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Senagalese American R B singer Akon has become one of the biggest names in pop music. His second album, "Konvicted," is a fixture at the top of the Billboard charts and he has also sold more than 4 million ringtones.

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Five years after the Taliban fled Kabul under the cover of night, signs of fragile but real progress abound.

Simple pleasures once prohibited -- song and dance, the flutter of kites -- have resumed. And for the first time, women and girls once repressed under Taliban rule are able to take better control of their lives and their futures.

It's a struggle for soldiers at Combat Outpost Iron to win the "hearts and minds" of Iraqis when roadside bombs threaten every patrol.

Venezuela is known for its pulsating salsa and down-home folkloric ballads. But for 31 years, a state program aimed at instilling a love of classical music in children has drawn the admiration of conductors worldwide.

In the 25 years of the epidemic, treatment has improved, but the issues of social isolation, and, often, economic instability remain.

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Senagalese American R B singer Akon has become one of the biggest names in pop music. His second album, "Konvicted," is a fixture at the top of the Billboard charts and he has also sold more than 4 million ringtones.

"Moving Pictures: American Art and Early Film," an exhibition at the Phillips Collection, traces the close relationship between art and early film.

No matter the choice of location, a revitalizing vacation is guaranteed in the Caribbean.

Lava poured down the slopes of a volcano on the tiny Sicilian island of Stromboli. There was no immediate danger to the few hundred residents according to experts who flew over the island.

The true determination of today's fashion influence is how the designer alters the way the average woman dresses. Whose handbag has she been lusting after?

The economy of the Northwest Terrorities depends on ice roads -- the only way some remote outposts can be reached during winter months.

Chimneys allude to the hearth within while acknowledging centuries of history and imagination. Here, 11 examples of D.C.
architecture's vertical statements.

The Zodiac serial killer, blamed for at least five murders in 1968 and 1969 in the San Francisco Bay Area, was never caught. Author Robert Graysmith's trail of the killer is the basis of the new film, "Zodiac.
"

No matter how great the incentive -- the ability for young boys to run free -- renovating an attic is a complicated job. Architect Bill Feeney can attest.

Paris nurtures designers who believe a career can be built on artfully destroyed sweaters.
But a lot of weirdness has become routine for some designers. Others, however have found a way to stay creative in their oddball ways.

More than 850 young cancer survivors from support groups around the world gathered for the Young Survival Coalition and Living Beyond Breast Cancer's Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer.

A stingray glides with ease and ostriches lope swiftly in this week's gallery.

A slew of new faces report to Viera, Fla., as the Nationals and first-year manager Manny Acta have their work cut out for them.

Veteran Martin Scorsese and newcomer Jennifer Hudson took top honors along with Forest Whitaker, Helen Mirren and Alan Arkin at the 79th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

Fashions from the 79th Academy Awards make little impact, with no real knockouts or egregious bloopers.

D.
C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's controversial plan to take over the city's public schools is meeting resistance.
The D.C. council could vote on the proposal as early as April.

The Independent Spirit Awards honors. The ceremony was held Feb. 24 in Los Angeles.

Troops in Fort Riley, Kansas from the 2-16 -- the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division -- prepare for deployment.

Massive storm in the nation's midsection sends more snow than initially predicted to the Washington region, causing dangerous road conditions and threatening some power outages.

Hispanic day laborers are teaching other day laborers to read and write in Spanish at an Arlington County library.

Calling for innovation and transformation in Washington, Mitt Romney formally stepped into the Republican presidential field on Feb. 13, portraying himself a political outsider and an experienced executive who would bring efficiency to the White House.

Sen.
John McCain, a leading contender for the 2008 GOP nomination, has become an ally to President Bush on national security issues, including the war in Iraq, making his political future tied to the president's ability to end the war.

Kidnapping, cannibalism, murder and infanticide. Prof.
John L. Hoogland has seen it all during a lifetime of studying prairie dogs. Now, his research has gained new political importance, as environmentalists and ranchers battle over protection for a quintessential Western species.
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Walk into any decent local sushi bar and while the chefs may greet you with a traditional welcoming cry, there's a good chance the accent will be Hispanic or Chinese or Laotian.

Travelers wanting the full experience of Minnesota's North Country can try one of the oldest -- and coldest -- means of travel: dog sledding.

A selection of the best images by Post photographers this year.

Featuring the best work by multimedia journalists and interactive designers at washingtonpost.com.

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Senagalese American R B singer Akon has become one of the biggest names in pop music. His second album, "Konvicted," is a fixture at the top of the Billboard charts and he has also sold more than 4 million ringtones.

"Moving Pictures: American Art and Early Film," an exhibition at the Phillips Collection, traces the close relationship between art and early film.

No matter the choice of location, a revitalizing vacation is guaranteed in the Caribbean.

Lava poured down the slopes of a volcano on the tiny Sicilian island of Stromboli. There was no immediate danger to the few hundred residents according to experts who flew over the island.

The true determination of today's fashion influence is how the designer alters the way the average woman dresses. Whose handbag has she been lusting after?

The economy of the Northwest Terrorities depends on ice roads -- the only way some remote outposts can be reached during winter months.

Chimneys allude to the hearth within while acknowledging centuries of history and imagination. Here, 11 examples of D.C. architecture's vertical statements.

The Zodiac serial killer, blamed for at least five murders in 1968 and 1969 in the San Francisco Bay Area, was never caught. Author Robert Graysmith's trail of the killer is the basis of the new film, "Zodiac."

No matter how great the incentive -- the ability for young boys to run free -- renovating an attic is a complicated job. Architect Bill Feeney can attest.

Paris nurtures designers who believe a career can be built on artfully destroyed sweaters. But a lot of weirdness has become routine for some designers. Others, however have found a way to stay creative in their oddball ways.

More than 850 young cancer survivors from support groups around the world gathered for the Young Survival Coalition and Living Beyond Breast Cancer's Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer.

A stingray glides with ease and ostriches lope swiftly in this week's gallery.

A slew of new faces report to Viera, Fla., as the Nationals and first-year manager Manny Acta have their work cut out for them.

Veteran Martin Scorsese and newcomer Jennifer Hudson took top honors along with Forest Whitaker, Helen Mirren and Alan Arkin at the 79th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

Fashions from the 79th Academy Awards make little impact, with no real knockouts or egregious bloopers.

D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's controversial plan to take over the city's public schools is meeting resistance. The D.C. council could vote on the proposal as early as April.

The Independent Spirit Awards honors. The ceremony was held Feb. 24 in Los Angeles.

Troops in Fort Riley, Kansas from the 2-16 -- the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division -- prepare for deployment.

Massive storm in the nation's midsection sends more snow than initially predicted to the Washington region, causing dangerous road conditions and threatening some power outages.

Hispanic day laborers are teaching other day laborers to read and write in Spanish at an Arlington County library.

Calling for innovation and transformation in Washington, Mitt Romney formally stepped into the Republican presidential field on Feb. 13, portraying himself a political outsider and an experienced executive who would bring efficiency to the White House.

Sen. John McCain, a leading contender for the 2008 GOP nomination, has become an ally to President Bush on national security issues, including the war in Iraq, making his political future tied to the president's ability to end the war.

Kidnapping, cannibalism, murder and infanticide. Prof. John L. Hoogland has seen it all during a lifetime of studying prairie dogs. Now, his research has gained new political importance, as environmentalists and ranchers battle over protection for a quintessential Western species. GALLERY

Walk into any decent local sushi bar and while the chefs may greet you with a traditional welcoming cry, there's a good chance the accent will be Hispanic or Chinese or Laotian.

Travelers wanting the full experience of Minnesota's North Country can try one of the oldest -- and coldest -- means of travel: dog sledding.

A selection of the best images by Post photographers this year.

Featuring the best work by multimedia journalists and interactive designers at washingtonpost.com.

Chimneys allude to the hearth within while acknowledging centuries of history and imagination. Here, 11 examples of D.C.
architecture's vertical statements.

The Zodiac serial killer, blamed for at least five murders in 1968 and 1969 in the San Francisco Bay Area, was never caught. Author Robert Graysmith's trail of the killer is the basis of the new film, "Zodiac.
"

Paris nurtures designers who believe a career can be built on artfully destroyed sweaters.
But a lot of weirdness has become routine for some designers. Others, however have found a way to stay creative in their oddball ways.

D.
C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's controversial plan to take over the city's public schools is meeting resistance.
The D.C. council could vote on the proposal as early as April.

Sen.
John McCain, a leading contender for the 2008 GOP nomination, has become an ally to President Bush on national security issues, including the war in Iraq, making his political future tied to the president's ability to end the war.

Kidnapping, cannibalism, murder and infanticide. Prof.
John L. Hoogland has seen it all during a lifetime of studying prairie dogs. Now, his research has gained new political importance, as environmentalists and ranchers battle over protection for a quintessential Western species.
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