The tunnels under the border between Gaza and Egypt were flooded by Egyptian forces last week. The country is worried about the two-way flow of smuggled arms with the Gaza Strip which is destabilizing Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, …
French Family’s Cameroon Kidnapping Stokes Fears of a Pan-African Islamist War
The Feb. 19 kidnapping of a French family in Cameroon by suspected Islamist radicals raises fears of growing cross-boarder operations by African jihadi groups and the use of abduction as a tactic to counter France’s Mali intervention
Irish Prime Minister Apologizes for Forced Labor in Magdalene Laundries
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has issued an official apology on behalf of the Irish state for its involvement in the Magdalene Laundries from 1922 to 1996
The Pistorius Case: Do Police Claims Fit the Story?
As a court tries to decide whether to grant the athlete bail, lawyers and detectives go at what led up to the death of Reeva Steenkamp
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Ireland’s Prime Minister has issued an apology to thousands of women who were forced to endure virtual slave labor in Catholic-run workhouses, a fast and inexpensive test to find leprosy before the damage becomes lasting is …
Viewpoint: How the Fall of Oscar Pistorius Is a Tragic Opportunity for South African Unity
More than any other nation, South Africa articulates its dreams through sport. As the country teetered on the edge of civil war with the end of apartheid in 1994, Nelson Mandela adopted the Afrikaners’ game, rugby, and South …
Being Mandela: Nelson Mandela’s Granddaughters Get a Reality-TV Show
Nelson Mandela is a globally recognized activist, former President of South Africa and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. He’s now also something entirely unexpected: the grandfather of two reality-television stars
Amazon Fires ‘Neo-Nazi’ Security Firm at German Facilities
Online retailer Amazon has fired a security firm whose staff allegedly bullied foreign workers and had links to the neo-Nazi movement
Rallying in Shahbagh Square, Young Bangladesh Finds Its Voice
The protests continue to swell, in the capital and other major cities, despite the threat of violence and intimidation.
Oscar Pistorius Tells Court How He Shot Girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
As his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was buried at her hometown on South Africa’s south coast Tuesday, Oscar Pistorius wept uncontrollably in court as his lawyer, Barry Roux, read out his account of how he shot and killed her. Rejecting the prosecution charge of premeditated murder, Pistorius stated in an affidavit at the Pretoria …
Horses for Courses: Despite Europe’s Scandal, Horsemeat Is Often on World’s Menu
Though many ravenous Brits and Americans often insist “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse,” few of them would happily allow horsemeat to pass their lips. But as the horsemeat scandal continues to reign over the U.K. and part …
As the Horsemeat Hysteria Spreads, E.U. Opens a Mad-Cow Can of Worms
European Union leaders struggling to surmount a massive horsemeat-for-beef scandal stun incredulous observers by reauthorizing livestock feed banned in 1997 to battle deadly Mad Cow epidemic.
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