The city of Skopje, Macedonia, commemorates Mother Teresa with a special award for humanitarian engagement that bears her name and, this year, with the construction of a new memorial house.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain has made his earlier endorsement of the

Violence by settlers perpetrated against Palestinians has been on the rise in recent weeks in Hebron and the surrounding areas, residents and international observers said.

The Foreign Ministry rejected the "animosity and hatred" of John P. Walters and reaffirmed its accusations against the D.E.A., calling it "a body that operated in a criminal way in Venezuelan territory."

It is unlikely that former prime ministers Dominique de Villepin or Alain Juppé, or anyone else on the commission's list of French genocide suspects, will be extradited to Rwanda.

Upon the release of the much anticipated draft Peoples' Charter on Aug. 5, Bainimarama warned that all of its recommendations must be implemented before any general election was possible.

Innovative Millennium Villages Project in Bonsaaso, a cluster of poor and remote settlements in Ghana's Ashanti Region, focuses on achieving Millennium goals.

Abu Ghraib. Guantanamo Bay. Shocking arrests and mysterious disappearances. Extraordinary renditions. Will these initiatives really make the world a better place or contribute to irreversibly dividing it?

The backlog of applications for refugee status dates back to the late 1990's, when people from troubled African countries became attracted to South Africa after its transition to democracy.

Addressing an emergency summit on the global food crisis in Rome in June, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon underscored the threat to political stability and development.

The emergence of a power vacuum motivated Strasser and his men to seize power. His ascension to power inspired the youth, who believed that someone had finally emerged to champion their cause.

The escalating violence represents an ugly offensive by Mexican drug gangs retaliating against the government's increased determination to combat drug trafficking and drug-related violence.