Congo

Theater Review: 'Heart of Darkness' illuminates Joseph Conrad's words

2013-04-09 19:30:00

Actors' Gang stalwart Brian T. Finney invites us to once again venture deep into the interior of the African Congo in his adaptation of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness," now at the Ivy Substation. This stripped-down Actors' Gang production zooms in...

Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda denies war crimes in court

2013-03-26 09:55:00

Standing before the International Criminal Court on Tuesday for the first time, Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda denied he was guilty of a long list of wartime crimes. Ntaganda faces charges of forcing children to fight as soldiers and indirectly...

All a-Twitter over 'The Taste'

2013-03-06 14:50:00

A perspicacious Twitter follower named Jim Lawrence summed it up in a single sentence: “This is the 21st century: the only things in my timeline right now are Chavez and @Nigella_Lawson” So just how Twitter-ific is the star of “The...

Pictures in the News | November 30, 2012

2012-11-30 09:03:49

The Week in Pictures | November 26 – December 2, 2012

2012-11-30 13:42:48

Must Reads: Kim Jong Un, Congo rebels and tobacco in Africa

2012-12-16 05:30:00

From Congo rebels to Kim Jong Un, here are five stories you shouldn't miss from this last week in global news: Eastern Congo rebels thrive on fear, chaos Tobacco companies see Africa as fertile ground North Korea leader's stock rises with rocket...

Letters: U.S.-funded violence in Congo

2012-12-15 00:00:00

Re "Congo rebels thrive on fear and chaos," Dec. 11 The article about the situation in Congo reveals the alarming truth about Rwanda's exploitation of eastern Congo's natural resources and the unspeakable sexual violence being committed against Congo'...

U.S. diplomats evacuate Central African Republic as rebels advance

2012-12-28 10:24:00

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — U.S. diplomats evacuated from the capital of the Central African Republic on Friday, the State Department reported, after a coalition of rebel groups swept across the country in recent days, seizing towns and diamond...

Rebels in eastern Congo pull back from key city of Goma

2012-12-01 12:38:00

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Two weeks after seizing Goma, the M23 rebels withdrew Saturday with a warning that they still could retake the key eastern Congo city. M23, backed by neighboring Rwanda, caused a geopolitical crisis with its...

Must Reads: Benghazi attacks, Congo clashes and a Honduras tycoon

2012-12-23 05:01:00

From a Honduras tycoon to the Benghazi attacks, here are five stories you shouldn't miss from this past week in global news: Panel faults security failures in Benghazi attacks In Honduras, a controversial tycoon responds to critics In Israel, Labor...

Ending the cycle of abuse in Congo

2012-12-23 00:00:00

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Nov. 19, armed men from a rebel group called the M23 were looking for a prominent civil society leader in a village outside Goma, a provincial capital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. He'd been...

Ben Affleck on running for Senate: He didn't say 'no'

2012-12-20 16:28:00

He didn't say "no." Ben Affleck didn't say much, but he didn't say "no" when pressed by Bob Schieffer to chat about the possibility that he might run for a Senate seat in Massachusetts should Sen. John Kerry be tapped as secretary of State. "I’m...

Ben Affleck didn't say much, but he didn't say "no" when pressed by Bob Schieffer to chat about the possibility that he might run for a Senate seat in Massachusetts should Sen. John F. Kerry, a Democrat, leave his post to become secretary of State.

2012-12-21 12:29:12

Congolese ex-militia boss Mathieu Ngudjolo listens to the verdict on his trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

2012-12-18 00:00:00

M23 rebels withdraw from the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday.

2012-12-01 00:00:00