Viewpoint: Yes, the best available and most widely accepted models of Earth's structure once precluded large-scale horizontal motion of continents. Viewpoint: No, geologic evidence shows that the continents had once been in very different...

A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, but seven areas are commonly regarded as continents – they are (from largest in size to smallest): Asia, Africa,...

The past two decades in Africa have been marked by the twin I themes of dramatic progress, such as the demise of apartheid in South Africa, and heartbreaking inertia, characterized by much of the continent's seemingly endless struggle with war, disease and famine. African...

ELLEN DUNKEL, Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 04-12-1996 EXPLORING THE CONTINENT -- AFRICA, RICH IN DIVERSITY By ELLEN DUNKEL, Staff Writer Date: 04-12-1996, Friday Section: LIFESTYLE / PREVIEWS Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1...

The head of the African Union lamented his continent's image as a place of "doom and gloom" at a summit of African leaders that opened Thursday in a city that suffers no such image problem: sunny Cannes on the French Riviera. The crisis in Darfur...

Elisha Turek scored 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Oral Roberts into the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years with a 72-55 win against Oakland in the Mid-Continent Conference tournament finals on Tuesday.Oral Roberts (22-10) opened the second half...