Africa
World leaders meet with multiple crises on agenda
Facing a world in turmoil from multiple crises ranging from wars in the Mideast and Africa to the deadly scourge ...French national taken in Algeria, group claims kidnapping
A French national was kidnapped in eastern Algeria on Sunday, France\'s foreign ministry said, and his kidnappers issued a video threatening to ...U.N. to deploy Ebola mission as death toll reaches 2,630
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a "threat to international peace and ...UN says $1.0 billion needed to fight Ebola
Nearly $1.0 billion dollars is needed to fight the Ebola outbreak raging in west Africa, the United Nations said Tuesday, more than ...25 killed in clashes in northern Yemen
Yemeni security and tribal officials say at least 25 people were killed in clashes between Sunni tribesmen affiliated to the ...45 dead after Nigeria building collapse
Rescue workers have recovered 46 bodies and rescued 130 survivors from a collapsed shopping mall and guesthouse at the campus ...U.S. Embassy in Uganda tells citizens to seek shelter amid anti-terror operation
The U.S. Embassy in Uganda told its citizens to seek safety on Saturday, warning that local authorities had uncovered a ...Ebola spread is exponential in Liberia, thousands of cases expected soon: WHO
The Ebola virus is spreading fast in Liberia, where many thousands of new cases are expected over the coming three ...120m girls sexually abused says UN
About 120 million girls worldwide have been forced to have sex, according to a United Nations report.Ebola death toll jumps to more than 1,900: WHO
More than 1,900 people have now died of Ebola in west Africa, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, warning the world\'s worst-ever ...