ETHIOPIA

All you need to know about Wednesday night's 2012 Miss Universe pageant, including where to watch, live streams and the beautiful contestants from all over the world.

The cross-generational concert "12-12-12" raised $30 million in ticket sales for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Memorabilia is now being auctioned off to raise addition funds.

The state-owned newspaper China Daily is now printing its Africa Weekly, and its editors aren't shy about telling the West how they really feel.

The pop culture phenomenon "Downton Abbey" earned multiple Golden Globe nominations on Thursday.

When the first Fastjet flight took off Thursday from its base in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, it ushered in a new age of budget travel for Sub-Saharan Africa. But can it last?

Human rights abuses of foreign nationals in Libya have increased since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, Amnesty International says.

Citing India's emergence as an economic power, the U.K. will cease direct financial aid to the country by 2015.

The race will touch all five of New York's boroughs, but will not be near any of the areas damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

The U.N.'s first International Day of the Girl focused on ending child marriage, a practice that affects 10 million girls worldwide.

Coffee is more popular than ever, with two-thirds of America drinking a cup each day.

Under threat of UN sanctions, Sudan President Omar al-Bashir and South Sudan President Salva Kiir may finally come to an agreement on border disputes and the resumption of oil production.

Hassan Sheik Mohamud was just elected president of the volatile country of Somalia. With a new constitution and parliament behind him, it's full steam ahead. But can he reverse the country's 21-year curse of failed statehood?

The tabloids have always loved Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, but the gossip fire is raging again after Pitt confirmed that the couple still plans to get married. After the two stars announced their engagement in April, fans wondered when the big ceremony would take place. During a recent interview, Pitt told reporters that despite the delay, he still plans to wed Jolie.

The UN passed a new set of international standards designed to protect the rights of domestic workers, who often suffer from abuse at the hands of their employers.

Israel sent 18 migrants from Eritrea back to Egypt on Thursday, the latest in a series of moves to stem the tide of illegal immigrants from African countries seeking asylum in Israel.

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians gathered near a public square in Addis Ababa Sunday to attend the state funeral of Meles Zenawi, the influential prime minister of Ethiopia, who died last month.

Hundreds of girls below the age of 10 each year are forced into marriage in Iran, and the trend is experiencing a dramatic increase. This alarming statistics was accompanied by an official statement from the Iranian parliament's legal affairs committee that Iran will push to legalize marriage for girls of merely 9 years old.

Gambia;s plan to execute all prisoners on death row may jeopardize EU funds it is scheduled to receive.

The Egyptian president courts investment and talks to China's leaders about the biggest issue troubling the Arab world today -- and about what China can do to solve it

Meles Zenawi's death has great implications not only for Ethiopia, but for Western diplomacy across the African continent.