When people think of the world’s deadliest threats, armed conflicts usually come to mind first. Yet every year, organized ...

As Uganda works to contain an Ebola outbreak that is also affecting neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ...

Described as “sometimes modest, sometimes historic,” UN special political missions have quietly been preventing the ...

In Venezuela, a rescue operation in La Guaira has succeeded in getting a toddler out alive from under the rubble, six days ...

The 15-member Security Council is meeting in emergency session on Thursday morning to address the escalating tensions in the ...

At least 28 civilians were killed and 49 injured in airstrikes carried out in Paktya, Paktika and Kunar provinces in ...

The hantavirus global outbreak is officially over, Ebola outbreaks are growing in Africa and responders are helping recovery ...

Today, it can write computer code, analyse vast amounts of data, create realistic images and videos, help scientists discover ...

Missile and drone attacks killed at least a dozen civilians in Russia and Ukraine over the weekend as both countries continue ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published new guidance to help countries confront the rising burden of fungal disease ...

The United Nations has overhauled a decades-old “Kafkaesque financial rule” that requires it to return unspent funds to ...

Re-opening the Strait of Hormuz would bring vital relief for many economies, but developing countries will continue to ...