Haitian authorities confirmed Saturday that five people have died and 57 were injured in the torrential rains that fell Friday in the nation’s capital and other regions. They also announced that emergency-services operations initiated after the storm...

After a worrying setback when their Somali government allies deserted their posts, African Union troops in Mogadishu managed to contain the situation, but remain under pressure.

U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a joint raid in the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah early Wednesday, killing seven people, Iraqi officials said. The incident highlights the continued fighting role of American forces in Iraq despite the official...

A group of commandos from a Congolese rebel group ambushed a United Nations peacekeeping base hours before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least three Indian members of the base’s force with swords and spears, United Nations officials said. It was one...

We watched the cycle of the sugar cane crop across Barbados for a year. Commuting across the interior of the island in glistening, cool dawns, we skirted the open-top trucks depositing the planters – itinerant workers bright in sun-savvy clothes,...

The Sunday Telegraph can reveal that at least one senior financial adviser to Buckingham Palace has recommended voluntary bankruptcy even though this would cause acute embarrassment to the Queen, the Duke of York and others. The Queen is said to be...

The Rwandan government was not behind a series of attacks carried out against its opponents in recent weeks, prosecutor general Martin Ngoga on Saturday told AFP in an interview. “What does the government stand to gain by launching attacks on...

The death of three children discovered following a suspected gas explosion at an apartment in the Scottish capital city of Edinburgh is being investigated as suspicious, police said. Their mother, who apparently fell from one of the building’s...

A priest has been accused of accidentally drowning a six-week-old boy as he baptised him in Moldova. Witnesses claimed the baby died after Father Valentin failed to cover his mouth and nose when he immersed him in water three times. Film shot by...

The Church of England’s ruling body has said that women bishops should be allowed, paving the way for their ordination despite objections from traditionalists. Members of the Church’s national assembly, the General Synod, rejected calls on...