As post-apartheid South Africa struggles to fulfill its promise, the new documentary “I Live to Sing” follows three gifted singers at the University of Cape Town Opera School, which was once off-limits to black students.
Read MoreThe chirping of birds and the sounds of children playing near the cabin door woke us up before six in the morning. The birds flew off when we opened the doors. The kids – children of one of the coordinators at the university – gave us a smiling, mischievous look and ran off after the birds. (21 photos)
Read MoreThe Cuban government admitted today having sent “obsolete weapons” along with sugar on board the North Korean ship detained on Monday at the Panama Canal. The finding also caused slight misgivings in Washington due to sanctions prohibiting arms trading with North Korea and the traditional enmity between the US and Cuba.
Read MoreThe judge in the Bradley Manning case says she will decide Thursday on his lawyers’ request to dismiss seven of the charges he faces, including allegations that he aided the enemy when he provided hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks.
Read MorePanamanian police seized military equipment, including missiles, on board a North Korean ship trying to cross the Panama Canal en route from Cuba, announced Monday the country’s president, Ricardo Martinelli.
Read MoreProtests were held across the country this weekend after a Florida jury found George Zimmerman not guilty on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin.
Read MoreIsraeli troops and settlers escalate attacks targeting,West Bank communities, while Palestinian officials reiterate that for peace talks to resume, Israel needs to fulfill its obligations.
Read MoreBolivian President Evo Morales thanked the Organization of American States (OAS) member countries this Wednesday for the severe criticisms they leveled at the governments of four European countries, PULSAR reported.
Read MoreJournalist Barrett Brown spent his 300th day behind bars this week on a range of charges filed after he used information obtained by the hacker group Anonymous to report on the operations of private intelligence firms.
Read MoreReporter and blogger Kevin Gosztola has been one of only a handful of journalists covering the Bradley Manning trial on a daily basis. He describes the first few weeks of the historic trial. We also speak to Col. Morris Davis, the former chief prosecutor at Guantánamo, who testified for the Manning defense.
Read More