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Farmworker convicted of killing South African white supremacist
World NowFarmworker convicted of killing South African white supremacist Eugene TerreBlanche: Chris Mahlangu, 29, was convicted Tuesday of killing his employer, South African white supremacist, Eugene TerreBlanche in April 2010. His companion, Patrick Ndlovu, 18,... -
Madagascar's wildlife -- including some newly discovered species -- imperiled by unrest, WWF says
L.A. UnleashedJOHANNESBURG — From giant palm trees to mouse-sized lemurs, unique plants and animals are threatened on Madagascar as political deadlock drags on after a 2009 coup. The World Wildlife Fund conservation group drew attention to the Indian Ocean... -
Namibia: Desert, ghost town and the Skeleton Coast
Special to the Los Angeles TimesReporting from Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia Griddle-hot deserts, time-forsaken ghost towns, prismatic canyons and endless ribbons of lonely highway: There's nothing quite like a road trip across the Southwest to get the gasoline pumping in an...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Cape Town (South Africa), Human Interest
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Smaller legs of world cruises can be a deal
The British couple — she in a long black dress, he in a traditional tux — leaned against the elevator's polished wood paneling as they headed back to their cabin after an evening performance in the main showroom. Embarrassed at my casual...Tags: Italy, Cruises, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Marvin Hamlisch, Uruguay
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Sen. Barbara Boxer seeks climate-change action from summit
GreenspaceSenator Barbara Boxer stepped up today to deliver an appeal for action at the mostly lackluster UN Climate Change Conference, which wraps up this week in Durban, South Africa. Her speech was delivered to an almost-empty Senate TV/Radio gallery, which is... -
NPR reports Kyoto Protocol in trouble in Durban
GreenspaceNews coverage of the UN climate talks in Durban has been minimal, at best, and that’s clearly because – just like in Copenhagen last year – there has been almost no mention of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which was put in place to set... -
Gay marriage: Where it's legal around the world
World NowGay marriage is still illegal in much of the United States, where President Barack Obama recently threw his support to allowing same-sex couples to wed. It also remains rare around the world, as the above map from the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,... -
South Africa atwitter over racism-twinged tweets by a pair of models
World NowTwo young models condemned in South African scandal over Twitter racism: Two young women from a generation too young to remember apartheid, exposed South Africa’s racist underbelly in recent days, with a series of enraged, racist Tweets. odhe... -
Malawi's President Mutharika ailing after heart attack
World NowThe president of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika was in a critical condition in hospital Thursday after a cardiac arrest: Malawi teetered on the edge of political crisis after President Bingu wa Mutharika, 78, was flown to South Africa for emergency medical... -
This Sunday: Figment, Charles Dickens, Etgar Keret and more
Jacket CopyFigment awarded innovators prize at LA Times Book Awards. Letters by Charles Dickens and short stories by Etgar Keret this Sunday.... -
Africa calls for World Bank reform after Nigerian denied top post
World NowAfricans call for World Bank reform after Africa's candidate for World Bank president is passed over: African financial leaders called for the reform of the World Bank and its process for selecting its leader, dominated for six decades by the US, after... -
A South African rape, captured on video, exposes an epidemic
World NowA typical South African rape - captured on cell phone video: South African radio and social media lit up with outrage after a cell phone video showed the gang rape of a 17 year old girl by a group of adolescents. They offered her 25 cents to keep silent...
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