Chad's ruling party took the majority of votes in last month's parliamentary election, which was boycotted by the main opposition and which analysts had said would consolidate the president's ...

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said Sunday, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic.

Germany's foreign minister said Sunday that sanctions against Syrian officials responsible for war crimes must remain in place but called for a ''smart approach'' to provide relief to the Syrian ...