Wide Angle

World Links: Full Ballot Boxes in South Africa; Britain’s Bleak Budget

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Apr 22nd, 2009

Zumaphobes and Zumamaniacs Head to the Polls in South Africa

South Africans go to the polls on Wednesday to vote in the fourth national elections since apartheid ended in 1994. Wide Angle spoke with Azad Essa, political blogger for the South African newspaper The Mail and Guardian, about the significance of the upcoming elections.

Apr 21st, 2009

World Links: Sri Lankan Government Accused of Killing Over 1,000; Vigilantes Kill Students in Kenya

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Apr 21st, 2009

World Links: Tamil Tigers Given 24 Hours to Surrender; Israel’s Ambassador to Switzerland Recalled

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Apr 20th, 2009

World Links: Music Pirates Jailed, Mumbai Gunman Retracts Confession

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Apr 17th, 2009

Obama Heads to Mexico

Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderón will discuss the drug-related violence that has caused more than 10,000 Mexican deaths in the past three years and may be inching across the border.

Apr 16th, 2009