Nov 3rd, 2008 · Tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced by fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. U.N. peacekeepers are protecting an aid convoy that's heading to a town in the rebel-held zone of east Congo. The town was captured last week by rebels loyal to renegade Tutsi General Laurent Nkunda, who is participating in the fragile cease-fire.
Aug 7th, 2008 · A few years ago a handful of renegade artists staked their claim just outside Beijing, away from the eye of the authorities. Now 798, as the area is called, is a bustling arts zone supported by the Chinese government.
Jul 23rd, 2008 · Janis Ian wrote Society's Child, a song about an interracial couple in the 1960s when she was 15 years old, a song that she says everyone hated her for. In a new memoir, Ian recounts her life as an activist and musician.
May 21st, 2008 · In the 1960s, the renegade saxophonist took children's songs, march melodies and gospel hymns and made them into powerful free improvisations. Now, he's being embraced by a generation of rock fans — and explored in a recent documentary.
Nov 27th, 2007 · In the Democratic Republic of Congo an already bad humanitarian crisis worsens with the eruption of clashes between Hutu army troops and forces loyal to a renegade Tutsi general.
Nov 21st, 2007 · The Congolese government is trying to get a renegade militia with ties to the Rwandan government to put down their weapons. Some soldiers have disarmed, but an upsurge in violence in eastern Congo has many fearing a renewed war.
Jun 6th, 2007 · It took a renegade of modern film, Dennis Hopper, to engineer one of the great had-to-happen musical summits of modern times. To provide the music for The Hot Spot, the director hired greats from different musical worlds: bluesman John Lee Hooker and jazz trumpeter Miles Davis.
Sep 11th, 2006 · During the holy month of Ramadan, millions of Muslims will gather nightly to feast with their family and friends. That also translates into the biggest primetime viewing audience across the Arab world. One blockbuster TV special, Renegades, will send this message: Terrorists kill Muslims, too.