Monusco, a U.N. peacekeeping force in the DR Congo, will now include an intervention brigade with offensive combat capabilities.
From Afghanistan to Zambia, here are the world's countries that are struggling the most.
African leaders have agreed on new framework for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Details are lacking, but potential is great.
A former top bodyguard of Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony was killed in Central African Republic in what some view as a sign that Ugandan forces are getting close to the elusive warlord.
The bulk of Asians in the U.K. tend to support the Labour Party; Priti Patel could turn them into Tories.
The northwestern African country of Mauritania has banned the use of plastic bags, citing the harmful effects of pollution.
The African continent is seeing some monumental changes, and is rife with conflict and potential.
The Central African Republic is struggling to deal with insurgencies in the north as the Lord's Resistance Army, or LRA, lays roots in the south.
An international tribunal has acquitted a former militia leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo of committing war crimes, drawing critcism form human rights groups.
National security expert Linda Robinson said operations like those shown in "Zero Dark Thirty" are just one aspect of what U.S. Special Forces do all over the world.
South Africa is the only nation in Africa where the rights of gays and lesbians are guaranteed by the constitution and which recognizes gay marriage.
As crises unfold in the DRC and Rwanda, the U.S. can effect lasting change -- if it abandons short-term fixes.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe seized the farm of late politician Ian Smith and called for black business ownership ahead of elections.
Just one day after announcing the iPhone 5 in 54 new countries, Apple released the iTunes Store in 56 countries around the world on Tuesday, including Russia, India and South Africa.
Uganda was once Africa's greatest success story in the fight against HIV/AIDS, but a recent rise in infections calls for a new plan.
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?
A leader of the DR Congo rebel group M23 said they would withdraw from Goma this week, but we've have heard that before.
Leaders in four countries neighboring the conflict-riddled Congo have called for rebels in the eastern part of the country to cease their attacks against the government and relinquish captured territory.
The M23 insurgency in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could turn into another major war if international diplomats drag their feet.
The UK has suspended all financial aid to the Ugandan government over evidence of corruption and misuse.
A sudden outbreak of the Ebola virus in Uganda this week has sounded alarm bells in Central Africa.
Uganda has created a second draft of the "Kills The Gays" Bill.