The women of Togo, a small country in West Africa, have called for a week-long ‘sex strike’ as a protest against President Faure Gnassingbe.
Palash Ghosh
Aug 27, 2012
After its expansion to as many as 1,091 screens, the controversial "2016: Obama's America" has stunned Hollywood this weekend by taking in an estimated $6.3 million - the highest per-screen average of any major release.
Kukil Bora
Aug 27, 2012
Sunday morning's talk show circuit featured a particularly matronly streak, with abortion, birth and Mother Nature dominating most of the political punditry's attention. The talk shows rolled into the day amid the continuing fallout over Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" comment and Mitt Romney's "birth certificate" comment.
Joseph Orovic
Aug 26, 2012
“2016: Obama’s America,” opens for wide release on Friday, just in time for the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Much to the delight of the right-wing pundits who have been heavily promoting it over the last month, the film has sold more advance tickets than any other movie on Fandango.
Christopher Zara
Aug 22, 2012
Pokomo and Orma have long clashed over not only cattle grazing but also water rights in this poor, semi-arid region of Kenya.
Palash Ghosh
Aug 22, 2012
Unabashed Obama hater and Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine accused the president of "staging" the Aurora, Colo., massacre and the Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting as part of a twisted plot to pass a ban on guns, the singer theorized during a concert in Singapore.
Howard Koplowitz
Aug 16, 2012
Crowd funding is relatively new even in the West, but it's taking hold in Africa. It could even solve a chronic problem on the continent: How to get money to startups that need capital
Sarah Rundell
Aug 16, 2012
Kenya (a nation of just 41 million) has produced more great runners (short- and long-distance) than just about any other nation on Earth.
Palash Ghosh
Aug 10, 2012
In 2010, fifteen Nepali servants committed suicide in Lebanon due to gross abuses.
Palash Ghosh
Aug 09, 2012
A year after getting an NBA ring with the Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki quietly added another ring when he wedded girlfriend Jessica Olsson late last month.
Howard Koplowitz
Aug 09, 2012
Dirk Nowitzki married Jessica Olsson in a private ceremony in July. Here are some pictures of the Dallas Mavericks star and his wife.
Anthony Riccobono
Aug 09, 2012
A group of researchers led by Stony Brook University anthropologist and National Geographic explorer-in-residence Meave Leakey found new fossils they say confirm that two additional species in the genus Homo were living alongside Homo erectus nearly two million years ago.
Roxanne Palmer
Aug 08, 2012
With the 2012 London Olympics nearing its end, a number of countries have their focus on the 2024 Olympics with Kenya being the latest nation mulling over a bid for the games.
Howard Koplowitz
Aug 08, 2012
In a move that can be apparently dubbed as a political soap to boost the sliding popularity of his Congress party in the 2014 general elections, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to launch a scheme to provide free mobile connection to six million poor families in the country.
Sreeja VN
Aug 08, 2012
Kenya's parliamentary building has undergone a major renovation, worth millions of dollars. Meanwhile, about half the citizens live in poverty.
Jacey Fortin
Aug 08, 2012
The expulsion is largely forgotten today, except by the Ugandan Asians themselves and their descendants who have spread across the world
Palash Ghosh
Aug 06, 2012
Murray won the gold over Roger Federer in convincing fashion.
Bobby Ilich
Aug 05, 2012
The Ethiopian needed a late surge to win the 10,000-meter race.
Bobby Ilich
Aug 04, 2012
A grenade blast in Kenya's capital city of Nairobi killed one person on Friday, the day before U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton is scheduled to arrive as part of her seven-nation African tour.
Jacey Fortin
Aug 03, 2012
The Republican congressman defended animal fighting -- twice! -- revisited birther conspiracies and declared his preferences for ATM's with English-only options.
Ashley Portero
Aug 03, 2012
Rush Limbaugh recently accused The Dark Knight Rises of naming its villain Bane to draw attention to Mitt Romney?s ties to Bain Capital.
Mathew Rodriguez
Aug 02, 2012
Uganda had hoped to have a big year for tourism in 2012, but a recent outbreak of the Ebola virus has forced many prospective visitors to cancel their trips.
Mark Johanson
Aug 02, 2012