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GENEVA — As U.N. agencies warn of a looming famine in Sudan, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights says U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk held separate phone calls with Sudan’s rival generals this week to try to deescalate the conflict.  “The high commissioner warned both commanders that fighting in el-Fasher, where more than 1.8 million residents and internally displaced people are encircled and at imminent risk of famine, would have a catastrophic impact on civilians, and… Read Full Article

Ahead of Biden's address at Morehouse, students share their frustrations

Nigeria's women's minister says she has filed a court order to stop the ceremony planned for next week.

The new president referred to her country as "Macedonia", re-igniting a decades-long name dispute with Greece.

The new president referred to her country as "Macedonia", re-igniting a decades-long name dispute with Greece.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — An exhaustive rescue operation to find missing construction workers trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in South Africa ended Friday after nearly two weeks, as authorities released a major revision of their figures and said they now believe that no one else is missing.  They confirmed that 33 workers died in the collapse of the five-story apartment building that was under construction in the city of George on South Africa’s south coast.  Authorities in… Read Full Article

The protests which erupted on Monday have so far injured hundreds of people and killed five.

The protests which erupted on Monday have so far injured hundreds of people and killed five.