The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the United States federal government organization responsible for most non-military foreign aid. An independent federal agency, it receives overall foreign policy guidance from the United States Secretary of State and seeks to "extend a helping hand to those people overseas struggling to make a better life, recover from a disaster or striving to live in a free and democratic country..." Read More

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Zimbabwean politician creates uproar by saying women should make themselves less attractive to men to curb spread of HIV/AIDS
Zimbabwe: Smelly, Shaven-Headed, Circumcised Women will Curb HIV/Aids, says Male Politician Morgan Femai

By IBTimes UK

Zimbabwean politician creates uproar by saying women should make themselves less attractive to men to curb spread of HIV/AIDS. (May 15)

MORE TOPICS: ZIMBABWE, AIDS, UNITED NATIONS

Prince Harry Honoured with Distinguished Leadership Award by Atlantic Council
Prince Harry Honoured with Distinguished Leadership Award by Atlantic Council [PHOTOS]

By IBTimes UK

Prince Harry receives award in recognition of his charitable and humanitarian work supporting servicemen and women. (May 08)

MORE TOPICS: AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ

US Hostage Warren Weinstein Asks Obama To Meet Al Qaeda's Demands In Exchange For Life [VIDEO]

By IBTimes

Al Qaeda on Sunday released a video of American hostage Warren Weinstein urging the US government to act upon his abductors' terms or else he would be put to death, the Agence-France Presse (AFP) reported. (May 07)

MORE TOPICS: AL-QAEDA, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, SOMALIA, FBI

Can an African "green revolution" help feed the world?

By Reuters UK

SABA SABA, Kenya, May 2 - Her bare feet coated with mud, Sabena Gitau trudged down the rain-sodden hillside to her banana plantation, machete in hand. (May 02)

MORE TOPICS: MANAGEMENT, KENYA, G20, INVESTMENT, LONDON

U.S. to begin easing of Myanmar sanctions - Clinton

By Reuters UK

The United States will take targeted steps to ease sanctions banning the export of U.S. financial services and investment in Myanmar to respond to progress in the Southeast Asian country's democratic transition, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. (Apr 04)

MORE TOPICS: HILLARY CLINTON, ELECTIONS, INVESTMENT

World Water Day
Global 'Water Crisis' Looming, Secretary Clinton Warns

By IBTimes

Steadily growing populations will escalate demand for water even as supplies are depleted, according to an intelligence report commissioned by the chief U.S. diplomat. (Mar 22)

MORE TOPICS: HILLARY CLINTON, JAPAN

Ayman al-Zawahiri
Al-Qaeda Chief Urges Pakistanis to Revolt Against Government

By IBTimes

Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on Pakistanis to revolt against their government, treading the path of Arab Spring that rocked several Middle Eastern nations. (Mar 17)

MORE TOPICS: AL-QAEDA, PAKISTAN, EGYPT, LIBYA, TUNISIA

Tunisia Protesters
Obama Proposes $770M Arab Spring Aid Package

By IBTimes

President Barack Obama proposed a $770 million aid package Monday for Arab countries undergoing democratic revolutions. (Feb 13)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, WHITE HOUSE, EGYPT

Nigeria
Top 10 Largest Recipients of U.S. Aid

By IBTimes

Which nations receive the most aid in the world and why? (Feb 06)

Egypt Tantawi and Panetta
Americans Held in Egypt, Second Biggest U.S. Aid Recipient

By IBTimes

The U.S. government is trying to lift a travel ban on a number of American citizens who were forbidden from leaving Egypt earlier this week. (Jan 27)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, ISRAEL, EGYPT, LONDON

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