Mourning Madiba: South Africans Say Goodbye to Nelson Mandela
The day after Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg, South Africans say goodbye to their beloved former president
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Rain-Soaked Crowds Gather at Mandela Memorial
Leaders from around the world joined thousands of South Africans in Johannesburg on Tuesday to remember the legendary anti-apartheid advocate who passed away at the age of 95
The World Reacts to Nelson Mandela’s Death
Celebration and mourning for the anti-apartheid leader sprung up from Johannesburg to London to Washington
Kiev’s Pro-West Protests Paralyze Ukraine
Mass protests in the Ukrainian capital — the largest since the 2005 Orange Revolution — have paralyzed the country, with protesters calling on Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych to not jettison his nation’s move towards …
Thailand on the Brink: 4 Killed and 100 Injured in Anti-Government Protests
Anti-government protesters clashed with riot police over the weekend in an attempt to unseat Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
Filipino Chapel Serves as Hospital for Newborns
The chapel inside Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center in Tacloban is the temporary home to newborn infants and their mothers, after Typhoon Haiyan destroyed the hospital’s original neonatal facility
Typhoon Haiyan Cuts a Path of Destruction Across The Philippines
Filipino authorities estimate that the death toll from Supertyphoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever to make landfall, could reach 10,000. The storm leveled coastal cities causing massive damage as it moved across the …
Sell, Give Away and Destroy: the Dismantling of America’s Presence in Afghanistan
The exodus of U.S. troops from Afghanistan is a messy affair thanks to all the stuff brought in to fight a 12-year war
Previously Unknown Works from the Nazi-Looted Art Trove
Newly-discovered works of art may cause scholars to rewrite the history books
Burma’s Small-Scale Oil Barons Get Their Hands Dirty
Waist-deep in pits of crude oil, longyi-clad roughnecks burrow a living from black gold in the most improbable of landscapes. Ko Min, 26, manually extracts the viscous liquid from his three 300-foot-deep wells in Minhla township, …
Protests Over Brazilian Oil Auction Rock Rio
As international oil companies bid for rights to explore a vast oil field off the Brazilian coast at an auction in a swanky Rio de Janeiro hotel, protesters massed outside and clashed with police. They were angry at the state …
Australia Wildfires Ravage Country’s Most Populous State
The wildfires raging in New South Wales, Australia’s most crowded state, have razed homes and led to at least one death.
Pakistan’s Struggle for Power
In Karachi, Pakistan’s coastal metropolis, countless residents deal with power cuts — and find creative ways to steal from and work around the country’s deeply flawed electricity grid