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Iraqi Journalist's Brother Says Apology Letter is Fake

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush during a news conference was beaten afterward and…
06.19.19
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Shoe Thrower Calls Toss "Ugly Act," Asks For…

The jailed journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush has asked for a pardon for what he…
06.19.19
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Rwandan Convicted of Genocide

ARUSHA, Tanzania — The main organizer behind the 1994 slaughter of more than 500,000 people in Rwanda was convicted of…
06.19.19
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Thousands Are Enslaved In Darfur, Sudan

The BBC is reporting that there is strong evidence that many adults and children are being used as slaves in…
06.19.19
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It's Gotta Be The Shoes: The World Reacts

People all over the world are reacting to Iraqi journalist, Muntadhar al-Zeidi and his act of defiance in throwing two…
06.19.19
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Terrorist Bombs Found in France

Police acting on a warning Tuesday found a bundle of dynamite inside a Paris department store at the height of…
06.19.19
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Scientists Claim Cleopatra Was Mixed

Many people have speculated about Egyptian Queen, Cleopatra’s background. She was famously portrayed by white actress, Elizabeth Taylor and is…
06.19.19
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Mugabe Was "Just Kidding" About Cholera Being Cured

From Foreign Policy: Remember when Robert Mugabe said Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic had ended, the same day the WHO said another…
06.19.19
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Arabs Hail Shoe Hurler As Hero

Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets Monday to demand the release of a reporter who threw his shoes at…
06.19.19
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Twelve Steps To Becoming An African Dictator

From Joshua Keating at ForeignPolicy.com: Binyavanga Wainaina has written a viciously funny step-by-step "guide" for aspiring African dictators in South…
06.19.19
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Mugabe Says Cholera is Contained, Is Out of…

President Robert Mugabe claims the cholera crisis that has killed nearly 800 people in Zimbabwe is contained, and his spokesman…
06.19.19
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OPINION: America's Mandela

From Sam Fulwood III at TheRoot.com: It's become something of a parlor game for the chattering class to compare President-elect…
06.19.19
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Getting High On HIV Drugs In South Africa

From BBC.com: Anti-retroviral drugs used to treat HIV/Aids are being bought and smoked by teenagers in South Africa to get…
06.19.19
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Chloe Mortaud Named First Black Miss France

From BlackAmericaWeb.com: The new Miss France, born to an African-American mother and white French father, said Sunday she wants to…
06.19.19
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Pakistan Arrests Possible Mastermind of Mumbai Attack

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Security forces overran a militant camp on the outskirts of Pakistani Kashmir’s main city and seized…
06.19.19
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Castro Wants to Talk to Obama

From The Times Online UK Fidel Castro, the former President of Cuba, has offered to talk to Barack Obama, in…
06.19.19
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Rice Says It's Time For Mugabe to Go

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that it is “well past time” for Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe to leave…
06.19.19
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India Reveals Terror Masterminds

A Pakistani militant group apparently used an Indian operative as far back as 2007 to scout targets for the elaborate…
06.19.19
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Suicide Blasts Kill 17 In Iraq, Same Day…

Suicide bombers killed 17 people _ including two American soldiers _ and wounded more than 100 in a string of…
06.19.19
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National Health Emergency in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and health care system collapse, and is seeking more international…
06.19.19