The Chagos archipelago comprises more than 60 low-lying islands in the Indian Ocean roughly 1,600 km to the northeast of the main ... France became the first European power to officially plant its ...

The appeal by UNICEF comes as a new school year began in Afghanistan without girls beyond sixth grade. The ban, said the ...

Every two hours. That's how often a woman dies during childbirth in Afghanistan. The staggering maternal mortality rate is one of the highest in the world. And under the repressive rule of the ...

The World Health Organization said Monday 80 percent of services that it supports in Afghanistan could shut down by June due to a funding shortage. The UN health agency said the cash shortfall ...

South Carolina finally relaxed. Now it will play for a national title. ‘Good Night, and Good Luck' Theater Review: George Clooney Makes Restrained Broadway Debut in an Adaptation Most Notable ...

Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, seized on the detention of Mohammad Sharifullah to assert that Pakistan, not Afghanistan, offers ISKP safe havens.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Thursday that American national George Glezmann was on his way back to the U.S. after being released by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers. Glezmann, an Atlanta ...

March 17 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said that the agency is concerned about funding shortages in Afghanistan which could force closure of 80% of WHO-supported ...

It had been a stressful 10-day journey for Satary, a former U.S. Embassy employee in the capital of Afghanistan. His travels took him from Kabul to Doha, Qatar, before he finally landed at Dulles ...

The State Department’s “Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts” (CARE) has largely managed the resettlement operation, but not without controversy. Whistleblowers have credibly alleged ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency on Saturday urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers ... is projected to result in an estimated 1,600 additional maternal deaths and over 3,500 infant ...