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Syrian refugees queue for relief items at Jordan's Za'atri camp.

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

Last month’s deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip may be over, but the war of words continues.

Syrian refugees queue for relief items at Jordan's Za'atri camp.

The leader of Uganda’s main opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) said corruption in the government of President Yoweri Museveni is pervasive and systemic.

A man loads water collected from Lake Kivu onto his bicycle for sale in Goma, DRC, where municipal supplies have been interrupted.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month granting him sweeping emergency powers, in a push to defuse political tensions and deadly violence gripping the country.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits the Islahiye camp in Turkey.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered for a rally in Gaza to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of Hamas. They sang nationalist songs, flashed the victory sign and waved green Hamas flags.

When I lived in Cambodia, I got into a lot of fights. I’d protest the fruit seller who was overcharging me for mangoes because I was American. I’d wave my hands at the police officer who fined me for driving on the correct side of the road. I’d get angry with doctors at the “free” clinic for charging poor patients for drugs.