Famine spreads to two more areas in Sudan, global hunger authority says
CAIRO (AP) — Famine has spread to two regions of war-torn Sudan, including a major city in Darfur…
US envoy calls Lebanon a ‘failed state’ as Syria expected to join anti-IS coalition
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S.’s special envoy for Syria on Saturday called Lebanon “a failed state” in remarks…
Sudanese flee killings as paramilitary forces seize el-Fasher city
CAIRO (AP) — Only a few thousand Sudanese have reached the nearest camp for displaced people in the…
Ukraine says Russia has deployed 170,000 troops for push in Donetsk region
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has deployed around 170,000 troops in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region where they are…
Tanzanian President Hassan wins disputed election with more than 97% of vote, official results show
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country’s disputed election with more than 97%…
WHO says attack on Darfur hospital happened in waves
CAIRO (AP) — Groups of gunmen who reportedly killed at least 460 people at a hospital in Sudan…
10 reported dead in Tanzania protests over election results
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators faced off with police in Tanzania’s commercial capital Friday…
UN Security Council backs Morocco’s plan for Western Sahara
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Friday approved a resolution backing Morocco’s claim to the…
Rio favelas left reeling after lethal gang raid as families bury the dead
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Families of the scores of people killed in a deadly gang raid by…
UN human rights chief says US strikes on alleged drug boats are ‘unacceptable’
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief said Friday that U.S. military strikes against boats in the…
United Nations calls for end to US embargo on Cuba, again | Fidel Castro News
Cuba denies US allegations of mercenary activity in Ukraine and insists the embargo is a form of collective…
UN Warns of Nuclear Escalation Risk After Trump Orders New Tests
The United Nations said nuclear testing should never be permitted, giving a rare direct rebuke of the US…