The West African Atlantic coast used to be rich in fish, yet Senegal's government says the country is suffering a shortage, with the price of fish doubling over the past month. Scientists and environmentalists

Macedonian lawmakers will decide on Monday if the country will change its name from Republic of Macedonia to Republic of Northern Macedonia over two weeks after a referendum on the issue was marred by

Two New Zealand activists have raised thousands of dollars through crowdfunding after an Israeli court fined them for their role in singer Lorde cancelling her show in Tel Aviv, but they plan to donate the money

New Delhi, India - Jafar Alam sits by a small grocery shop in the Rohingya refugee camp in New Delhi's Kalindi Kunj area. A police officer who visited the camp had asked Alam to

Nicaraguan police have violently broken up anti-government demonstrations by an alliance of opposition groups calling for President Daniel Ortega to step down. Since April, 350 people have been killed and thousands injured in anti-government

A group of European Parliament (EP) employees has launched a website to highlight sexual harassment experienced by staffers of the political body. MeTooEP.com, referring to the global #MeToo movement, is a response to an alleged

RAQA, Syria: Shattered ultrasound machines and prosthetic limbs litter the hallways of Raqqa’s main hospital, still gutted a year after Daesh made its infamous last stand in its Syrian heartland.The bullet-riddled complex looms large

Hong Kong's government deployed an elite police unit for political monitoring and surveillance as it tightens the political screws and moves closer to mainland China. Serving and retired police officers, lawyers and lawmakers told

Pope Francis wants to visit North Korea in the coming months, a South Korean official said on Monday, a further sign the isolated nation is opening up to the world. The move comes after

At least 22 people, including children, have been killed when a vehicle carrying refugees and migrants plunged off a road into a waterway in western Turkey. The truck was travelling on a highway in