Military leaders cited 'security conditions' and the need to preserve public order for barring Umaro Sissoco Embalo's return.

Some 250 people, who have all been exposed to the rare Bundibugyo virus, are taking part in the trial could stop them from ...

The powerful weather system is projected to bring severe heatwaves, below-normal rainfall, and heightened drought risks ...

The Union of Arab Football Associations says it’s backing embattled FIFA head Gianni Infantino in his bid for reelection next year.

Yemen's Houthis and Saudi-backed forces fought over an area located not far from a waterway that is crucial to global energy ...

Since 15 May, at least 2,071 children aged under 18 have contracted Ebola, with 961 of these children dying from the disease, ...

Haiti's gang violence crisis has left at least 5,700 people dead or wounded this year while more than 1,000 women and girls have been raped, UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Friday ...

Leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro are frontrunners in Sunday's race. Both ...

Nearly 20,000 newborns are affected every year with the inherited blood disorder which causes severe pain in patients.

Suspected political assassinations in South Africa have claimed at least 43 lives this year to September, with local government elections still one month away, a report said Friday ...

The United Nations is issuing an urgent call to action on the world’s dryland forests - areas that sustain the food security and cultural identity of more than two billion people.

Deaf and hearing impaired people in Burkina Faso are using a special technique to dance. The Vibra-Signe technique helps them ...