Internet shutdown affects millions of Africans more and more often and are most prominent during elections or protests.

From protests to elections, governments are increasingly pulling the internet plug on entire populations. Connectivity is ...

I've always felt like a little girl, a child. I entered university, graduated, and started working, yet people still told me ...

After two years of war in the Gaza Strip, universities are slowly beginning to reopen, insisting on restoring education despite extraordinary levels of destruction.

IndiGo, SpiceJet, Akasa Air and Air India Express reported delays and advised passengers to arrive early and follow airport announcements for updates ...

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Recently, Russia has experienced a series of mobile-internet blackouts, disrupting routines in various regions of the country. These blackouts, once an occasional inconvenience, have now become part ...

Two South Carolina friends — a Republican ex-governor who helped the World Food Program win the Nobel Peace Prize, and the other a Democrat who once ran for governor — are starting a landmark ...

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The project could offer relief for tens of thousands of Palestinians who have endured two years of war, but has raised questions about whether it could entrench the partition of Gaza into Israeli- and ...

Palestinians say 342 killed by Israel since truce took effect on October 10 Disagreement over proposed international security force EX-UK PM Blair meets Palestinian Authority deputy head ...

Israel's military on Saturday said it launched airstrikes against Hamas terrorists in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10. Health officials in Gaza reported at least 14 ...