Idi Amin

From Idi Amin to Al-Bashir: A Critical Moment for International Criminal Justice

Rahim Kanani | Posted 11.08.2009 | World


Rahim Kanani

With a number of outstanding arrest warrants and many more countries on the cusp of becoming active ICC investigations, the system of international criminal justice is at a crossroads.

Betraying the Tribe: Michela Wrong and the Foundations of African Corruption

Jake Whitney | Posted 08.11.2009 | World


Jake Whitney

Wrong's new book, It's Our Turn To Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistleblower, confronts the question of African corruption head on and finds there's plenty of blame to go around.

Time for Yankees to Say Goodbye to A-Rod

Matt Littman | Posted 06.01.2009 | Entertainment


Matt Littman

Baseball engenders great nicknames, and the New York Yankees, the most storied franchise in all of sports, certainly have had their fair share. There's the Babe, Joltin' Joe, Mr. October, and Bitch Tits.

Where Are They Now? Descendents Of 10 Former Dictators

Mental Floss | Stacy Conradt | Posted 04.13.2009 | World


1. Alessandra Mussolini, the daughter of Benito Mussolini's son and his first wife, Anna Maria Scicolone (who also happened to be Sophia Loren's siste...

What Obama Will Do for Africa: A Conversation with Salim Amin

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 01.03.2009 | World


Mayhill Fowler

At the News Xchange international broadcast conference... I talked with Salim Amin, a Kenyan and the founder of A24 Media, Africa's first online agency for video and photography.