Japan Airlines flight JL7 made it as far as the Hudson Bay before heading back to Boston, possibly because of a fuel pump issue.
Revised data on population growth shows Africa growing even faster than analysts thought. Nigeria will be more populous than the U.S.
A fire flared up on an Ethiopian Airline Dreamliner 787, made by Boeing, at London’s Heathrow airport on July 12.
Officials closed two runways and dispatched emergency crews after the plane caught fire; no injuries reported so far.
Mexico might be the fattest country in North America, but the U.S. is close behind.
More than one-half (53 percent) of Malawians live below the poverty line, while more than 90 percent of the population lives on less than $2 per day.
The drums of war are beating again in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. The adversaries are Egypt and Ethiopia.
India’s population is projected to exceed China's in about 15 years, at which point both nations are estimated to have 1.45 billion people each.
Chinese shoe mega-exporter Huajian announced Tuesday it will expand a factory in Ethiopia.
Africa made strides in creating its own military rapid reaction force to deal with security emergencies in the continent.
On May 25, 1963, the AU’s predecessor, the Organization of African Unity, was established.
About 40,000 Kenyan guest workers currently live in the UAE, primarily in the construction, hotel and travel industries.
Tim Lambesis from As I Lay Dying was arrested after allegedly plotting to kill his wife for undisclosed reasons.
Economic growth is on the upswing in Africa, but it will only continue if the drivers of commerce can take flight.
Cecafa officials claim they are “encouraged” by the progress in the Darfur region.
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, the passenger jet grounded after battery problems posed a fire risk, is back in the skies.
Bollywood has long enjoyed immense popularity is the West African nation of Nigeria.
A New York coffee shop is boasting that it has the “world’s strongest coffee” called “Death Wish,” with 200 percent more caffeine than the average cup of joe. But many are wondering, is it safe to consume?
From Afghanistan to Zambia, here are the world's countries that are struggling the most.
Among the many dignitaries Obama will meet on his trip to Israel will be the first Ethiopian-born Miss Israel.
Among active world leaders, only Israel's Shimon Peres is older than Robert Mugabe.
For centuries, historians have widely accepted the argument that Armenia was the first Christian nation.