Niger is now facing the worst hunger crisis in its history, the UN’s World Food Programme says, with almost half the population - or 7.3 million people - in desperate need of food. A WFP spokesman said villagers in Niger described the situation...

British photographer Leah Gordon has compiled an extraordinary catalogue of photographs depicting pre-Lent Mardi Gras festivities in Jacmel, a coastal town in southern Haiti, in which troupes of performers act out mythological and political tales in a...

The cash-strapped Somali government is searching to recover funds locked in bank accounts around the world, in an attempt to stave off bankruptcy and fund a battle that has accelerated in recent days against an al Qaeda-backed insurgency. Somali and...

An official from a welfare group at the centre of the bitter controversy over Gurkha veterans being charged cash for advice on settling in Britain has accused Tony Blair’s wife of making money from the former soldiers. The Gurkhas were awarded...

Sudan’s first multi-party elections in 24 years are going into their second day amid reports of confusion and disarray in many regions. While the process generally went well in the capital Khartoum, voters faced obstacles in several states from...

“The mentality of Iraqi voters has changed. I’m happy because my photo conveys the message that times have changed,” says Hatam, whose brown trouser suit makes her stand out from fellow Iraqi National Alliance candidates. Her female...

Anybody with children knows that raising a family can be an expensive business. But for Neil and Monique Ward, simply starting a family has proved a staggeringly costly exercise - in terms of both time and money.

Josh Chapple found the egg-sized meteorite the morning after Britain was blitzed by the Perseid meteor shower. The rock measures 6cm by 4cm and is black with a shiny crystal-like gleam.