British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he believes his government's mission in Afghanistan will succeed. Mr. Brown has been on the defensive amid a ...
Zimbabwe's wildlife conservation reputation has taken a knock in the past few years and there are fears the recent surge in the poaching of the black ...
The World Health Organization says studies in Senegal and Mali show it is possible to eliminate river blindness. More than 37 million people are infec...
Indonesia's foreign minister has said Burma must release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi if its 2010 elections are to be credible. Indonesia has bee...
The expression smoke like a Turk seems destined for the rubbish bin of history now that Turkey has introduced some of the toughest anti-smoking legisl...
The UN refugee agency said security concerns are making it increasingly difficult for aid workers to gain access and provide assistance to the growing...
The United Nations reports it is running a record funding-shortfall of $4.8 billion for its aid operations in 16 crisis-ridden countries. The United N...
A new U.N. report says foreign direct investment by transnational corporations will start to recover in 2010 and rebound substantially in 2011. The U....
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to end funding for the most sophisticated U.S. fighter jet, supporting President Barack Obama on one of the most controv...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is open to a productive partnership with Burma if the military government there ends the mis...
