Meanwhile, in most densely populated state of Lagos, opposition candidates are victorious

Sunni Arab Ala'a tells VOA's Margaret Besheer about her fight to face Shi'ite militiamen who targeted her

Critics say it is hypocritical for Wolfowitz to lecture developing countries about corruption while he is involved in a favoritism scandal

US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, who traveled to Darfur Saturday, says he witnessed immense devastation there

Security experts with the New York-based Human Rights Watch say 2006 was Afghanistan's deadliest year in more than half a decade

Palestinian group said Sunday Alan Johnston had been killed because Israel had refused to release Palestinian prisoners

World Health Organization hopes to make the global standard for medical and health statistics available not just to medical professionals but to the general public for the first time

Indonesia's top anti-terrorism office confirms that seven suspected were captured and police also confiscated a large cache of weapons including M-16 rifles

British-based group says as fighting continues to spread from Darfur into eastern Chad, its biggest emergency program in world will soon run out of money

Suspense thriller took in $23 million to debut at number one last weekend