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In Uganda, the embattled leader of the capital, Kampala, says he will be back to work on Monday.

Special Representative for Somalia Nicholas Kay.

No country, region or community is immune to corruption, a serious crime that can undermine social and economic development in all societies

China says it has sent two fighter jets to monitor U.S. and Japanese aircraft that flew into its newly declared air defense zone over the East China Sea.

Thai police tightened security in Bangkok Saturday, as anti-government protesters moved on state-run telecommunications offices in their latest bid to topple the government.

Mahmoud with friends in an underground shelter where he lives with his family in El Akbiya, Lebanon. Half of the some 500 inhabitants of the dark underground shelter are children.

Authorities in Mali have arrested the leader of last year's coup, General Amadou Sanogo, and charged him with murder.

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has easily survived a no-confidence vote in parliament, where her party controls the majority of seats.

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has easily survived a no-confidence vote in parliament, where her party controls the majority of seats.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at the meeting of the Sustainable Energy for All High-Level Advisory Board.