Court documents offer new detail on a case involving a contractor who obtained classified information, which U.S. officials said he shared with Ethiopia.

Community health workers put in long hours to protect people in developing countries from diseases such as malaria, Covid-19 and H.I.V. But most are compensated minimally, or not paid at all.

In a region with a history of genocide, weeks of intense fighting between rival military factions in South Darfur have left hundreds dead and sent thousands fleeing.

Scientists have unearthed logs in Africa that are nearly a half-million years old, the remnants of large wooden structures crafted by our early ancestors.

A picture is emerging of some of the 77 people who died when the derelict building in Johannesburg where they were living went up in flames on Aug. 31.

His spare, icily precise books explore humanity’s most serious themes, including South Africa’s legacy of apartheid. And not all of them are downers.

This body, which meets annually, has seen its influence wane over the years, but it is still considered important to global affairs.

Border closures and a freeze on financial transactions imposed after soldiers seized power are hurting millions, while Western nations remain divided over what to do.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken overruled congressional restrictions on U.S. military aid tied to Egypt’s dismal human rights record.

Our video journalists embedded with a team of Spanish military rescuers in Morocco as they attempted to save lives after the earthquake. They spent much of the day waiting for orders.

Clambering away from an earthquake’s devastation and death, a family emerges treasuring a single new life.

A recent surge is surprising because successful coups are rare.

Wally Adeyemo, the highest-ranking member of the African diaspora in the Biden administration, emigrated from Nigeria to the United States as a child.

The towns and villages of the Atlas Mountains were building a thriving tourist economy. The devastation of the earthquake puts that in doubt.

Last week’s earthquake in Morocco raises questions that also emerged when Maui, Greece and other places recently faced disasters. Is the presence of tourists a hindrance? Or can visitors, and the revenue they bring in, help?

Anger is quietly growing against the government’s slow reaction and reluctance to accept foreign aid. But in a country where protest is a risk, perhaps the loudest response is action.

The observations from orbit suggest that a fault that had been inactive in modern times ruptured on Friday.

Only a few hundred people lived in the village of Tafeghaghte, Morocco, before the earthquake. As aid began to arrive, residents grappled with a staggering death toll and wondered how they would rebuild their lives.

Sightings of aerial luminous phenomena, often observed during earthquakes, are being shared online. Experts aren’t sure what causes them.

The connection of the contractor to Ethiopia, a country that is a significant recipient of aid from the United States, is unusual.