International

All South African bank notes will now feature former anti-apartheid leader and South African president, Nelson Mandela. The announcement was made to coincide with the 22nd anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison, where he served 27 years for fighting against Apartheid. Mandela was the first President of South Africa after the end of apartheid in […]

NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations said Friday that Somalia’s famine is over, but the world body’s Food and Agricultural Organization warned that continued assistance is needed to stop the region from slipping back. SEE ALSO: “Vampire Woman” Gives Interview In Venezuela The world body moved the crisis from the top step of a five-point […]

South African citizens are in a panic after free condoms handed out during the African National Congress political party’s 100-year anniversary celebration were found to be defective as reported by the Associated Press. SEE ALSO: Topless Protesters Detained In Ukraine Activist Sello Mokhalipi of the Treatment Action Campaign, an organization that advocates for people with […]

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt banned at least 10 Americans and Europeans from leaving the country, including the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood, hiking tensions with Washington over a campaign by Egypt’s military against groups promoting democracy and human rights. SEE ALSO: Has GOP Racism Become The Norm? The United States warned Thursday that the […]

DAVOS, Switzerland– Haiti’s president suggested Thursday that he might pardon former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, saying reconciliation for his nation is more important than making the man known as “Baby Doc” pay for his bloody rule. SEE ALSO: Remembering Ugandan LGBT Activist David Kato In an interview with The Associated Press, Michel Martelly pledged to respect […]

Charles Taylor the former dictator of the African country of Liberia and accused war criminal worked for the CIA and other intelligence agencies. Taylor has been charged with murder, rape and using child soldiers by the Special Court Of Sierra Leone. A former military commander of Taylor also accused him of forcing his soldiers to […]

KANO, Nigeria — Coordinated attacks claimed by a radical Islamist sect killed at least 120 people in north Nigeria’s largest city, hospital records seen Saturday show, as gunfire still echoed around some areas of the sprawling city. SEE ALSO: WHO: Almost Half Of Abortions Are Unsafe Soldiers and police officers swarmed over streets Saturday in […]

ASHKELON, Israel — Israel is closing the books on a rare millennia-old Jewish tradition. SEE ALSO: Mutombo’s Congolese Gold Scandal Nearly three decades after Israel began airlifting Ethiopia’s ancient Jewish community out of the Horn of Africa, Israel’s rabbis are now working to phase out the community’s white-turbaned clergy, the kessoch, whose unusual religious practices […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — They came from Mars, not in peace, but in pieces. Scientists are confirming that 15 pounds of rock collected recently in Morocco fell to Earth from Mars during a meteorite shower last July. SEE ALSO: Stars Celebrate D-Wade’s Birthday Party This is only the fifth time in history scientists have chemically confirmed […]

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambican authorities are urging people to leave flood-prone southern and central areas as a tropical depression brings heavy rains and high winds. SEE ALSO: Juan Williams Booed At Fox Debate The main roads of Mozambique’s capital were flooded Tuesday after heavy rain fell intermittently Monday. The storm whipped up waves as […]

A new PBS documentary series “Have You Heard From Johannesburg” will premiere tonight. The documentary is extensive in both its details and its understanding of the anti-apartheid movement in both South Africa and around the world. The documentary is a five part series that covers the fight against South African apartheid by the South African […]

A 21-year-old unidentified man received a tattoo on his penis and the process left him with a permanent erection, according to the Journal of Sexual Medicine. SEE ALSO: 8 Surprises In “The Obamas” The young man decided to get a tattoo in Persian script written on  his “lil’ guy,” reading, “Borow be salaamat,” or good […]