Special Reports


(Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Times photographer Carolyn Cole documents the effect of the disease in Africa, where children have been cut adrift.

The country's struggling institutions are key to the future of its democracy.

Concealment of detainee deaths paints a picture of abuse by U.S. Forces.


Series follows immigrants as they send home billions of dollars a year.


INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE
A U.S. deportation policy aimed partly at breaking up street gangs has backfired.

EUROPE'S MUSLIMS
A close-knit community relies on traditional values in a modern world.