Source: International Crisis Group Violence in Zimbabwe is likely to escalate and could lead to a military coup or martial law unless African and other international leaders help negotiate a government of national unity led by Morgan Tsvangirai.

WASHINGTON - THOUSANDS of private counsellors are offering free services to troops returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems - jumping in to help a military that does not have enough therapists.

Valentine Esegragbo Melvin Strasser was born on April 26, 1967, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, where he attended the Church Missionary Society Grammar School up to the sixth form, postsecondary level. On completing school, he enlisted in the Republic of Sierr

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - When Yohannes Gebregeorgis talks about books, it becomes clear that what he values is their power to convey new ideas to readers, who he hopes one day will bring about social change in his native country of Ethiopia.

Tish Bentlage said she's looking for a job where she can make a difference, and Carthage Humane Society Board President Kaylene Cole said she found one.