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62 Percent of Americans See Trump as Divider, Poll Finds

Nearly two-thirds of American voters believe President Donald Trump is doing more to divide the country than he is to unite it, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

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Afghanistan in Focus

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Malaysian Prime Minister to Visit White House in September

U.S. President Donald Trump will host Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak for talks at the White House next month.

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OSCE Chief Monitor Ertugrul Apakan welcomes recommitment to ceasefire in eastern Ukraine

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) welcomes the recommitment to ceasefire by the Trilateral Contact Group and other signatories of the Minsk agreements, said Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, the Chief Monitor of the SMM, in a statement on August 23.

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New study examines links between emigration and food insecurity in the Dry Corridor of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras

A new inter-agency study released found a correlation between the prolonged droughts in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras – exacerbated by El Niño phenomenon from 2014 to 2016 — and the increase in irregular migration from these countries to the United States of America on Aug 23.

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Angola Voters Choosing Successor to Longtime President

Voters in Angola are choosing a new president Wednesday to replace longtime leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who is stepping down after 38 years in power.

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Tillerson Optimistic on North Korea, But Pyongyang's Bluster Continues

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has welcomed North Korea's decision to reduce its belligerent rhetoric in response to new sanctions by the United Nations Security Council.

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European Union Supports WFP Assistance For Sahrawi Refugees In Algeria

The European Union has contributed €4.9 million (US$5.5 million) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to continue to cover the basic food needs of Sahrawi refugees residing in camps in Algeria.

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WFP Delivers Emergency Food Assistance To 200,000 Flood Victims

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is distributing emergency food supplies to more than 200,000 people in northwest Bangladesh, about a week after massive floods inundated more than half the country.

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Use of children as ‘human bombs’ rising in north east Nigeria

Young girls are most frequent victims

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17-year old 'Aminata', who was forced to live with Boko Haram for two yeas sits in an IDP camp in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.