Health & Environment

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye is seen as she attends an event to grant certificates of appointments to newly appointed officials at the presidential...

Mosquitoes are spreading agents for the deadly dengue virus. Photo Credit: AFP Dengue fever has killed at least 20 people in Burkina Faso where about...

Local media in Ghana are reporting that the government of Jordan has suspended the recruitment of domestic workers from that country.These workers according to...

Pope Francis walks after closing the Holy Door to mark the closing of the Catholic Jubilee Year of Mercy at the in Saint Peter's...

Photo Credit: Getty Images Officials and activists in Libya say that a deadly clash between tribes has been set off by a pet monkey.The details...

Rift Valley Fever primarily is an illness of livestock such as sheep, goats and camel. Photo Credit: AFP Health officials in Niger have confirmed the...

The number of people with high blood pressure has almost doubled in 40 years to over 1.1 billion worldwide, scientists said on Wednesday, with...

Twenty-one people have died in Cameroon after consuming a locally produced alcoholic drink that can often be toxic, state radio said.A further 22 people...

The UN says that overall 400,000 children in Nigeria's north-east urgently need humanitarian aid. Photo Credit: AP The United Nation has announced that thousands of...

High temperatures can lead to devastating droughts. Photo Credit: Getty Images 2016 looks poised to be the warmest year on record globally, according to preliminary...