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Adding to the powder keg: The Black Bloc (Source: Dalia Rabie/Egypt Independent)
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Voice of Russia American edition correspondent Stephen Schaber interviewed me for 15 minutes on 30 January 2013 on the terrorist threat in the Sahel and Somalia. Click here to listen to the interview.
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Residents spoke at the high school before a legislative task force studying changes in laws and policies in the aftermath of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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We can make dramatic progress in lowering maternal mortality -- but we need better data, and more of it.
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With news that Universal Pictures is backing a sequel to The Best Man, with Malcolm D. Lee returning to write and direct this follow-up to his hit directorial debut, and your near-orgasmic reaction to the news (on this site, as well as on our Facebook and Twitter pages), I thought I'd hand the mic over to those of you for whom the sequel is highly-anticipated, to share your thoughts on what you'd like to see happen (or not happen) in The Best Man 2. It's been a long time since I last saw the first film, and, to be frank, while I do remember liking it, it didn't resonate with me as much as it apparently did with a lot of you; but I plan to revisit...
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Video and photos from Georgia in the aftermath of a strong line of storms that tore across the Southeast, leaving at least two people dead.
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Even at odds on Atletico Madrid look value to get a first leg lead from tonight's Kings Cup clash with Seville.
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Ethiopia drops ten places to 137th in Press Freedom Ethiopia (137th) fell ten places because of its repressive application of the 2009 anti-terrorist law and the continued detention of several local journalists. EAST AFRICA STAGNATES NEAR BOTTOM OF...
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The American Legislative Exchange Council is a "stealth business lobbyist," according to the New York Times. It has been bleeding corporate and business members over the last year due to controversial legislation it has promoted on issues ranging from voter suppression to minimum wage laws. ALEC often acts as a kind of factory for template [...]
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There are reports today suggesting that the vast majority of Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts may have survived (also here). These are much more encouraging reports than the initial fears of major losses; let's hope they're true.
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Stephen W Smith in The London Review of Books: The bigger question is not why France decided to intervene but why America has held off. Is it simply imperial overstretch and war-weariness? That seems a little thin, given the hue and cry in Washington about 'ungoverned spaces' and 'terrorist safe havens'. After all, the Sahara [...]
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Long-time human rights champion Senator John Kerry was confirmed yesterday as the new U.S. Secretary of State by a Senate vote of 94-3. As the new administration settles in for the next four years, Secretary Kerry-who has been an outspoken and staunch advocate for human rights-will now, more than ever, be positioned to help support African nations in ending crimes against humanity and building a path toward long-term peace and stability.
As Secretary of State, Kerry will face a number of pressing foreign policy issues around the globe, but Kerry's extensive background and knowledge of the Sudans, Congo, and the Lord's Resistance Army, as well as his previous commitment to these issues, position him to positively affect these serious and, in some cases, escalating conflicts.
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There has been press speculation that the United States is going to establish a drone base in Niger. They claim that...
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Has president Morsi lost his grasp and will the army's chaos warning concentrate the minds? François Picard's panel argues over how to break Egypt's bloody political stalemate and whether it's coming to a head.
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Has president Morsi lost his grasp and will the army's chaos warning concentrate the minds? François Picard's panel argues over how to break Egypt's bloody political stalemate and whether it's coming to a head.
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