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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... -
Three women, two Liberians and a Yemeni, win Nobel Peace Prize
Three women from Africa and the Middle East who symbolize nonviolent struggles to improve their nations and advance the role of women's rights were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Sharing the award were Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf,...Tags: Peace Negotiations, Civil Unrest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Awards and Prizes, Religious Conflicts
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South African ruling party youth leader refuses to resign
World NowSouth African ruling party youth leader Julius Malema slammed disciplinary procedures against him as worse than apartheid justice. Malema said he would not step down as ANC Youth League president, despite his suspension.... -
South African ex-miners seek compensation for lung disease
World NowA lawyer for hundreds of chronically ill South African gold miners says they were denied health checks for the potentially fatal lung disease silicosis. Attorney Richard Meeran says legal action has been launched in a London court seeking compensation... -
U.N. panel votes to condemn Syria for violent crackdown
World NowA United Nations committee voted Tuesday to condemn Syria for its violent crackdown on protesters, stepping up the pressure Syria's increasingly isolated president, Bashar Assad, after Turkey’s prime minister urged him to step down.... -
Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62; singer and poet 'set the template' for rap music
Gil Scott-Heron, a singer, songwriter, poet and author whose social commentary and combination of spoken words with musical grooves are widely cited as a seminal influence on rap music, died Friday. He was 62.
The Associated Press reported that a friend,...Tags: Radiohead (music group), Ronald Reagan, Music Theater, Human Interest, Fieldston
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Black rhinoceros who survived being shot by poachers is transported to South African zoo
L.A. UnleashedJOHANNESBURG â A critically endangered black rhino shot nine times by poachers in South Africa has been moved to a zoo in Johannesburg. Faan Coetzee of the Endangered Wildlife Trust said Monday that 5-year-old Phila will stay at the zoo...... -
South Africa's Johnny Clegg returns with first U.S. album in 17 years
Pop & HissWhen South African musician Johnny Clegg started playing music in earnest in the 1970s, he was something of a trendsetter, one who assembled an integrated band of white and black musicians at a time when his nationâs government officially sanctioned....... -
World Cup: Weather cools off Ghana
The Fabulous ForumGhana had to delay its Thursday morning practice session in Rustenburg because the field was unusable. âThe pitch is frozen and it has to be cleared.â Fred Pappoe, vice president of the Ghana Football Assn., said on the groupâs website....... -
World Cup: The invasion of Paris
The Fabulous ForumAs if South Africa didn't have enough problems, Paris Hilton has arrived in Johannesburg, according to the socialite's Twitter page. Sister Nicky also tweeted that she was "looking forward to going on safari and watching the football." Hope someone... -
Zakes Mokae dies at 75; Tony-winning South African actor
Associated PressZakes Mokae, the Tony-winning South African actor best known for his work with playwright Athol Fugard in such apartheid dramas as "The Blood Knot" and "Master Harold . . . and the Boys," has died. He was 75. Mokae died Friday at his home in Las Vegas...Tags: James Earl Jones, The X-Files (tv program), Tony Awards, South Africa, Celebrities
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Tough Zimbabwe farm family survives another blow
Mike Campbell sat and watched the flames. The 76-year-old Zimbabwean farmer desperately wanted to help. But you can't fight a fire with a walking stick.
So the fierce, proud man who had spent so many years fighting for his land was forced to stand by...Tags: Farms, Mangos, Heads of State, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe
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