WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that Under Secretary for International Affairs Lael Brainard, along with Sylvia Mathews Burwell, president of the Global Development Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, met with ambassadors and embassy officials from more than a dozen African countries to discuss the increased demand for assistance from the Global ...

Chilean-American author and human rights activist Ariel Dorfman said Saturday that former enemies in both post-apartheid South Africa and in Chile after dictatorship must show remorse for past wrongs if peace and reconciliation is to be achieved within their nations.

AUSTIN -- The populations of blacks and Hispanics continue to grow in Texas, but their numbers lag at in-state colleges and universities.

Somalia's al-Qaida-linked group has warned African countries against plans to send additional troops to the war-ravaged country, saying they would be "annihilated."

The annual African Union summit came to a close on Tuesday after multilateral talks in the Ugandan capital of Kampala that covered everything from health to terrorism. The meeting came two weeks after terrorist bombings in the city by al-Shabaab, a Somali insurgency that itself was the subject of much discussion at the summit. The African Union had recently increased its number of peacekeepers ...

Chilean-American author and human rights activist Ariel Dorfman said Saturday that former enemies in both post-apartheid South Africa and in Chile after dictatorship must show remorse for past w...

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed Friday to crack down on foreign-born criminals, pushing his "war on crime" amid fear of violence between police and immigrant minorities.

Although South Africa lost early in the World Cup it ultimately emerged a winner. Successfully hosting the event has boosted its international image and its credibility in bidding for the 2020 Olympics. The country that was once infamous for its racist regime and brutality, stands out today as a model for policies in the pursuit of social harmony, inclusive economic growth and efficient ...

Ex-Irish president Mary Robinson urged African leaders Wednesday to boost support for maternal health, during a visit to Sierra Leone where mortality rates are among the highest in the world.

ORLANDO, FLA Animals in need and endangered species around the world will benefit from more than $1 million in grants awarded by the non-profit SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund.

In the next five years, 11 million African women and children could be saved by creating near-universal availability of key life-saving interventions, according to The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health and the Countdown to 2015 Decade Report (2000-2010). The Countdown report estimates that these interventions -- antenatal care, emergency care at the time of birth, post-natal care ...

Next week, President Barack Obama will host a three-day forum for young African leaders to mark the fact that 17 African countries are celebrating 50 years of independence from colonial rule.

A Russian helicopter pilot who went missing after his helicopter was forced to land in a tribal area of Darfur has been found and taken to a hospital for examination, the United Nations announced Thursday.

Somalia's al Qaeda-linked group has warned African countries against plans to send additional troops to the war-ravaged country, saying they would be "annihilated."

Seattle - The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation (NPHF) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009-2010 AstraZeneca Diversity Scholarships. These scholarships provide financial support for graduate nurse practitioner education for minority students.

The Dallas and Fort Worth school districts did better than last year in the state's accountability ratings released Friday afternoon.  But the measurement formula allows students to get credit for improvement even if they didn't pass.  And in at least one case, a group of Dallas students did worse than last year--but got credit for improving anyway.

The Cameroon Professional Society (CPS), an organisation of active Cameroonians in the diaspora based in the USA, will present its 2010 annual award for best charitable work to Inter striker Samuel Etoos foundation called La Foundation Samuel Eto'o, for its laudable social engagements in Cameroon.

The grim truth of war remains: hearts and minds are lost in the campaign to get the enemy by the balls

In the next five years, 11 million African women and children could be saved by creating near-universal availability of key life-saving interventions, according to The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health and the Countdown to 2015 Decade Report (2000-2010).