Only months after his release from prison, Nelson Mandela came to the United States campaigning against South Africa’s apartheid.
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Al-Qaeda’s Most Ambitious Franchise: What You Need to Know About AQAP
TIME’s International Editor Bobby Ghosh explains
French Troops Move Into Central African Republic
Reinforcements try to stem violence that has left at least 281 dead
Iran vs. Azerbaijan Polo Battle: Who Invented The Game?
Who invented polo? Iran and Azerbaijan are locking horns over which nation invented the popular sport.
Death Toll To 9 In Scotland Helicopter Crash
Investigators say that the pilot of a police helicopter than crashed through the roof of a crowded pub in Glasgow last week did not place any emergency calls before the accident. The civilian pilot, two police officers on board …
Police Briefly Arrest Indian Journalist Over Sex Assault Claims
The editor of a top Indian magazine was questioned in the case that’s dominated headlines in India
Teaching Hope
How Efren Peñaflorida’s pushcarts bring school to Filipino street children
Israel Discovers 10,000-Year-Old House Near Jerusalem
Oldest structure ever found in the Judean lowlands southwest of Jerusalem
France to Send 1,000 Troops to Central African Republic
France commits more troops to the troubled former colony following a surge in civil conflict
India’s Newest Political Party Takes On Graft
Elections for New Delhi’s legislative assembly take place on Dec. 4 and the Aam Aadmi Party is gaining momentum with populist policies. But can it govern?
Typhoon Haiyan Death Toll Passes 5,000 in Philippines
The Philippines National Disaster Agency says that 5,209 are officially dead, but many more are still missing
Pope Francis: ‘No Middle East Without Christians’
The Catholic Church will not accept a Middle East without Christians, Pope Francis said on Thursday after meeting with patriarchs from Iran, Iraq and Syria.
“We will not resign ourselves to imagining a Middle East without Christians,” he said before calling for “the universal right to lead a dignified life and freely practice one’s …
Cyclone in Somalia Kills at Least 140
Parts of the coast saw as much rain as they did in all of 2012