UN: Thousands of Newly Displaced in Niger in Need of Shelter, Water
A woman is seen sitting in front of a tent in the Assaga refugee camp, set up by the U.N. for Nigerian refugees who fled to southeast...
Official: DRC Taking Rape Allegations Seriously
Police officers from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) in an...
China Stock Trading Halted After New Year Big Plunge
A man looks at an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Beijing, China, Jan. 4, 2016. BANGKOK—Stock prices...
Iraqi PM Visits Ramadi After Key Victory
Members of Iraq's elite counter-terrorism service flash the "V" for victory sign, Dec. 29, 2015 in the city of Ramadi, the capital of...
2015 Brought Progress in Fight Against Ebola, HIV, Polio
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation's 2015 World AIDS Day Commemoration takes place at Arclight Hollywood Theater in Los Angeles to celebrate...
Former Astronaut Promotes Science Education and a Trip to a Star
Mae Jemison, shown at a White House forum in June 2012, promotes science literacy and says people in every part of the world need to...
A Year After Rapprochement, Cubans Still Waiting for Change
People watch a concert given by Puerto Rico's Olga Tanon, from a building flying a Cuban flag in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015....
Is Burundi Headed for Civil War?
Men carry a body in the Nyakabiga neighborhood of Bujumbura, Burundi, where a number of people were found shot dead a day after the...
Opposition: More Than 40 Killed in Ethiopia Protests
Opposition leaders in central Ethiopia said security forces have killed more than 40 people in recent weeks, amid protests against a...
California's Billion-Dollar Drought Plan Draws Ire
The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts' Joint Water Pollution Control Plant (center) in Carson, CA, with the Ports of L.A. and Long...
