Radical Islamists who seized northern Mali earlier this year are imposing an extremist version of Shariah law.
Caritas Spain urged the Spanish government to consider the “sinister concrete implications” of the country’s economic crisis.
In just over two decades Niger has cut its rate of infant mortality in half, highlighting the benefits of universal free health care.
Peace talks were scheduled to begin on Oct. 5 in Norway, between the Colombian government and members of the F.A.R.C. guerrillas.