The world's becoming a more prosperous place. That's good news for many countries -- just not the United States.
A group of election observers led by former President Jimmy Carter said Monday that they found southern Sudan's recent referendum on independence from the north to have been credible.

Millions of free malaria drugs are sent to Africa every year by international donors. New research is now providing evidence for what health workers have long suspected: some of the donated medication is being stolen and resold on commercial markets.