Will we see Africa's rhinos become extinct in our lifetime? The continent's rhinos are already endangered and now they are being killed at a rapidly increasing rate. The rhinos are not safe in South Africa's parks despite drastic measures including deadly gun battles with poachers.
Pistorius, who is on trial for the Valentine's Day murder of his girlfriend in 2013, took to the witness box Monday for the first time and in a
high, shaky voice told the story of a scared and vulnerable boy growing up in South Africa.
JOHANNESBURG — For viewers following this televised trial from abroad, the impression might be that South Africa is a gun-toting country with a right-to-bear-arms ethos similar to that of the United States. In fact there is comparatively little gun ownership here. But the astonishing figure is the number of gun murders: more than five times the US rate.
JOHANNESBURG — Humanity thought it had tuberculosis beat. The dreaded “consumption,” one of the world's oldest diseases, had plagued the ancient Egyptians and ravaged 19th-century Europe and North America. New drugs in the 1940s made it possible to beat TB at last, and the number of cases plummeted. The disease is again on the rise, infecting more than 8 million people a year.
NEW YORK — Some of the largest nations on Earth — including Afghanistan, Brazil and India, not to mention the United States — will hold important elections in the coming year, any of which could affect the global political landscape profoundly.