Christian Science Monitor
Many Syrian business elites have close ties to the ruling Baath Party. But if their support wavers, it could mean the end of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
After a decade of Ugandan military operations to disarm rival clans, the country's Karamoja region has become more secure. Now development experts hope it can become self-sufficient.
Protesters are using technology to fight against the Belarusian government crackdown.
Out of the UN comes a new idea for ending war. Peacebuilders: An intensive process that gives permission for foreign 'interference' in conflict resolution.
As southern Sudan heads toward independence, Driuni Jakani works to promote peace, small farming, and rights for women.
The sister and nephew of Tanzanian refugee Bill Clinton Hadam, whose family resettled in America, could soon be reunited pending DNA tests and government screenings and fees.
Refugee Bill Clinton Hadam finds a comfort zone in elite Olympic training. And his family now includes its first US citizens – newborn twins.
President Obama's trip to India underscored India's importance in global security and global finances – a democratic counter to an aggressive China. But India's poor foreign policy and botched...
Read any of the media coverage of Abyei and you’ll be hard-pressed not to find the phrase 'oil-rich' placed somewhere in front of the town’s name. But these days the accuracy of the journalistic...
Weeks before semiautonomous South Sudan votes on whether to secede from Sudan, people in the border town of Abyei are concerned that a residency dispute could reignite a decades-long civil war.
When Haitians cross into the Dominican Republic to work, they often lack official documents that can help protect them from abuse. That's where Johnny Rivas steps in.
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir today flew to Chad on his first visit to a full member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since his arrest warrant was issued. He left amid a severe crackdown on...
Nuns open new doors for Dominican sex workers, offering entrepreneurship training and medical assistance.