Kathmandu, March 19 -- Hypertension is the leading cause of maternal deaths in Nepal, according to a study on maternal and perinatal deaths carried out by the Family Welfare Division under the ...

Across Africa, debates on governance, development, and gender equality often focus on modern political institutions, electoral systems, and international development frameworks .

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor served as Ghana’s head of state from 2001 to 2009, guiding the country through a widely ...

Kathmandu, March 6 -- In a bid to provide breast milk to vulnerable newborns, the Ministry of Health and Population is working to set up human breast milk banks in all seven provinces. The United ...

The ideals shared by all humanity, as reflected in the UN millennium development goals, could be postponed for years, if not decades, by the economic crisis that was engulfing the global village, ...

On Mothers Day, we honor the selfless giving of mothers everywhere. This day is a call to reflect on their sacrifices and ...

Residents of the Riwaza community in Ashara ward, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have appealed to the council authorities to complete an abandoned health center and ...

Aaron Wherry covers the House of Commons and its 338 residents for Maclean’s. Conservative guru Patrick Muttart sends British Tory leader David Cameron unsolicited, and perhaps ultimately dismissed, ...

As head of the International Telecommunications Union, Dr Hamadoun Touré is committed to ensuring telecoms technology works for the good of people around the world. While some of the latest ...

The Liberian government has appointed economist and public finance specialist Alieu Fuad Nyei as National Coordinator to lead the development of the country's second compact under the Millennium ...

Bank Millennium Atlantico launched on Wednesday in Luanda, a financing line for women entrepreneurs, aiming to address the barriers women entrepreneurs face in accessing financing and guarantees.

The interest in more upscale hotels in downtown Columbia comes as luxury hotelier Kessler plans to build a Grand Bohemian ...