Critics Line Up Against Benin President's Preferred Successor
Benin Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou speaks to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Sept. 30, 2015. COTONOU, BENIN—The candidate favored...
UN Troops in C.A.R. Face New Sexual Abuse Allegations
U.N. peacekeeping troops take part in a ceremony in Bangui, Central African Republic, Sept. 15. 2014. On Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, U.N....
Liberia President Supports Reducing Presidential Term
Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said she supports the call by Liberians to reduce the...
Obama Rolls Out 'Common-sense' Gun Control Actions
WHITE HOUSE—President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced a series of new "common-sense" measures meant to reduce gun violence, bypassing...
Bill Clinton Hits Campaign Trail to Support His Wife
Former President Bill Clinton waves to a cheering crowd as he arrives during a campaign stop for his wife, Democratic presidential...
US Authorities Work to Resolve Standoff With Caucasian Terrorists in Oregon
U.S. authorities worked Monday to end a standoff at a federal wildlife center in the northwestern state of Oregon, where armed...
Obama Plans to Curb Gun Violence, Not 2nd Amendment Rights
Attorney General Loretta Lynch listens as President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 4, 2016. WHITE...
Vatican Accord Recognizing De Facto Palestinian State Takes Effect
Vatican Foreign Minister Paul Gallagher, right, and his Palestinian counterpart, Riad al-Malki, shake hands after signing a treaty —...
Pakistan-based Militants Claim Attack on Indian Air Base
The body of India's National Security Guard commando, Niranjan Kumar, is carried by Indian soldiers as they pay their last respects in...
Sudan Opposition Leader Accepts Talks With Government
Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi. A Sudan opposition leader said her party will honor an African Union invitation to hold talks in Ethiopia with...
