South Sudan stops U.N. travel based on ethnicity - U.N. officials
South Sudan has been in political turmoil since President Salva Kiir sacked his deputy Riek Machar last year
Sudan's Christian convert woman faces new lawsuit
SUDAN-CHRISTIAN/CONVERT:Sudan's Christian convert woman faces new lawsuit
Iraq's Maliki hopes for government deal by next week
Sunnis and Kurds parliamentarians see Prime Minister Maliki as the main obstacle to resolving Iraq's crisis and hope he will step aside
FAO Food Price Index dips for third consecutive month
The FAO Food Price Index was down for a third consecutive month in June, a decline mostly influenced by lower wheat, maize and palm oil prices that reflected ample supplies and improved global production prospects for these commodities.
Uganda says Seleka now its enemy as it hunts LRA in Central African Republic
Seleka denies links with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), accuses Uganda of looting
Sunnis, Kurds shun Iraq parliament after no Maliki replacement named
Iraqi lawmakers debate who should replace Maliki as prime minister as the battle between the Iraqi army and Sunni extremists intensifies
African refugees face cuts in rations as funding runs low - UN
Many of the 800,000 refugees are already getting less food than they need
Sunnis, Kurds abandon Iraq parliament after no replacement for Maliki named
Iraqi lawmakers debate who should replace Maliki as prime minister as the battle between the Iraqi army and Sunni extremists intensifies
Heads Of WFP&UNHCR Issue Urgent Appeal As Food Shortages Hit Nearly 800,000 Refugees In Africa
The heads of the United Nations refugee agency and World Food Programme warned today that funding difficulties, compounded by security and logistical problems in some countries, have forced cuts in food rations for nearly 800,000 refugees in Africa, threatening to worsen already unacceptable levels of acute malnutrition, stunting and anemia, particularly in children.
Uganda clashes with Central Africa Republic's Seleka rebels
Ugandan troops have been in CAR hunting down LRA rebels, who have made the lawless nation one of their rear bases