S. security. Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/foreign-health-aid-050812.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/foreign-health-aid-050812.html The study findings, published in PLoS Medicine, are poised to influence a debate among policymakers and donors over whether international assistance is wasted and displaced by governments that receive the money. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/us-afghan-pact-050312.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/us-afghan-pact-050312.html Erik Jensen, who just returned from Afghanistan, argues that staying the course will have positive outcomes for generations of Afghans to come. Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/saldivar-bing-overseas-042012.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/saldivar-bing-overseas-042012.html Ramón Saldívar, who has had a distinguished career at Stanford as a scholar, teacher and administrator, will become the new director of the Bing Overseas Studies Program on Sept. 1. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/sarod-maestro-khan-041812.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/sarod-maestro-khan-041812.html The Department of Music expands its non-Western musical offerings by hosting one of Northern India's greatest living musicians during the spring quarter. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/mideast-041312.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/mideast-041312.html Youth leaders from across the Middle East, North Africa and the United States convene at Stanford to exchange ideas, get inspired and network, post-Arab Spring. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/bill-gates-stanford-040512.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/bill-gates-stanford-040512.html Just off a plane from Africa, Bill Gates visits Stanford to talk about innovation, but not the software kind. Scientists and engineers, he said, need to focus on products that help improve the lives of the world's poor. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/johnson-nkorea-novel-040412.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/johnson-nkorea-novel-040412.html As North Korea prepares for "the biggest party ever," author Adam Johnson discusses what we know about the pariah state. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/peru-gold-mining-040312.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/peru-gold-mining-040312.html Illegal gold mining in the rain forests of Peru has devastated the environment and the health of the people there. Graduate student Katy Ashe is researching the devastation. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT