MADAGASCAR

Scientists are gaining a deeper understanding of one of the worst pandemics in human history.

The large objects that Australian officials said were spotted by satellite four days ago are the most promising find in days as searchers scour a vast area.

DreamWorks Animation and Merlin Entertainments will be building six attractions over nine years and the first will be in London.

The puppy-eyed primates are particularly vulnerable following political turmoil following a 2009 military-led coup.

Some snakes don't need to board a plane to soar through the air.

Attention wanderlust would-be island-goers: TripAdvisor has located Earth’s most alluring dollops of land.

Was Jada Pinkett Smith the right choice to play Fish Mooney in the upcoming series "Gotham"?

Fossilized remains of extinct relatives of the sucker-footed bat were discovered in Egypt, proving the bat family originated in Africa.

Agriculture was meant to be the theme of this week's AU summit, but CAR and South Sudan took center stage.

The fossils are approximately 72 million years old, and they helped scientists describe two types of dinosaur.

Naughty Dog recently announced Uncharted 4 will be coming to the PS4.

What’s a “PANK”? How about a “microstay”? These are but two of many new travel trends you can expect in 2014.

Multinational conglomerates are trying to make a difference in the poorer parts of the world.

Madagascar records an average of 500 cases of The “Black Death” annually.

A treasure trove of dinosaur footprints is found in Alaska; our sun appears to be taking it easy during the solar maximum.

International partners would prefer not to channel their money through the SADC.

According to a new assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), more than 90 percent of the world’s lemur species may be extinct in the next 20 years.

The blaze devoured central facilities at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, but caused no fatalities.

The United States has extended the closure of embassies across the Middle East and Africa until the end of this week as "abundance of caution" with mounting fears of terrorist attacks by Al Qaeda.

Researchers used DNA analysis to discover a new dwarf lemur species, Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur, native to Madagascar.

As many as 500 billion hungry insects are eating their way across the island, destroying about 100,000 metric tons of vegetation daily.