Watch live video from Nelson Mandela’s funeral at Qunu, South Africa. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 4 a.m., ET, Sunday, December 15. Mandela died December 5, 2013 at age 95.
The Eastern Cape, Mandela’s Homeland, Still Suffers from Neglect and Misrule
The first time I visited Mthatha, 2009, parents were refusing to let their kids walk to school for fear they would be raped and virtually every lamp-post was plastered with flyers for same-day abortions. The second, 2012, as I drove in, a young beggar with filthy clothes and a dirty face knocked on my window when I stopped at a set of …
Rare Snow Dazzles Cairo Area Residents
Many took to Twitter to post pics of the wintery surprise
A Spiraling Crisis in the Central African Republic
International concerns deepen as clashes between Muslims and Christians in the troubled Central African Republic continue. Months of political instability have led to rival militias and factions attacking whole communities. …
Western Diplomats Are Going to Disappoint Ukraine’s Protesters
The hand of U.S. diplomacy swept down over Ukraine this week with an odd bit of American largesse — a plastic bag of bread. Victoria Nuland, the assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, bore the bag on …
Woman Who Miscarried in Jail Says She Was Forced to Clean Up
While the fetus remained in her cell
Iran Puts Nuclear Talks on Hold
After White House cracks down on companies that support the country’s nuclear program
Kerry Says Israeli-Palestinian Peace Deal Still Possible Next Year
Both sides remain committed to talks, but skepticism runs deep
Prince Harry And Wounded Vets Complete South Pole Trek
‘We get to the South Pole on Friday 13th. Unlucky for some, lucky for us’
Kim Jong Un’s Brutal North Korea: Where No Uncle Is Safe
The reported execution of Kim Jong Un’s uncle, Jang Song Thaek, on grounds of treason, dispels any fleeting hopes that the young despot could be a reformer
Philippines Typhoon Death Toll Passes 6,000
About 1,800 still missing after Typhoon Haiyan
Report: Mandela Memorial Interpreter Was Accused of Murder
Reportedly charged with murder, attempted murder and kidnapping in 2003
Execution Ignites Violent Protests in Bangladesh
Islamist leader hanged for war crimes