The war between Georgia and Russia in early August drove more than 130,000 Georgians from their homes as they fled bombing, shelling and looting. Two ...
The world's biggest humanitarian prize has been awarded to BRAC, the largest non-profit organization in the developing world. The 2008 Hilton Humanita...
India's largest private sector airline has reinstated more than 800 employees who were sacked earlier in the week. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New...
Scientists in Australia are developing a thinking cap that could unlock our hidden genius, by switching on and off certain sections of the brain. Rese...
Sudan's energy minister has reportedly canceled a visit to Kenya next week to conclude an oil deal reached between the two countries in August. The re...
The Nigerian health ministry has blamed poor sanitation and shortage of safe drinking water for the deadly outbreaks of cholera and gastroenteritis in...
European leaders wrapped up a two-day summit in Brussels with agreement on ways to rescue the European financial system, but split over greenhouse gas...
Financial markets continue to exhibit extreme volatility as investors assess the impact of government intervention in both the U.S. and European banki...
The U.S. presidential campaign headed into the home stretch Thursday following the third and final debate between Republican candidate John McCain and...
The Pentagon says U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have reached a draft agreement establishing the legal framework for U.S. troops to stay in Iraq after the...
