Mercy Womeh breaks rocks for less than four U.S. dollars a day to afford education to lift herself from poverty in Liberia.

Mandela was human, too. When you make something divine, you put it out of reach for yourself.

Which major nation in 1913 was first to recognize China’s new republic — and why?

Could a financial shock lead the way to a peaceful solution?

Nelson Mandela (1918-2013): freedom fighter, political prisoner, President of South Africa, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.