The possible caning of a Muslim woman for drinking beer tests Malaysia's image

Perfect example of the paternalist and colonialist view of Africa is Nicolas Sarkozy's discourse in Dakar's university in 2007. Here is the link to the translation of the speech: http://marian.typepad.com/marians_blog/2008/04/africa-outside.html

What strikes me is that while Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks about Ivory Coast's path to democracy, his discourse begins with the material prospects that Africa has always represented in the eyes of the West. Is that why Africa matters?

We ignore Africa at our peril. The African continent will only become more important in the future, and the whole world has a stake in what happens there.

Stop being nostalgic for the 40-year-old concert. It was wet, crowded, and overhyped.

Police in Brazil accuse a TV presenter of ordering killings to get rid of drug trafficking rivals and boost his show's ratings.