Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand their offensive west into two neighboring provinces, the top U.N. official in the conflict-torn country said ...

The United States and Israel have asked three East African governments to accept ... the US or Israel to resettle Palestinians in their countries. Somalia's foreign minister, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi ...

This would give an initial boost to oil-exporting Middle East countries. But bad news may lie ahead as oil demand slows due to weakened global trade and shipping. "The macro outlook for MENA ...