Almost two decades after a massive popular uprising triggered Argentina's record $100bn default of 2001-2002, the country finds itself back in a major economic crisis.  With the peso losing over half of its value

At least 19 people died in South Sudan when a small aircraft carrying passengers from Juba International Airport to the city of Yirol crashed, a local official said. Taban Abel Aguek, State information Minister, told

A suicide bomber has blown himself up close to a procession commemorating the death of a former anti-Soviet and anti-Taliban commander, wounding at least two people, a police spokesperson said. The attacker targeted a

The UN's human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, has asked Egypt to overturn mass death sentences handed down to members of the opposition, including senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood. On Saturday, an Egyptian court delivered death sentences

The US Open women's singles final has sparked uproar and controversy following a landmark victory for Japan's Naomi Osaka over Serena Williams in a dramatic match, which saw the US tennis star penalised for

(CNN)Here's a look at violence against UN peacekeeping forces. This is a selected list of incidents from 1990 to the present. Facts:Since 1948, the United Nations has authorized more than 70 peacekeeping missions around

BASRA, Iraq: A sense of calm returned to Iraq's southern city of Basra on Sunday after a week of violent protests over unemployment and poor public services that left at least 15 people dead

BASRA, Iraq: A sense of calm returned to Iraq's southern city of Basra on Sunday after a week of violent protests over unemployment and poor public services that left at least 15 people dead

THE HAGUE: The Hezbollah defendants are still on the run and have never even spoken to their lawyers, but the special UN tribunal into the 2005 assassination of Lebanese ex-prime minister Rafiq Hariri starts

An exhibition in France is shedding light on everyday life in warzones, trying to spread awareness of the struggles of civilians caught in the crossfire Images from Yemen and Gaza are among the photographs