Once in a while, Somali government officials come forth to declare the next elections will be direct voting, some kind of universal suffrage. This week, they told the diplomatic corps and the ...

Colonial policies had deliberately administered the Arab-Muslim North separately from the African, Christian, and Animist South, fostering deep-seated mistrust and inequality that post-independence ...

The UN says the withdrawal of US funding for the global HIV fight could lead to more than 4 million AIDS-related deaths and over 6 million additional HIV infections by 2029 if not replaced.

Pakistan, nearing the end of its UNSC presidency, plans an open debate on global disputes, aiming for a resolution promoting ...

A new Pew Research Center survey reveals that while the U.S. is viewed as a vital ally in countries like Israel, Japan and ...

Rebels affiliated with the Islamic State group killed 66 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials said Saturday.

South Sudan has accepted eight third-country deportees from the U.S. and Rwanda says it's in talk with the administration of ...