US program marks birth of one millionth HIV-free baby
This month somewhere in sub-Saharan Africa the one millionth baby will be born without HIV to a mother who suffers from the disease, thanks in large part to a decade-old US aid program. It is yet another remarkable step in the long fight against HIV and AIDS, as the United States and its global partners work more...
Crisis victims stage Abidjan anti-Gbagbo protest
Hundreds of protesters purported to the victims of the post-election crisis, which rocked Cote d'Ivoire between December 2010 and April 2011 and killed over 3,000 people on Monday took to the streets of Abidjan to vent their anger over the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to postpone the more...
Tunisia faces risks but is not ‘new Greece’: IMF
Tunisia, which recently garnered an IMF loan, faces risks linked to its political transition and the global economy but will not be a "new Greece," the International Monetary Fund said Monday. In early June, the IMF approved a two-year standby loan for about $1.75 billion to support the government's economic more...
G8 challenges Russia to sign up to Syria peace plan
World leaders were to fight for a consensus on Syria on the final day of the G8 summit Tuesday, after challenging Russian President Vladimir Putin to get on board or be left out in the cold. The meeting of world leaders in Northern Ireland was also due to seek a deal on tax evasion but it was the divisions more...
YOU can save the Timbuktu manuscripts: interview
The mausoleums of Timbuktu have been destroyed. But most of the manuscripts which constitute the great literary treasure of the desert holy city do still exist. That is no miracle but the result of the patient and brave work of many Malians who scooped the fragile papers and ferried them out in secret. more...
