152 Dead in Crash, and One Story of Survival
The relatives of the young girl who survived the crash on Tuesday related how she clung to the wreckage.
Black Boxes Are Detected From Yemeni Jet
France announced on Sunday that search teams had detected the acoustic beacons from the two flight recorders of a Yemeni jet that crashed last week in the Indian Ocean.
Togo W. Tanaka dies at 93; journalist documented life at Manzanar internment camp (Los Angeles Times)
Many of his reports were critical of camp administrators and the policy that led to the internment of 10,000 people of Japanese descent, most of whom were U.S. citizens from Los Angeles County. Togo W. Tanaka, a former journalist and businessman whose reports on life inside the Manzanar internment camp illuminated divisions in the Japanese American community after the attack on Pearl Harbor and …
Vulnerable in Morocco
A young Casablancan with an absent father is recruited by Islamic terrorists in this novel.
World Briefing | Africa: Niger: Leader, Seeking Longer Term, Dissolves Court
President Mamadou Tandja dissolved the Constitutional Court after appointing eight ministers from parties that back his plan for a referendum on extending his term.
Yemenia Crash Stirs Calls for Stronger Watchdogs
Bahia Bakari arrived in Paris on Thursday for an emotional reunion with her father, just as the French media raised new concerns about air safety.
Goddess of Mischief
A lively, harrowing biography of the glamorous Idina Sackville, celebrated and reviled as a ringleader of the British colonial scene in 1920s Africa.
World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: State Abducted Activist
A prosecutor admitted during a Supreme Court hearing that state security agents illegally abducted and detained Jestina Mukoko, a human rights advocate, in December.
World Briefing | Africa: Kenya: Report Says Security Forces Tortured Civilians
A Human Rights Watch report said Kenyan security forces tortured and raped civilians during an operation in the country’s northeast region last year.
World Briefing | Africa: Sudan: National Elections Are Postponed Again
Sudan will delay national elections for two months, to April 2010, officials said.
African Union Lifts Sanctions on Mauritania
The sanctions and a suspension from the body were lifted because of steps the country is taking to restore democracy, the Union said on Wednesday.
Islamists Amputate Limbs of 4 Somalis Accused of Theft
The punishments marked the first time that Islamic insurgents brought their strict form of justice to the capital.
Constant Fear and Mob Rule in South Africa Slum
Crime in South Africa is often portrayed as an onslaught against the wealthy, but it is the poor who are conveniently accessible to criminals.
