British Empire

Actor Michael Rogers takes on the title role in ‘Breakfast with Mugabe’

February 18, 2014Arts, Culture & Media

Robert Mugabe turns 90 this week and he has been ruling Zimbabwe for 34 years. To his critics, Mugabe is a revolutionary-turned-tyrant, but to his psychiatrist, Dr. Peric, he’s just another patient. Or at least that’s the premise of the off-Broadway play “Breakfast with Mugabe.”

Victims Tortured by British in Kenya During Mau Mau Rebellion to be Compensated

August 15, 2013Global Politics

Civil War, 1896 Tsunami, Mau Mau, Yuri Gagarin, Bay of Pigs

August 14, 2013

UK documents confirm torture of Mau Mau rebels

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Taking former colonial masters to court

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

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The fortified island

August 14, 2013Global Politics

For the Geo Quiz today we are looking for a British territory in the Atlantic. It is a small island, but has one of the world’s highest concentrations of historic forts.

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