A 25-year-old Peace Corps Volunteer from Atlanta, Ga., died on Saturday, April 28 after falling ill during her service in Ghana, according to a Peace…
Hugo Chavez, Venezuela’s fiery and controversial socialist president who came to power on wave of popular sentiment and befriended some of the world’s most notorious dictators, has died at the age of 58, Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro said today.Hugo Chavez, Venezuela’s fiery and controversial socialist president Chavez had been fighting cancer, recently seeking treatment […]
South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela has recovered from his recent lung infection and a surgical procedure to remove gallstones, according to an announcement Sunday by President Jacob Zuma. Doctors say that Mandela, 94, has made “steady progress and that clinically, he continues to improve,” according to a statement issued by Zuma’s office. Mandela was […]
