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The United Nations urged political leaders from around the world on Wednesday to up their game in the fight to…

As she expertly leads tourists past honking cars and rickshaws to a majestic dusty-pink palace, Sunita Sharma voices fears for…

Veteran diplomat Michel Kafando, just sworn in as Burkina Faso's interim president to oversee a year-long transition to civilian rule,…

Ten people including women and children were killed in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday when a rocket struck their…

In Ebola-hit Sierra Leone people abide by a chaste new set of social norms which can be broken down to…

Geetha Thomas owes her life to a text message. The 38-year-old tea plantation worker was able to scramble onto the…

Hamas and Islamic Jihad hailed a Tuesday attack on a Jerusalem synagogue which killed four Israelis, saying it was in…

With soldiers firing warning shots to herald the nightly curfew and jihadist militants beheading informants, Sinai's residents find themselves caught…

Algeria, Egypt, Gabon and Ghana remain contenders to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) after the original list…

Aviation will account for more than a third of Dubai's economy by 2020, a study said on Monday of the…