Haiti has reported its first suspected death from the H1N1 virus.
The victim was from the small community of Nan Bannann in the southern city of Belle-Ansecity, 110 km southwest of the capital Port-au-Prince. The victim …

Former South African President Nelson Mandela. PHOTO/PETER DEJONG /AP
The wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela says that love and generosity from across the world have brought comfort and hope during Mandela’s latest hospitalization.
Mandela …

(Reuters) – Developed world mining and energy companies operating in Africa should pay more taxes to help parts the continent climb out of poverty much faster, the president of the African Development Bank said on …

Lalao Ravalomanana
(Reuters) – The wife of deposed Madagascar leader Marc Ravalomanana deflected international demands to pull out of a presidential election in August, telling reporters she will be her own woman if she wins while …

Policewoman frisking man. PHOTO/Hill Street Studios
The U.S. Justice Department has treaded carefully into the debate over the New York Police Department’s stop, question and frisk policy, telling a federal judge that it strongly endorses an …

African Union mediators failed Wednesday to convince Mali’s interim president to sign a deal with northern Tuareg rebels that would pave the way for nationwide elections next month, with the talks now expected to take …

Former South African President Nelson Mandela. PHOTO/PETER DEJONG /AP
Former President Nelson Mandela began responding better to treatment Wednesday morning for a recurring lung infection following “a difficult last few days,” South Africa’s president said.
Mandela spent …

Former South African President Nelson Mandela. PHOTO/PETER DEJONG /AP
Nelson Mandela’s lengthy absence from the spotlight has forced his adoring country to envisage what their hard-won and often fraught multi-racial democracy means without the man who …

Trayvon Martin. PHOTO/Martin Family/AP
The murder trial begins Monday for George Zimmerman, the volunteer night watchman who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, sparking protests across the United States and claims of racial profiling.
The …

Former South African President Nelson Mandela. PHOTO/PETER DEJONG /AP
Former South African President Nelson Mandela was receiving medical treatment for a lung infection on Sunday after spending a second night in a hospital.
There was no official …