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Thousands of people in East Africa died needlessly because the international community failed to respond to early warnings of famine,…

Russia, which has been criticized for its sale of weapons to conflict-torn Syria, has no intention to justify its actions…

A Syrian rebel army chief urged the world on Tuesday to protect civilians in Syria, saying Arab peace monitors had…

Liberia's Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn in Monday in a lavish US$1.2 million ceremony and called for…

Nigerian unions ended a week-old nationwide strike Monday hours after the president climbed down on a petrol price hike, while…

Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged insurgents to allow health teams to vaccinate children in war-torn parts of the country where…

Egypt's central bank on Tuesday said it will offer US$1 billion in dollar-denominated 1-year treasury bills at an auction on…

Tunisia's ex-Prime Minister Rachid Ghannouchi told a tribunal Monday that toppled strongman Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali had wanted to kill at least 1,000 protesters…

ROME — Italy's cruise liner tragedy turned into an environmental crisis Monday, as rough seas battering the stricken mega-ship raised…

Iran has repeatedly violated a UN arms embargo with exports to protest-hit Syria, the French foreign ministry said on Monday,…