A voluntary recruitment drive has only drawn 500 people so far this year, with many more eager to opt out.

At least 19 people have died of starvation in the country and 1.5 million are at risk of malnutrition, experts warn.

Diplomats Jeffrey Feltman and Michael Ratney

Keiko Fujimori was elected president and many people are sceptical she will be able to unite Peru as promised.

Why have US-Lebanon direct flights been banned for 40 years?

The US-Iran war has slowed, with both sides giving diplomacy a chance through regional mediators.

A separatist–al-Qaeda alliance has shifted the balance of power in northern Mali and complicated efforts to end the war.

France and Spain have deployed thousands of firefighters, and neighbouring countries have sent help.