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Humanitarian crises
August 21, 2017
Aid workers face unique crisis in South Sudan war, says ICRC
South Sudan's civil war presents humanitarian workers with "one of the unique crises" in the world, the president of the ...
August 20, 2017
The Latest: UN says thousands will flee Tal Afar operation
The Latest on developments in Iraq (all times local): 3:20 p.m. The United Nations is warning that thousands of civilians are ...
August 20, 2017
Iraq launches operation to take back IS-held town near Mosul
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a multi-pronged assault to retake the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, marking ...
August 17, 2017
The Latest: South Sudan's displaced numbers 'overwhelming'
The Latest on Uganda reaching 1 million refugees from South Sudan (all times local): 2:10 p.m. The president of the ...
August 17, 2017
1 million South Sudan refugees now in Uganda, UN says
The number of South Sudanese refugees sheltering in Uganda has reached 1 million, the United Nations said Thursday, a grim ...
August 15, 2017
Thousands flee as Iraq steps up airstrikes on IS-held town
Thousands of Iraqis have fled an Islamic State-held town west of Mosul as Iraqi and coalition warplanes step up strikes ahead ...
Mike Pence
August 14, 2017
In Colombia, Pence tries to strike balance on Venezuela
Demonstrating the delicate balancing act that has come to define his vice presidency, Mike Pence tried to strike a balance ...
Juan Manuel Santos, Mike Pence
August 14, 2017
The Latest: In Colombia, Pence strikes balance on Venezuela
The Latest on Vice President Mike Pence's trip to Latin American (all times local): 7:20 p.m. Vice President Mike Pence is ...
August 11, 2017
Nigerian military makes unauthorized search of UN base
Nigerian soldiers conducted an unauthorized search of a United Nations humanitarian base in the city where the Boko Haram ...
August 03, 2017
Canada OKs Idaho company's genetically engineered potatoes
Three types of potatoes genetically engineered by an Idaho company to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine ...
Nicolas Maduro
July 30, 2017
Venezuela leader: Will use new assembly to go after foes
President Nicolas Maduro is pledging to go after his political foes with the virtually unlimited powers of a constitutional ...
Joseph Kabila
July 26, 2017
UN urges Congo to hold elections by Dec. 31 deadline
The U.N. Security Council urged Congo's government on Wednesday to swiftly implement an agreement to hold presidential ...
July 24, 2017
Red Cross chief visits besieged city on Yemen's front lines
The chief of the international Red Cross made a rare visit to the front lines in Yemen Monday, taking a dirt road to reach ...
July 24, 2017
At least 8 dead after suicide bombers hit camps in Nigeria
At least eight people are dead after female suicide bombers attacked two displaced persons camps in northeastern Nigeria's ...
July 19, 2017
US criticizes Africa for 'failure' on famine threat
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley sharply criticized African nations on Tuesday for their "collective failure" to respond to the ...
July 19, 2017
Warnings as deadly Central African Republic violence returns
Bullet-riddled roofs line the "boulevard of death" in Central African Republic's southeastern town of Bangassou, where almost ...
July 19, 2017
Nobel winner Malala in Nigeria speaks out against Boko Haram
Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai was greeted with cheers by dozens of young women in northeastern Nigeria, where she ...
July 17, 2017
With Clooney assist, US aid groups team up on Africa crisis
Eight of the world's biggest aid groups are joining together in a new campaign to get more attention in the U.S. for what the ...
July 17, 2017
At least 8 killed in blast at mosque in northeastern Nigeria
At least eight people were killed Monday when a female suicide bomber detonated at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria.
July 14, 2017
Liberation from militants leaves devastation in Mosul
There was a smell of death in Mosul's Old City when Ayman Hashem came back this week to see what happened to his home.
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