Heavy rains in West Africa have affected more than 350,000 people. Our correspondent reports, flooding has killed at least 32 people in Ghana and Burk...
Sri Lanka's government is ordering the spokesman for the U.N. Children's Fund to leave the country. Our correspondent reports the expulsion stems from...
The spiritual leader of the radical Somali militant group al-Shabab has sharply criticized the leadership of the breakaway region of Somaliland for ha...
Rescue efforts continue in the aftermath of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Indonesia. The government has confirmed the deaths of 64 people but th...
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown staunchly defended his government's Afghanistan policy and said troops would stay until Afghan forces can go it al...
Under pressure from the United States, Israel is sending mixed signals on the controversial issue of West Bank settlements. General view of the West B...
It has been about six months since the Obama Administration unveiled a new strategy boosting efforts to rebuild Afghan civil society. That is part of ...
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is launching a global information campaign to help communities deal with the Swin...
Gabon's Interior Ministry is introducing tougher security measures across the country after opposition riots brought an overnight curfew to a key port...
North Korea has announced new progress in its nuclear weapons development, drawing expressions of regret and concern from the United States and its re...