The WFP’s first delivery of aid to Somalia was delayed due to bureaucratic hurdles in Kenya — slowing relief efforts for millions hit by drought.
A Republican plan to break a congressional deadlock over raising the US debt limit has stumbled amid delays and a revolt by fiscal conservative.
Pele has been named as the honorary ambassador for the 2014 World Cup to rally Brazilians around delayed efforts at preparing for the tournament.
Rich countries grabbing farmland in Africa to feed their growing populations can leave rural populations there without land or jobs.
Barcelona and Bayern Munich both won penalty shootouts to advance to the final of the Audi Cup, a warm-up tournament ahead of the European season.
It has become evident that no country wanted the responsibility of hosting Muammar Gaddafi — even so-called "pariah" regimes in Sudan and Zimbabwe.
More than 250 people have been charged in connection with protests in Malawi, as a US aid group halted a $350m programme over the violent crackdown.
South Africa’s foreign direct investment inflows has dropped by 70% in 2010 when compared with 2009 and is tenth on Africa’s top 10 recipients.
Tripoli is suffering shortages of fuel, medicine and cash, but a top US military leader says the Nato campaign has ground down to a "stalemate.
The coal strike currently under way will threaten the immediate ability to provide electricity, say the unions and state power company Eskom.