This could be one of the most significant announcements in the world...ever. Sure, it sounds like hyperbole, but give me a second to explain, and see if you don't agree...   more »

The hunger strike led by Indian civil rights leader Medha Patkar got a boost Friday--two days after she was forcibly hospitalized by the Indian government--as student unions, academics, and other organizations joined the protest over the Indian government's failure to properly compensate tens of thousands of farmers displaced by floodwaters from a rising dam...   more »

Just hours after his disappearance was announced by the Nigerian government, Charles Taylor was caught nearly 1000 miles from his ...   more »

Less than three days after revoking his asylum, Nigerian authorities announced Tuesday that Charles Taylor had disappeared, drawing outrage ...   more »

Nigeria has announced that Liberian officials are now "free to take" former warlord-turned-president Charles Taylor, but it's in Sierra Leone that he's really wanted--to face charges of crimes against humanity...   more »

Nepal's Maoist insurgents, U.S. President George W. Bush, and the 18th Century American patriots...birds of a feather? OneWorld's editor in the U.S. examines what lies behind the bloody conflict that everybody says they don't want but nobody seems willing to stop.   more »

The man they called "Africa's Bluesman" has died. Ali Farka Toure was 66, and he had cancer. He will be ...   more »

Did you know that one of the top human activities contributing to climate change is flying in an airplane? But I've found a way around that.   more »