Aquamation is a corpse decomposition process that uses water instead of fire to produce similar results — an urn of ashes. It’s seen as a “greener alternative” to carbon-emitting cremation.
The Dalai Lama has canceled his trip to South Africa, where he had been invited by fellow Nobel Peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Georgia Public Broadcasting Reporter Josephine Bennett was outside Jackson Prison, where Davis was executed. She discusses the night's drama.
The Geo Quiz wants you to name a region of northwestern Ethiopia, home to the Amharic language.
Four Kenyans who allege they were tortured during the British suppression of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya have begun a legal case for compensation. The World's Laura Lynch reports.
President Obama will present 16 civilians with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Receiving a medal is Nancy Goodman Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. She joins The Takeaway to talk about her work and the award.
A look at South Africa in the post-apartheid era, where the gap between rich and poor has not closed -- it has whitened.
On a global level, rising food prices may be next biggest threat to our human rights.
Former Irish President Mary Robinson talks about The Elders, a group of respected world leaders assembled by Nelson Mandela to tackle some of the world's most divisive issues.
Most of Zimbabwe's neighbors have been slow to criticize President Robert Mugabe or even publicly address reports of violence toward his opponents, but there have been more voices of dissent in the past week, as The World's Jason Margolis has more.