Africa Travel
Travel photo of the day: African bird's true colors
Tom Gubala spotted this lilac-breasted roller in Tanzania while on a safari in late summer 2011.
Travel photo of the day: A lion 'king' of Africa
Janice Weinberg submitted this photo of a majestic-looking lion at the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.
Fun in Mogadishu? Yes, it happens
Name a a capital city with chaotic charm, white beaches nearby and stunning architecture? Mogadishu probably isn't first on the list, but NBC's Rohit Kachroo reports from the city.
Israeli airstrikes kill Gaza militant
Israel carried out a series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip late Tuesday, killing a Palestinian militant wounding others. Israel said it targeted militants before they could carry out an attack on the border between Israel and Egypt.
South Africa's Johannesburg rises again
Johannesburg dates its beginnings to the discovery of gold in 1886. Its downtown, where skyscrapers tower over deep mines, was abandoned by business in recent decades, and squatters turned the office towers into high-rise slums. But now, as the city celebrates its 125th birthday, creative South Africans are seeing gold in warehouses and cheap office space, and they're revitalizing neighborhoods with galleries, museums, shops, studios, clubs and restaurants.
Gospel Trail lets tourists walk in Jesus' footsteps
A new trail across northern Israel offers travelers the chance to walk — or trot — through New Testament sites in the footsteps of Jesus.
Learning to love vultures in order to save them
Many people associate vultures with death and decay. But a couple of conservationists in South Africa are trying to show the public what they love and admire about these birds in order to try to save them.