Christopher Torchia, The Associated Press

Christopher Torchia

The Associated Press

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Past articles by Christopher:

A tense exchange highlights unsettled part of Tutu's legacy

Desmond Tutu was begging for an apology. Not from a leader of South Africa’s former racist white government, but from a fellow titan of the anti-apartheid struggle. “I beg you, I beg you, I beg you, please,” Tutu implored Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at a 1997 hearing of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that he chaired during its mission to expose the abuses of apartheid. → Read More

Tutu: a man of empathy, moral ardor, and some silly jokes

Desmond Tutu was, for many around the world, an icon → Read More

Long after grisly end, Túpac Amaru still fascinates in Peru

NEW YORK (AP) — Roads and schools in Peru carry the name of Túpac Amaru. A framed depiction of him — stern gaze, flowing hair, wide-brimmed hat — hangs in the government palace in Lima. He inspired a comic book superhero, Tupaqman . → Read More

200 years: Remote St. Helena island marks Napoleon's death

Getting to the remote South Atlantic island where Napoleon died 200 years ago got even harder during the coronavirus pandemic. So while commemorations of the May 5, 1821 death of the deposed French emperor on British-ruled St. Helena are going ahead there, they are not happening with an influx of international visitors that was expected before COVID-19 swept across the world. → Read More

Once again, volcanic Caribbean island looks to recovery

Last week, La Soufrière once again started spewing hot torrents of gas, ash and rock, forcing thousands to evacuate to government-run shelters and private homes. → Read More

The end approaches for Chile's military-era constitution

A countrywide conversation is building in Chile, where many believe democratic progress has been obstructed by the 1980 constitution crafted under the former dictator, Gen. Augusto Pinochet → Read More

World leaders appalled by US rioting, urge peaceful transfer

TOKYO (AP) — Teargas and bullets in the U.S. Capitol building. Outrage, confusion and... → Read More

World leaders are appalled by storming of US Capitol

Leaders around the world condemned the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, expressing shock at the chaos unfolding in a country they once → Read More

'Disgraceful scenes in US Congress': World leaders express shock at pro-Trump rioters' breach of US Capitol

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is among those in the United States and abroad speaking out after a mob of violent protesters made its way into the U.S. Capitol. → Read More

World leaders express shock at storming of US Capitol

Leaders around the world condemned the storming of the U. S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, expressing shock at the chaos unfolding in a country they once relied upon for global leadership. "Disgraceful scenes in US Congress," tweeted Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, a staunch ally of the United States over generations. "The United States stands for… → Read More

World leaders express shock at storming of US Capitol

Leaders around the world condemned the storming of the U. S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, expressing shock at the chaos unfolding in a country they once relied upon for global leadership. "Disgraceful scenes in US Congress," tweeted Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, a staunch ally of the United States over generations. "The United States stands for… → Read More

The states people left in 2020 — and why

According to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau last week, the states with the most people leaving include New York, Illinois and Hawaii. → Read More

Global pandemic meets 500th anniversary of 1st global voyage

Disease, mutinies and uncharted waters nearly sabotaged the global circumnavigation launched by Portuguese mariner Ferdinand Magellan → Read More

Eager for change, Chile faces long road to new constitution

The fireworks and street celebrations are over in Chile, and now many months of hard work and uncertainty loom for a population impatient for change → Read More

He's not running, but Morales looms large in Bolivia vote

Even in exile, Evo Morales is a factor in Bolivia’s election next month → Read More

Mexico honors a defiant woman on independence anniversary

Leona Vicario was a financier and intelligence gatherer for Mexico’s independence struggle — a woman who broke gender barriers and publicly refuted an allegation that she made sacrifices for her country just to win the man she loved → Read More

Mandela's lawyer, anti-apartheid activist George Bizos dies

Anti-apartheid crusader and Nelson Mandela’s personal lawyer George Bizos has died at 92, his family says → Read More

Recent data show Chinese fishing fleet still near Galapagos

Satellite data indicates that a large Chinese fishing fleet remained in international waters near Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago at the beginning of this month, even as China said it would temporarily ban fishing near the UNESCO world heritage site → Read More

Pandemic's toll among journalists in Peru is especially high

Journalists' groups say that dozens of reporters have died from COVID-19 in Peru since the pandemic began, in the highest reported death toll of media workers from the new coronavirus in Latin America → Read More

Tension with Washington helps fuel Turkey-Venezuela alliance

MEXICO CITY -- At first glance, they seem like an odd couple. Yet Turkey, a Mediterranean power that often chafes at what it calls Western interventionism, and Venezuela on the Caribbean, rich in oil and gold but in perpetual crisis and under U.S. sanctions, have a few things in common. There is an economic relationship; the murkier aspects have attracted the scrutiny of the U.S. Treasury… → Read More