Nearly 20 years ago, my graduate advisor at Ohio University said of Sudan, a nation he loved and visited frequently, “It’s hard to watch a nation commit suicide.” I think often of his words, more so ...

TOE TOWN, Liberia, December 9 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency is stepping up its voluntary repatriation operation for refugees from Côte d'Ivoire living in Liberia. On Thursday, UNHCR repatriated a ...

Like much of West Africa, Liberia is a country of dark, heavy skies emerging from bloody civil war. But like everywhere else in West Africa, there’s also much more to the place — elements that make it ...

This weekend the world meets to commit to the Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. For 10 million stateless people worldwide this will ...

BLAINE, Minn. — A Twin Cities couple emptied what little savings they had to start a mission and a movement that is saving hundreds of abandoned children. Agnes and Prince Cole know the struggle.

Diabetes is on the rise globally. Since the 1980s the number of people living with the disease has quadrupled from 108 million to 537 million. This dramatic increase is largely due to the rise in type ...

Men brandish a human skull during Decoration Day in Monrovia MONROVIA, Liberia—There is a time to mourn and a time to dance. So says Ecclesiastes. It's a passage people cite often in Liberia, where ...

HUDSONVILLE, Mich.-- When siblings Abraham and Jacey Rappuhn were little, they were living in Liberia and had to fight for their lives every day. On Sunday, they gave people an idea of what it's like ...

Living Word Lutheran Church, 3700 S. Mason Road in Katy, will show the film, Pray the Devil Back to Hell, at 7 p.m. Aug. 14. After the film, Pastor Emmanuel Jackson will hold a moderated discussion ...