Three junta-ruled countries in Africa's Sahel region will join forces to create a 5,000-strong unit to fight the jihadist ...

In the call with Xi, Putin emphasized that Russia-China relations are based on shared interests, equality and mutual benefits ...

A fire raged through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday during a school holiday, ...

Gang violence has left more than 700,000 Haitians homeless in recent years, with many crowding into makeshift and unsanitary shelters after gunmen razed their homes ...

President Donald Trump says he will again withdraw the United States, a top carbon polluting nation, from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global ...

Goma (DRC), a city home to 2 milliion people, is experiencing a severe drinking water shortage. The situation is also exacerbating tensions in the overpopulated and volatile city.

The United Hearts Movement (MCU), the ruling party of Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, has entered into a ...

The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency response ...

As the world economic forum kicks off in Davos, Oxfam is putting the spotlight on wealth inequality. According to the anti-poverty group, billionaires' wealth increased three times faster last year ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Donald Trump on taking office and welcomed his intention to open a ...

Donald Trump has been sworn in as America's 47th president. He got to work quickly after the ceremony, after announcing his ...

Tanzania's president Samia Suluhu Hassan has confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in a remote part of the country. It ...