On a cold, rainy day in downtown Toronto, supporters of Doctor Malachi Z. York demonstrated in front of the United States Consulate for seven hours in prison uniforms and a jail cell to emphasize their views that Dr. York must be released.

Guineans are coming forward with their stories of Sept. 28, the day the army brutalized protesters. Note: This story contains graphic content.

Despite readily available vaccines, death rate of sickle-cell anemia in African children remains to be a growing concern, researchers said Thursday.

In a demonstration on Labor Day, protesters in support of Dr. Malachi K. York's release created a controversial protest by dressing in inmate uniforms and sitting in a prison cell with a sign 'Freedom Not Torture.'

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton emphasized that her seven-country tour of Africa was intended to promote unity and democracy, fight corruption, and boost US investments in African trade and agriculture.

On July 16, an eight-year-old girl was raped in Phoenix, Arizona. As the details of the case unfolded, it became clear that this was not an isolated case of violence and sexual assault.

Charles Taylor, while he was giving testimony at his trial for committing war crimes, has denied allegations that he ate human flesh.

An 8-year-old girl who was kidnapped and sexually assaulted by four boys, some of whom were little older than her, is now suffering the added trauma of having been disowned by her family.

When I visited the World Refugee Day celebration that was held in Minneapolis on June 20, one of the people I met was Therese Gales, the Public Affairs Manager with the American Refugee Committee (ARC).

In the newest HIV/AIDS study conducted by various researchers from Oxford University, the Population Council of Ghana and the Kenya Medical Research, they found how men who have sex with men have no safe access to relevant HIV/AIDS information.