DRC: 85% of AIDS patients deprived of treatment
MSF is alarmed by the situation of HIV/AIDS patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We are particularly concerned by the low priority given to the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS by the Congolese authorities and also the withdrawal of donors.
Arab Spring may spread to rest of Africa -former UK minister
"The combination of growing urbanisation and a large, increasingly educated youth population will drive major change," Clare Short said of sub-Saharan Africa
Arab League turns to UN as Gulf observers quit Syria
Syrian foreign minister to spell out rejection of Arab plan while Russian support for Assad appears to waver
U.S. fears serious famine in troubled Sudan region
The US fears a large-scale famine in Sudan's restive border states of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile and is boosting pressure in Khartoum to accept aid or face a unilateral assistance operation
Aircraft bomb South Sudan refugee camp - UN
Attack injured one boy and left 14 missing, the United Nations refugee agency said
WRAPUP 4-Syria denounces Arab League for telling Assad to quit
Rejects Arab League call as "flagrant interference", says decision is part of the conspiracy against Syria