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Theater Review: 'Heart of Darkness' illuminates Joseph Conrad's words
Actors' Gang stalwart Brian T. Finney invites us to once again venture deep into the interior of the African Congo in his adaptation of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness," now at the Ivy Substation. This stripped-down Actors' Gang production zooms in...
Tags: Henrik Ibsen, Celebrities
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Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda denies war crimes in court
Standing before the International Criminal Court on Tuesday for the first time, Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda denied he was guilty of a long list of wartime crimes. Ntaganda faces charges of forcing children to fight as soldiers and indirectly...
Tags: International Criminal Court, Human Rights, Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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All a-Twitter over 'The Taste'
A perspicacious Twitter follower named Jim Lawrence summed it up in a single sentence: “This is the 21st century: the only things in my timeline right now are Chavez and @Nigella_Lawson” So just how Twitter-ific is the star of “The...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Anthony Bourdain
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Pictures in the News | November 30, 2012
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The Week in Pictures | November 26 – December 2, 2012
FrameworkEach week we bring you the very best in visual journalism. Fighting continues in Syria, where rebel fighters celebrate atop the remains of a Syrian government fighter jet that was shot down at Daret Ezza, on the border between the provinces of Idlib and... -
Must Reads: Kim Jong Un, Congo rebels and tobacco in Africa
From Congo rebels to Kim Jong Un, here are five stories you shouldn't miss from this last week in global news: Eastern Congo rebels thrive on fear, chaos Tobacco companies see Africa as fertile ground North Korea leader's stock rises with rocket...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Pakistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Letters: U.S.-funded violence in Congo
Re "Congo rebels thrive on fear and chaos," Dec. 11 The article about the situation in Congo reveals the alarming truth about Rwanda's exploitation of eastern Congo's natural resources and the unspeakable sexual violence being committed against Congo'...
Tags: Genocide, Republican Party, National Government, Politics, Hate Crimes
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U.S. diplomats evacuate Central African Republic as rebels advance
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — U.S. diplomats evacuated from the capital of the Central African Republic on Friday, the State Department reported, after a coalition of rebel groups swept across the country in recent days, seizing towns and diamond...
Tags: United Nations, Wars and Interventions, Joseph Kony, U.S. Department of State, News Media
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Rebels in eastern Congo pull back from key city of Goma
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Two weeks after seizing Goma, the M23 rebels withdrew Saturday with a warning that they still could retake the key eastern Congo city. M23, backed by neighboring Rwanda, caused a geopolitical crisis with its...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Mexico
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Must Reads: Benghazi attacks, Congo clashes and a Honduras tycoon
From a Honduras tycoon to the Benghazi attacks, here are five stories you shouldn't miss from this past week in global news: Panel faults security failures in Benghazi attacks In Honduras, a controversial tycoon responds to critics In Israel, Labor...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Honduras, Benghazi, Labor Legislation
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Ending the cycle of abuse in Congo
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Nov. 19, armed men from a rebel group called the M23 were looking for a prominent civil society leader in a village outside Goma, a provincial capital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. He'd been...
Tags: United Nations, International Criminal Court, Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights
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Ben Affleck on running for Senate: He didn't say 'no'
This post has been corrected, as detailed below.He didn't say "no." Ben Affleck didn't say much, but he didn't say "no" when pressed by Bob Schieffer to chat about the possibility that he might run for a Senate seat in Massachusetts should Sen. John Kerry be tapped as secretary of State. "I’m...Tags: Argo (movie), United Nations, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Social Media, World War II (1939-1945)
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