Kampala, 2 January, 2006— Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who is charged with treason and rape, was freed on bail on Monday after the High Court in Kampala ruled that his continued detention was illegal. […]

Abbotabad, 2 January, 2006— Along a bleak, sleet-drenched street in the town of Abbottabad, Rafeeq Khan, 15, waits at a bus stop. In his arms, he carries his youngest brother, Imad. The child, wrapped in […]

Sana, 2 January, 2006— Hundreds of Yemeni artists took to the streets of the capital on Monday calling for better security following a number of armed kidnappings of foreigners. They said the abductions served to […]

Cairo, 2 January, 2006— Human rights groups are calling for an independent investigation into violent clashes between Egyptian security forces and Sudanese protestors last week that left some 30 people dead and scores injured. “Egyptian […]

Washington, 2 January, 2006— Although the H5N1 strain of avian influenza — or bird flu — that has resulted in the deaths of 74 people in Asia and millions of birds throughout Asia and parts […]

Berlin, 2 January, 2006 Dr. Bernd M. Scherer is the new Director of the House of World Cultures effective January 1, 2006. A holder of a doctorate degree in Philosophy from the University of Saarland […]

Ndjamena, 30 December, 2005— The Chadian parliament on Thursday voted to scrap a fund set up to safeguard a portion of the country’s petrodollars for future generations, in a move the World Bank has called […]

Mbabane, 30 December, 2005— Rather than bulldozing the countries growing informal settlements, Swazi authorities plan to give residents property rights and access to services under a series of new urban development projects. “We want beautiful […]