Africa

American dead in Algerian hostage crisis

100 foreign workers are free but the fate of about 30 more remains unclear VIDEO

Associated Press Friday, Jan 18, 2013 9:41 PM UTC
News aol_on, Video, in amenas, algeria

Algeria attacks gas plant; casualties unclear

Attempts to rescue the hostages continued for a second day VIDEO

Associated Press Friday, Jan 18, 2013 12:16 PM UTC
News Video, aol_on, algeria, in amenas

Liveblog: Algeria raid

UPDATING: American hostages reportedly remain, no confirmed American hostages VIDEO

Alex Halperin and Jillian Rayfield and Salon Staff Thursday, Jan 17, 2013 4:57 PM UTC
News Video, algeria, Mali, Africa, Islam

Algeria: 20 hostages escape, including Americans

The stand-off appears to be continuing deep in the Sahara

Associated Press Thursday, Jan 17, 2013 1:54 PM UTC
News algeria, Hostage, Escape

South Africa sics drones on rhino poachers

Poachers killed more rhinos than ever in 2012, and the South African government is not taking the problem lightly

Erin Conway-Smith, GlobalPost Friday, Jan 11, 2013 7:47 PM UTC
Life GlobalPost, Poaching, Rhinos

Pick of the week: A hypnotic tale of doomed romance set in colonial Africa

Pick of the Week: "Tabu" is equal parts dream sequence and steamy romance

Andrew O'Hehir Friday, Dec 28, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Our Picks: Movies

Addressing global warming: Earth’s New Year’s resolution

This is no longer an issue for environmentalists. Our children's lives are at stake, and it's time to act

Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch.com Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 2:33 PM UTC
Politics TomDispatch.com, Global Warming

Forced marriage in our own backyard

New research reveals that it's no longer exclusive to Asia and Africa -- and that it's on the rise in the U.S.

Lisa Anderson, Trust.org Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 2:00 PM UTC 12
Life Asia, Africa, Trust.org

Africa: Help us send radiators to Norway!

Meet Radi-Aid: A campaign asking you to send your radiators to frostbitten Norwegians -- and rethink poverty porn VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 6:49 PM UTC
News feed the children

Congolese rebels seize strategic city and international airport

The rebels are believed to be backed by neighboring Rwanda

Associated Press Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 5:56 PM UTC
News Africa, Rwanda

America’s unwinnable war games

The U.S. has poured billions into military operations around the world, with increasingly diminishing returns

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 2:03 PM UTC 15
Politics Honduras, Kazakhstan, al qaeda

Bardem: I’ll say “whatever the hell I think is right”

The sexy Spanish superstar and Bond villain gets involved with Africa’s most ignored human-rights crisis

Andrew O'Hehir Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 6:48 PM UTC 11
Life Sons of the Clouds

Baby elephant rescue

Let's see you pull a 300-pound pachyderm from a slippery well VIDEO

Alex Halperin Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 3:28 PM UTC
Life elephant, Kenya, Animals

Don’t mess with these mice

Scientists have discovered that African spiny mice can regenerate missing body parts. Predators, take note

Ferris Jabr, Scientific American Friday, Oct 5, 2012 10:01 PM UTC
Life Starfish, Oysters, Spiny Mice

Egypt and Libya denounce “extremist” fringe

After the attacks in Benghazi, Muslims from both countries took to Twitter and other outlets to express their grief

Erin Cunningham, GlobalPost Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 2:49 PM UTC 18
Politics GlobalPost, Egypt, Libya

Al-Qaida rising in Africa

Local militant groups sign on to al-Qaida's ideology in Somalia, Nigeria, Mali and beyond

Tristan McConnell, GlobalPost Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012 3:27 PM UTC
Politics GlobalPost, Al-Qaida, Africa

38 dead as raids continue in Kenya

Farmers and herders in southern Kenya are at war, possibly over political boundaries

Tom Odula, AP Monday, Sep 10, 2012 3:08 PM UTC
News Kenya, United Nations

Tunisians divided over new constitution

As Tunisia builds its democracy, it faces challenges about women's rights, religious expression, and more

Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press Friday, Sep 7, 2012 11:15 AM UTC
News From the Wires, Tunisia, Africa

“The Ambassador”: A Borat-style quest for blood diamonds

How Danish provocateur Mads Brügger bought a diplomatic passport and exposed the world's sleaziest trade

Andrew O'Hehir Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 8:03 PM UTC
Entertainment Our Picks, Documentaries, Movies

Elephant birth control

South Africa invests in contraceptives for elephants in overpopulated areas VIDEO

John R. Platt, Scientific American Saturday, Aug 18, 2012 2:01 PM UTC
News Scientific American

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