Afghanistan

On Thursday, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, warned of the danger faced by Afghan refugees who continue to be detained and deported from Tajikistan, reiterating that it&s illegal to force those fleeing persecution back to their homeland.

In the latest incident, some five Afghans, including a family comprising three children and their mother,...

The US Agency for International Development&s new $80 million grant to Afghanistan will boost food production which will generate more income into the war-torn country and revive rural markets, the UN&s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said in a statement on Thursday.

The grant comes as the country&s agricultural sector...

Scientists have created &synthetic& mouse embryos from stem cells without a dad&s sperm or a mom&s egg or womb.

The lab-created embryos mirror a natural mouse embryo up to 8 ½ days after fertilization, containing the same structures, including one like a beating heart.

In the near term, researchers hope to use these...

Historic monsoon rains and flooding in Pakistan have affected more than 30 million people over the last few weeks, the country&s climate change minister said on Thursday, calling the situation a &climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions.&

Pakistan has urged the international community to help with relief efforts...