In Afghanistan, more than 40 percent of children under the age of five have stunted growth through lack of food and poor nutrition and 10 percent are wasting away to skin and bones. The

United Nations human rights office has called on Turkey and Saudi Arabia to properly investigate the fate of prominent Saudi journalist and regime critic Jamal Khashoggi, who vanished after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul

A two percent tax on bank transactions has been creating shortages and uncertainty in Zimbabwe, according to analysts and the central bank governor. An already worsening economic situation has been compounded by a critical

A Singapore court has convicted a rights activist and an opposition politician of contempt of court, punishable by up to three years in jail, for online comments posted on Facebook. The country's High Court

Along with an increasing number of countries around the world, Senegal is trying to handle a shortage of potable water. Aid agencies say a quarter of Senegal's population lacks basic water access, with some

Beijing (CNN)Four people have died after they were swallowed up by a massive sinkhole in a Chinese city, despite desperate rescue efforts to save them.According to state media, the sinkhole opened up around 2:30

(CNN)The investigative website that claimed to have uncovered the real identity of one of two Russian agents involved in the Novichok poisonings in the UK earlier this year has now named the second one.UK

(CNN)A controversial advertisement projected on the side of the Sydney Opera House was disrupted by a sea of lights on Tuesday evening, as protesters attempted to ruin the light show with flashlights and smartphones.Plans

(CNN)Beijing's forced disappearance of one of China's most prominent international officials shows the government appears ready to sacrifice anything, including its international reputation, to safeguard the Chinese Communist Party.Meng Hongwei, head of the international

Written by Hilary ClarkeLondon The auction house says it didn't know anything about it. The artist famously doesn't like to show his face. The buyer is a mystery. So, for that matter, is the