Where in the world are children toiling dangerous and dirty conditions, missing out on education and other basic rights?

Nearly 1,000 people, mostly members of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, have died this year while in Nigerian custody, Amnesty International said in a report.

His family is shocked that he's been brought to the United States to stand trial. A New York lawmaker is also questioning the move, but for different reasons.

Suspected Al Qaeda operative Abu Anas al Libi now faces trial in the U.S. for 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Africa.

For a second consecutive year, no leader has been deemed worthy of the $5 million Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership.