Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo’s 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long ...
Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says
UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by ...
Congo troops pull back as M23 rebels take airport near Bukavu
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared on Friday to be closing in on eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, ...
Congo fighting leaves 350,000 with no shelter, UN agency says
The U.N. refugee agency voiced concern at the "rapidly deteriorating" situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Chatsworth woman's heartbreaking search for missing African Grey Parrot
WHEN a Chatsworth woman's 21-year-old African Grey parrot died in August last year, an elderly couple "blessed" her with a similar breed bird two weeks later. He was named Percy and was 26 years ago.
Caring for the condors: At remote Arizona wildlife center, biologists treat endangered birds
With threats of avian flu and lead poisoning, biologists are working overtime to care for a species that nearly went extinct.