The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has made gains in Iraq, causing ethnic and religious minorities to flee the the mountains, where they face starvation and dehydration.
After spending more than a year residing in Russia on temporary asylum, National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Edward Snowden has been granted permission to stay in the country for three more years.
Senegal is earning the most from interenet biz and four women came together to take a part in that, with a focus on increasing the number of women in the work force. The global average is 30% women in IT, but Senegal only has 14%.
Estela Carlotto, the 83-year-old leader of an Argentine human rights group committed to finding babies stolen by the 1976-1983 military dictatorship, has found her very own grandson after 36 years.
A U.S. Army major general was fatally shot when a man dressed in an Afghan Army uniform opened fire Tuesday at a military base in Afghanistan. 15 others, including a German brigadier general and both American and Afghan troops, were wounded in the attack.
Human Rights Watch has documented the abuses occurring in Tumaco since 2013, compiling evidence that FARC is guilty of offenses against community members, including committing acts of sexual violence in the region during 2013 and 2014
In addition to some of the biggest corporations committing billions in investments in Africa, native African and popular artist Akon is doing his part to help the continent continue on its path to development.
