Leaders of the military coup that overthrew the elected president of Mauritania show no sign of meeting Monday's African Union deadline to relinquish ...
A group of more than 50 organizations providing humanitarian assistance in Somalia called for increased international attention to the situation in th...
A newly-released list that ranks the effectiveness of governments in sub-Saharan Africa shows small island nations such as Mauritius, the Seychelles a...
Kenyan parliament members are calling for an investigation into the ownership and destination of a shipment of Russian-made tanks and other weapons ab...
A Taliban field commander has been recaptured after breaking his pledge not to fight Afghanistan's government. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports ...
With roughly one month to go until Election Day in the United States, the two major presidential campaigns are stepping up their attacks on each other...
The new leader of Israel's ruling party is vowing to move forward with peace talks with the Palestinians, while confronting Iran. Robert Berger report...
Afghanistan's defense minister on Sunday said the Pentagon has pledged to take steps to reduce civilian casualties from aerial attacks against insurge...
Tens of thousands of Nigerian residents in the disputed Bakassi peninsula have fled to southern Nigeria, creating what has been characterized as a gro...
Thai police have arrested key leaders of protests who have occupied a main government building in Bangkok since August 26. But as Ron Corben reports f...