Zimbabwe's teachers say they will go on strike when the next semester opens next week after the inclusvie government said it has no money to increase ...
A pledge by donor nations last week to provide more than $200 million to enhance security in Somalia is being hailed by some, criticized by others. An...
Australia will send an extra 450 troops to Afghanistan to address what the government in Canberra describes as a worsening security situation in the t...
The top envoys of two of the United Nations Security Council permanent members are the latest diplomats to apply pressure on Sri Lanka, amid fears of ...
Pakistan's military said attack helicopters have killed more than 50 Taliban fighters in Buner district, which was overrun by militants last week. Pak...
U.S. Senator Arlen Specter's decision to defect from the Republican Party and become a Democrat is the latest setback for a party still reeling from n...
Members of the U.S. Congress - particularly those representing states along the border with Mexico and Canada - are calling on the Obama administratio...
At least 80 Filipino seafarers are being held hostage by Somali pirates - the highest number from any nation. The Philippine government has banned shi...
Senior Obama administration officials say they believe a Washington meeting on climate change this week has somewhat improved chances for a new intern...
In what Australian researchers say is a world-first clinical trial, surgical masks have been found to be a cheap and effective front-line weapon again...
