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French President Nicolas Sarkozy says it is time for new momentum in cooperation between the Democratic Republic of Congo and its eastern neighbors to resolve years of conflict in the troubled Great Lakes region. The French president addressed a joi
Syrian Refugees Struggle in Jordanian Camps Up until August of this year, Ahmad was a colonel in the Syrian Army. But when his village in Daraa was attacked by the Syrian air force, he decided to cross the border into Jordan with his wife and five ch
Officials say the death toll from an attack on an election caravan has risen to 46, after police found 22 more bodies in a mass grave. Daniel Schearf | Bangkok 24 November 2009 Civilians look on as police officers carry dead bodies on a dump truck a
Three candidates in the Afghan presidential election, including incumbent President Hamid Karzai, have faced off in a nationally broadcast debate. It was the first time a sitting president has participated in such an election debate. An Afghan girl
Aid Agencies: World Has Forgotten Darfur Conflict An estimated 300,000 people have died in the decade-long conflict in Darfur, most of them civilians. Almost two million have fled their homes. Abakar Adam has lived in a refugee camp near the town of
Violence Rages in Southeastern DRC 刚果民主共和国东南部暴力肆虐 In the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, there is an area called the Triangle of Death. Its located within Katanga Province where the U.N. says a humanitarian cris
Iran Official Warns of Damage if Nuclear Deal Fails to Boost Economy 伊朗官员警告核协议若未能提振经济的风险 LONDON A senior Iranian official has warned that if Iran does not benefit from increased trade following the nuclear deal w
Muslims Remain Trapped in C.A.R. Town 被困中非共的穆斯林 BODA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC In western Central African Republic, entire towns have been emptied of Muslims. Some have been killed, while thousands of others have fled the anti-balak
A Libyan revolutionary militia commander from the town of Zintan announced Saturday that Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, was captured alive in southern Libya, near the border of Niger and Algeria. 利比亚革命武
The United Nations reports a humanitarian aid flight carrying 15 passengers and two crew crashed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 15 kilometers northwest of the airstrip at Bukavu in South Kivu Monday afternoon. The U.S.-based group that
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 December 2006 The United Nations says Sudan will need more than $1.8 billion to fund humanitarian recovery and development projects next year. Operations in Sudan represent more than half of the $3.7 billion the U.N. appeal
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 October 2007 A senior United Nations official says the humanitarian situation in Sudan's conflict-ridden province of Darfur is deteriorating. He says an improvement of the situation is dependent on a political settlement bet
By Kari Barber Kinshasa 26 November 2007 The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has announced changes in his government, naming 10 new ministers, while at the same time reducing the number of government positions. Kari Barber reports from
By Noel King Kigali 04 December 2007 Fighting between forces loyal to dissident General Laurent Nkunda and the Congolese Army has forced the U.N. World Food program to suspend the delivery of food aid to between 250,000 and 300,000 vulnerable people.
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 February 2008 The United Nations World Food Program says increasing banditry in Sudan's conflict-ridden Darfur region is endangering its ability to feed up to three million people there. Lisa Schlein reports from Geneva. Fig
By Daniel Schearf Irbil, Iraq 29 February 2008 U.S. officials have praised Iraq's recent efforts to develop its economy and pledged cooperation on banking and trade. But Iraqi officials say the lack of security is still restricting investment and gro
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 July 2007 The U.N. refugee agency is urging all armed parties in North Kivu province to stop the widespread pillaging and atrocities that are leading to a humanitarian disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UNHCR
By Deborah Block Baghdad 16 December 2007 Britain has transferred security responsibilities for Iraq's Basra Province to Iraqi forces. This marks a major step in the withdrawal of British forces from Iraq. Meanwhile, Al-Qaida's second-in-command, Aym
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 12 March 2008 The government of Comoros says its troops have captured three rebel soldiers during a brief incursion onto the breakaway island of Anjouan. The incident occurred as African Union troops are arriving for a poss
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 19 October 2007 Analysts say the transfer of former Congolese warlord Germain Katanga to The Hague is an important step towards ending impunity in war-ravaged DR Congo. Katanga was transferred to the International Criminal Cou