Land-grabbing is a practice whereby wealthier nations poach land from poorer ones. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)...

Nelson Mandela dances what South Africans call the "Madiba shuffle" during a public event.

Nelson Mandela cutting a birthday cake with his family.

From left, Maila, Sasha and Michelle Obama with Nelson Mandela during a visit to South Africa by the American first...

Nelson Mandela briefs the United Nations Security Council on his work as a peace facilitator in Burundi. Behind him is...

After 27 years in prison, and four months after other top African National Congress leaders were released, Nelson Mandela walked...

The earliest photo of Nelson Mandela, showing him at the age of 19.

An aerial shot of the Sino-Gabonese friendship stadium, Libreville. Bechtel project managed the build of two stadiums as well as...

The World Heritage List includes 962 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee...

World Refugee Day was established by the UN General Assembly in 2000 and is marked each year on June 20,...