Donate

Santos

General Ruben Dario Alzate was kidnapped by FARC in a village close to the provincial capital of Quibdó in northwestern Colombia.

A Colombian general’s bizarre behavior may have derailed his country’s fragile peace talks

Conflict

Gen. Ruben Dario Alzate was kidnapped by FARC, a Colombian guerilla group, after an unexplained, unarmed visit to a rural village. No one knows why he made the ill-informed decision, but the abduction may have ended efforts by FARC and the government to end their 50-year-old war.

France's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris fails to stop a goal shot by Nigeria's Emmanuel Emenike, which was later disallowed, during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game at the Brasilia national stadium in Brasilia June 30, 2014.

When did a simple goal become a ‘Goooooooooooooal’?

Sports
France's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris fails to stop a goal shot by Nigeria's Emmanuel Emenike, which was later disallowed, during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game at the Brasilia national stadium in Brasilia June 30, 2014.

When did a simple goal become a ‘Goooooooooooooal’?

Sports

Lives in the Balance: One Gay Couple Waits for the Supreme Court Decision on DOMA

Conflict & Justice
The World

What it Means for José L. Santos to be a Portuguese-American Artist

Music with a Message in Mozambique

One of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize winners hails from a poor province in Mozambique where he’s using music to raise awareness about the need for toilets and good hygiene.

The World

Global Hit

Arts, Culture & Media

Hip hop artist Joaquin Santos is from San Diego but he has strong family ties to El Salvador. His solo album, Salva Vida, tackles the social, political and economic problems plaguing the Central American nation.