UN Security Council Considers Burundi Options
US ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power (2nd R) speaks with other UN Security Council ambassadors on January 22, 2016 during a...
Iran: End of Sanctions Unlocking $32 Billion in Assets
Valiollah Seif, governor of Iran's central bank, Aug. 23, 2015. The head of Iran's central bank said Tuesday the country is gaining...
Many People in Besieged Syrian Town of Madaya Nearing Death
Red Crescent aid convoy enters Madaya, Syria, Jan. 14, 2016. GENEVA—United Nations aid agencies say many people in the besieged Syrian...
Aid Workers Report 'Barely Moving Skeletons' in Syria's Madaya
Syrians wait for the arrival of an aid convoy, Jan. 11, 2016, in the besieged town of Madaya as part of a landmark six-month deal reached...
Official: DRC Taking Rape Allegations Seriously
Police officers from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) in an...
Mozambique Refugees Fleeing to Malawi
New arrivals awaiting registration at camp, Jan. 7, 2016. (Lameck Masina/VOA). MWANZA, MALAWI—Malawi continues receiving hundreds of...
CAR Holds Presidential, Legislative Vote
People stand in line to cast their ballots, during elections in Bangui, Central African Republic, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. Voters went...
Burundi Sides Split on Peacekeepers at Start of Talks
Uganda VP Edward Sekandi, second left, front row, Uganda PM Ruhakana Rugunda, right, and East African Community Secretary-General Dr....
Museveni Hosts Burundi Peace Talks Monday
Suspected fighters are paraded before the media by Burundian police near a recovered cache of weapons after clashes in the capital...
Top Syrian Opposition Leader Killed in Airstrike
Zahran Alloush, founder of the Army of Islam, talks during a conference in Douma, Syria, Aug. 27, 2014. Alloush was killed Friday in a...
