Dresden, Germany (AFP)- Eight members of a German far-right group were sentenced to jail Wednesday on terrorism and attempted murder charges for a series of explosives attacks targeting refugees and anti-fascist activists. Based in Germany's ex-communist east, the so-called "Freital...

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP)- Palestinian officials say their chief legislative body will hold its first meeting in nearly a decade to elect a new leadership - a step that could pave the way for a future successor to President Mahmoud Abbas. Ahmad Majdalani, a top Palestinian official, says...

LAGOS (Reuters)- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday said Nigeria was slowly exiting recession but remains vulnerable because its growth is tied to oil prices with improved revenues restricted to the energy and agriculture sectors. The assessment, published in a report on...

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)- Refugee girls are only half as likely as their male peers to go to secondary school, the U.N. said Wednesday, urging efforts to break down barriers to education for girls in exile. Refugees in general have far less access to schooling than other children, and...