Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Zambia published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 65
» View latimes.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
•
Next >
-
Did dinosaur ancestors benefit from worst extinction on Earth?
Dinosaurs may have been wiped out by a mass extinction about 65 million years ago, but an earlier extinction event may have given their predecessors a leg up on the competition, according to a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences....
Tags: Tanzania, South Africa, Paleontology, Fossils
-
North suburban families pack seeds, send hope to Zimbabwe
Families from across the North Shore gathered over the weekend to pack beet seeds for people living in poverty overseas. Organized by Willow Creek Community Church, the seed-packing event attracted more than 3,000 volunteers, including 5-year-olds and a...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Zimbabwe
-
Florence family Zambia-bound for mission work
Florence Morning News, S.C.A young Florence family is headed off into the wilds of southern Africa for a year, or maybe more, of mission work that is all about following Jesus Christ's famous command to "sell what you have ... and follow Me." The "rich young ruler" in that...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Religion and Belief, AIDS, Christianity, Baptist
-
Project to help feed shunned Zambians
The Spokesman-ReviewA group of Gonzaga University students is relying on chickens to expand the school's relationship with aid organizations in Zambia. Aubrey Weber, Joe Worthey, Max Bear and Jordan Madrid have formed a group called, Hope for Zambezi, which has already...Tags: Lisa Brown, Teaching and Learning, Students
-
Area women chosen to deliver shoeboxes overseas for Operation Christmas Child
kpeek@amnews.comBeing “shoebox crazy” is something Danville’s Kathy Kendrick and Liberty’s Nicki Johnson have become used to. As part of the collection team for the Danville area, they were two of many volunteers who packed and collected about 23,...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Human Interest, Holidays, Religious Festivals, Travel
-
Foreign government offices
For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is available only through their websites. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at...Tags: Pakistan, Latvia, Dominican Republic, Cultural Development, Tanzania
-
Symbolia invents new visual language for comics journalism
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.comAmerica’s first magazine exclusively for comics journalism is made of pixels, not ink. Symbolia, a magazine for the iPad, launched ...... -
African teen prepares to return home after life-changing surgery in Salem
ReporterWednesday was the last check-up for Anderson Mambwe. This Saturday Anderson is going home to Zambia. "They were all expecting me to have my legs amputated," says Mambwe, "My mom she will be very proud of me." Anderson's feet were deformed causing... -
Chester H. Sollenberger, 86
Chester H. Sollenberger, 86, of Lebanon, Pa., died Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, at his residence. He was married 55 years to the late Mildred Grove Sollenberger, who passed away March 13, 2003, while living in Hagerstown, Md. Born April 18, 1926, in...
Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Malaria, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
-
$5 million prize for former African leader goes to ... no one
World NowMillions of dollars hung in the balance as a committee huddled in London, trying to decide which former African leader was worthy of their hefty cash prize. Monday, they announced which government chief won. Nobody. For the third time in its six years... -
International visitors stop at Presentation Sisters convent in Aberdeen
calvinmen@aberdeennews.comThough separated by an ocean and thousands of miles, when Sister Lynette Rodrigues arrived at Presentation Convent in Aberdeen from Zambia, she felt a connection with the Aberdeen sisters. "The first thing for me was the sense of Presentation, of... -
Chinese manager slain during labor dispute at Zambian mine
World NowChinese manager slain at controversial coal mine: In a riot over a pay dispute, enraged Zambian miners killed the Chinese mine manager, Wu Shengzai, 50, and wounded another representative of the Chinese-owned Collum coal mine, according to Zambian...
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 25, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| AM News
Feb 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 10, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Nov 21, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
Oct 17, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Oct 15, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Sep 19, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Aug 5, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Zambia topic gallery.
