How Achebe and Marley inspired a London teenager
As an African-American teen growing up in inner city London, I feted Chinua Achebe and Bob Marley for similar reasons, says Channel 4 News’ Keme Nzerem.
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The former leader of the banned Islamic group Al Muhajiroun says he knew one of the suspects, believed to be Michael Adebolajo, as security forces admit that both were on their radar.
Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo “was just a typical teenager” says a shocked neighbour who knew him when he was growing up in Essex.
Former senior members of the US military and political establishment accuse the country’s most senior officials of contributing to the spread of torture.
As an African-American teen growing up in inner city London, I feted Chinua Achebe and Bob Marley for similar reasons, says Channel 4 News’ Keme Nzerem.
Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, whose death has been announced, was the father of modern African writing. International Editor Lindsey Hilsum looks back on his remarkable achievements.
The new Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby is enthroned at a service in Canterbury Cathedral attended by more than 2,000 guests.
Researchers in Sweden say changes to the ecological makeup of Africas rainforests caused by increased hunting of bushmeat are as dramatic as those due to logging.
Allegations of corruption within the church, child abuse scandals, priestly celibacy, and the rise of militant Islam – just some of the major issues confronting Pope Francis as he begins his papacy.
The al-Qaeda commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who shot to prominence after the bloody Algerian gas plant hostage crisis, has reportedly been killed by Chadian soldiers in Mali.
As seven French tourists are kidnapped in Cameroon, International Editor Lindsey Hilsum asks if groups linked to al-Qaeda are implementing a widening war against the west.
With Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation, eyes will now turn to who his successor might be – but who are the runners and riders?
President Obama failed to mention Europe in his inaugural speech last week. Should we read anything into it?
There is a stark warning today the western intervention strategy in Mali is “flawed”. Part two of a special paper also says France and others are likely to be involved in the conflict “for some time”.
Britain is on standby and the US is already transporting French troops into Mali. But a new paper says the west is “betting on the wrong horse” by intervening in the region.
David Cameron’s claim that al-Qaeda poses an “existential threat” reminds us of Tony Blair’s rhetoric in the aftermath of 9/11. But how do their challenges differ?