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September 26, 2018

Cease-fire holds in Libya after clashes that killed 117

A recent bout of heavy fighting in the capital Tripoli has come to a halt after warring militias signed a new cease-fire agreement, Libyan authorities said Wednesday.

September 26, 2018

Report says nearly 400,000 'excess deaths' in South Sudan

South Sudan's civil war has caused nearly 400,000 "excess deaths" since fighting erupted in late 2013, a new report funded by the U.S. State Department said Wednesday after years of uncertainty.

September 26, 2018

Cameroon lurches toward election amid separatist conflict

John Nlom has five children and wants to keep them alive.

September 25, 2018

At UN this year, it's Trump versus the world

A gaping ideological divide cuts through this year's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations.

September 25, 2018

They said it: Less-quoted leaders at UN, in their own words

Lots of leaders saying lots of things about lots of topics — topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world.

September 25, 2018

5 EU countries reach deal to end limbo of rescued migrants

Five European Union countries struck a deal Tuesday to distribute between them 58 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea and left stranded by continuing disagreements in the bloc over how to cope with the influx of people trying to enter illegally from North Africa.

September 25, 2018

The Latest: EU says Libya responsible for rescue ship

The Latest on Europe's migrant crisis (all times local): 4:25 p.m.

September 25, 2018

US diplomat in Madagascar found dead in home, suspect in custody

A suspect has been detained in connection with the mysterious death of an American diplomat inside his Madagascar residence late last week, the U.S. State Department revealed Monday.

September 24, 2018

Rescued Indian and Irish sailors head for remote island

An Indian and an Irish sailor rescued from damaged sailboats in the remote southern Indian Ocean will be delivered to land on Tuesday when they reach an island and undergo medical assessments, an official said.

September 24, 2018

Charities operating migrant rescue ship ask Europe for help

Humanitarian groups operating the sole private rescue ship near the deadly central Mediterranean human trafficking route have asked French authorities to allow 58 refugees to disembark in the southern port of Marseille.