Kenya ranks near the bottom of the world in food security. While the government works to stave off a coming drought, experts say Kenya must retool its local food markets to prevent future shortfalls. As World Food Day approaches, Kenya stands at a cr...
The start of the school year in Niger means another move for people displaced by flooding, who had been camped in school courtyards. The government is helping those who have nowhere else to go. Four months ago, cattle grazed along the River Niger, as...
Egypt has imposed new media restrictions that will effectively put all live broadcasts, including television talk shows and news bulletins, under the control of state television. Several Egyptian private broadcast service providers said Wednesday the...
In its third season, the XYZ Show is using puppets and humor to lampoon Kenyan politicians, while tackling controversial issues for 15 minutes each week on Kenyan television. It uses sketch comedy to tackle issues such as corruption and political pri...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged to work for broader international recognition of Kosovo on Wednesday during a visit to Pristina, the first by a U.S. chief diplomat since Kosovo's independence in 2008. Clinton also stressed U.S. backing for...
At a time when France is fearful of Islamist radicalism, one imam is speaking out against religious extremism and against intolerance and racism toward Muslims. Friday afternoon prayers at al-Nour mosque, an unassuming building tucked behind a superm...
The Partnership to Stop Tuberculosis has launched a plan to cut by half in five years the estimated 2 million annual deaths from tuberculosis. The consortium of public, private and civil groups announced the plan Wednesday, saying they hope to preven...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was welcomed in Beirut by thousands of Lebanese supporters and dignitaries. Children and teenagers waved Iranian flags and sang songs, welcoming President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's first visit to Lebanon. Lebanese of...
With piracy on the rise off the east-African coast, a top U.N. advisor has called for the international community to ease the burden placed on Kenya to try and jail convicted hijackers. The statement comes just weeks after Kenya announced its interna...
The United Nations says there must be reforms to Liberia's young, post-war security sector to guarantee peaceful elections next year. Liberian police do not carry weapons because principle responsibility for security still rests with United Nations p...
The International Bluegrass Music Association, or IBMA, recently held its annual convention and festival in Nashville, Tennessee. One highlight of The World of Bluegrass was the annual Awards show, honoring the year's best singers, songwriters and pe...
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is visiting Damascus for the first time in more than a year. Outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his first visit to the Syrian capital in more than a year. Ob...
The Obama administration has lifted the moratorium on deepwater drilling for oil and natural gas in the Gulf of Mexico it imposed after an accident in the Gulf in April that killed 11 workers and led to the biggest oil spill in history. Reaction from...
Al-Qaida in the Arab Peninsula is threatening to overthrow Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh. The government and al-Qaida rebels have stepped up activity against each other across the country. In an audio tape broadcast on the internet, the leader...
Asian defense chiefs avoided a confrontation over issues such as territorial disputes during a meeting in Hanoi. China tried to assure its neighbors that its military rise is not a threat, while the U.S. secretary of defense endorsed negotiations to...
