Top United Nations officials in Africa warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that the offensive of Rwanda-backed rebels in mineral-rich ...

The Rwandan government has condemned the US decision to sanction a government minister for his alleged role in the conflict ...

Highland sailor Bob Baxter sailed the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes for half a century. People told him he should ...

Steel mills in the Great Lakes region, clustered mainly along the south shore of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana, made 496,000 tons of metal in the week that ended Feb. 8, down from 503,000 ...

The 67th annual Daytona 500, known as the "Great American Race," will feature ... This year's event has undergone a significant change, with the start time being rescheduled to begin one hour ...

landlocked country split by the Great Rift Valley, and is located in the north-eastern part of the continent known as the Horn of Africa. The country covers 1,112,000 square kilometres (472,000 sq.

Ethiopia is often regarded as the oldest country in Africa, with a history that stretches ... ranging from the Simien Mountains and Great Rift Valley to the scorching Danakil Depression, one ...

Dodge Country beat the Tigers 4-2 in the Section 1-1A championship and River Lakes lost to them 2-0 in mid-November. The Stars also lost to Chisago Lakes, which Dodge County beat twice by four ...

Arctic air gripping the Plains has broken cold-weather records in North Dakota. The capital city of Bismarck dropped to minus ...

We look at some of the biggest fish ever caught by anglers around the world. These fish were all caught with a rod-and-reel, ...

More than 12,000 runners and walkers are expected to pound the pavement Monday for the 41st annual Great Aloha Run, with road closures to begin early in the morning. Every year, participants move ...