Democratic Republic of Congo

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons receives Nobel Peace Prize for long-standing work.

ICRC said bubonic plague is rife in Madagascar due to its jails poor hygienic conditions.

Hero shrew has spine up to five times tougher than the rest of its body, say Chicago zoologists.

Google has announced the ten finalists in its Global Impact Challenge, offering £2 million to UK charities changing the world with technology.

Kevani Kanda's BBC documentary Branded a Witch uncovers horrific stories of child abuse in the name of fighting witchcraft.

Suspensions in Congolese army over Minova rapes, just hours after Angelina Jolie and William Hague pledged to combat mass rape in conflict zones.

Troops cease offensive in hunt for Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony, wanted for war crimes.

The pope called for peace in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia in his first Easter Sunday Urbis et Orbis address to thousands of pilgrims in Rome.

Traffic and WWF tell CITES delegates: Tighten sanctions on ivory trade countries before elephants extinct.

Aid agency warns that proliferation of arms and non-state militias pose unprecedented challenge.

Pope begins tweeting but reception from Twitter is mixed.

M23 rebels conquer town of Sake and threaten to march on DR Congo's capital of Kinshasa.

Rebels said to be backed by Rwanda take eastern city of Goma despite presence of UN troops.

M23 rebels, believed to be backed by Rwanda, gives Kinshasa 24 hours to demilitarise city of Goma which hosts large UN military base.

Parliamentary speaker Rebecca Kadaga says bill will become law by end of 2012, but Kikonyogo Kivumbi says it is merely a 'political weapon'.

Cathal Gilbert finds out that South Africa is far from the promised land for refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

More than 25,000 children living in makeshift camps are in danger as violence increases, warns charity War Child.

Oxfam calls for protection of civilians on top of agenda for the regional summit to be held in Uganda.

Rebel assaults on Democratic Republic of Congo towns of Lubiriha and Kasindi drive refugees over Ugandan border.

The outbreak has been confirmed in Kibale district, near the Democratic Republic of Congo, and all the infected are linked to the same family.

Singer and Disney star Selena Gomez celebrated her 20th birthday on Sunday, at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards

The Hague-based ICC court first ever conviction sentences Congo warlord Thomas Lubanga to 14 years in prison for press-ganging child soldiers.

Joseph Kony's Lords Resistance Army is continuing to hunt down children after abducting more than 600 of them in the last two years.

Thirteen officers involved in mutiny sentenced for uprising in east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Invisble Children have called for a "cover the night," campaign to bring international attention to the Kony 2012 campaign.

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Crackdown on citizenship fiddle targets weddings Zimbabwe has suspended all weddings indefinitely, reportedly in an effort to curb corruption and fraud.

NGO aims to shift focus back on warlord Joseph Kony after co-founder Russell's public breakdown.

Fahkra Younus is just one among millions of women who still fall victims to such brutal attacks. Take a look at other victims who have survived such attacks.

Bolton footballer recognises family members and respond to questions.