Zambian president warns of growing tensions ahead of polls

LUSAKA, Zambia — Zambia’s president Monday opened a sprawling new Chinese-funded and built terminal at the main airport in the

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5 things to know about the new UN report on climate chang

GENEVA — The U.N.-appointed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a new report Monday summarizing the latest authoritative scientific information about

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The U.S. Is Now Averaging 100,000 New COVID-19 Infections A Day

The U.S. is now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter

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Arab dictators and their western backers Watch warily Tunisia’s turmoil

TUNIS, Tunisia— Days of political turmoil in Tunisia over a crippled economy and surging coronavirus infections have unnerved allies in

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EXPLAINER: What caused South Africa’s week of rioting?

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has been rocked by the worst violence since the nation achieved democracy in 1994. Here is

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South African firm to make Pfizer vaccine, first in Africa

JOHANNESBURG — A South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the first time that the shot will

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