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A garbage crisis engulfs Havana as fuel shortages stall trash pickup

Residents of Havana are dealing with a growing garbage crisis

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Gunmen kidnap 7 students from school in northwestern Nigeria

Gunmen have raided an off-campus residence in northwest Nigeria and kidnapped seven students

Rebel attacks in eastern DRC kill 30 people and hamper Ebola response

Islamic State-linked militia blamed for raids in North Kivu as governor says three patients with disease fled clinicsRebel attacks around a town that is one of the centres of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have left more than 30 people dead over the past few days, complicating the response to the disease.At least 10 people were massacred in raids on three villages around the city of Beni, in North Kivu, in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Continue reading...

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Brazilian players from a Rio favela find hope and opportunities thanks to soccer

João Victor Gonçalves, from one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest favelas, has achieved a dream by playing soccer internationally

Ukraine's drone strikes set a gloomy tone for Putin's economic showcase

A massive black cloud rising above the St. Petersburg skyline from a Ukrainian drone strike set a gloomy tone for the opening of President Vladimir Putin’s annual showcase of Russia’s economic achievements