"What is happening in Niger Delta is not being taken seriously and is very sad. It may actually end up being bigger little by little. If we are not careful, chances are that the 140 million Nigerians may end up like a Liberia or a Sierra Leone or a Somalia," Ribadu warned.

Organized youth activities help teens develop independence without the conflict and distancing from their families that parents have come to anticipate during adolescence, says a new University of Illinois study.

New research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, highlights the tensions that face voluntary organizations between working to support refuges arriving in Britain and the rules surrounding government funding for their work. According to Professor Nick Fyfe at Dundee University who led the project voluntary groups feel they are under considerable pressure because what is in the best interests of their c.

Russia's ambassador to Georgia is returning to Tbilisi after being recalled in September.

Pope Benedict has called for an end to conflicts on the African continent, and has urged wealthy nations to accelerate debt cancellation to the world's poorest countries.