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...desert, winelands to white-sand beaches - could stand in for almost anywhere, while the people of the Rainbow Nation, with a carefully placed sombrero here or a hijab there, could be almost anyone. Hollywood descended. In the last few years, South Africa has doubled as 16th century England, Iraq, Mexico, the earth in 10,000 B.C. and outer space - as well as other parts of Africa. As a result, Cape Town now finds itself home to a thriving film industry that employs 25,000 people and contributes some $800 million a year to South Africa's economy, according to Laurence...
Read "Report Shows Torture Is Widespread in Iraq...
...thousands of dollars, according to insurance brokers. Those companies begin negotiations with the kidnappers or pirates, and are usually authorized to take decisions without agreement from the shipping or oil companies concerned. Since the pirates off Somalia are motivated by money - rather than politics, as in Iraq and Afghanistan - the talks focus on one issue: the ransom amount. (See pictures of modern-day pirates...
...full scope of an event and condense it,” Lara reflected. “The simplest [sic] you make a story the less you know, and that’s worthless to me.” As a reporter during conflicts such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Logan said that she has had to balance being a woman with her professional responsibilities. She recounted a time when her hotel was bombed and before going on air Logan, who repeatedly called herself “feminine,” said that she took the time...
...pictures of U.S. troops' 6 years in Iraq...