Chinua Achebe (born 1930) is one of the foremost Nigerian novelists. His novels are primarily directed to an African audience, but their psychological insights have gained them universal acceptance. Chinua Achebe was born into an Ibo family on Nov. 15, 1...

Chinua Achebe is arguably the most discussed African writer of his generation. His first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), has become a classic. It has been read and discussed by readers throughout the anglophone world and has been translated into some fo...

Chinua Achebe is arguably the most discussed African writer of his generation. His first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), has become a classic. It has been read and discussed by readers throughout the anglophone world and has been translated into some fo...

The massive death and destruction wrought by civil wars, such as those in Rwanda and Angola, makes it for the international community to strive for their peaceful resolution. However, internationally-sponsored peace negotiations have often failed because either party demands justice for those who were...

What were the economies, corporations and governments among the 100 largest economic entities at the end of the twentieth century? Recognition of the 100 largest economic entities at the end of the twentieth century (1999, the most current year for all information available) provides...

The fate of one of Moscow's most famous symbols _ the tomb of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin _ should be put to Russia's voters, a top Kremlin official said in an interview published Wednesday.The comments by Vladimir Kozhin, who heads of the Kremlin's property department,...

The largest bloc in Lebanon's deadlocked parliament has dropped its opposition to the army chief becoming president, bringing Gen. Michel Suleiman a step closer to being the new head of state and ending a yearlong political crisis, a lawmaker said Wednesday.The apparent breakthrough, announced by...