Election analysts say President Hifikepunye Pohamba is poised to win a second, five-year term. His ruling South West African People's Organization (SW...
A vast sea of white-cloaked pilgrims gathered inside and outside the Namera mosque on Mount Arafat to hear the afternoon call to prayer on the second ...
One of a Muslim's duties, according to the five pillars of Islam, is to make a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca at least once during his or her li...
The Friday after the American holiday of Thanksgiving is called Black Friday. According to lore it's the day that store ledgers move into the black an...
Bipartisan legislation on so called conflict minerals was recently introduced in the US House of Representatives. The bill is designed to create trans...
The emissions target follows a similar announcement by the Obama administration ahead of next month's U.N. climate change conference in Copenhagen. Mi...
European leaders, environmentalists hail as good news President Obama's decision to attend at least part of December's climate summit in Copenhagen Li...
North Korea has experienced chronic food shortages for about two decades, mainly due to the government's political isolation and mismanagement. Belts ...
UN investigators are in Conakry to find out what happened when 157 people were killed protesting the expected presidential candidacy of military ruler...
Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan flew out of Mogadishu on a chartered plane Wednesday, 15 months after...
