French customs seize nearly 400 monkey skulls destined for the US

Primate skulls likely meant for collectors, hunting clubs in US, where they are reportedly given as gifts and prizes.

The heartbreaking beauty of butterfly mosaics

This popular Central African Republic art form uses the insects' wings to make sublime pictures

Russian Mercenaries Are Driving War Crimes in Africa, U.N. Says

An investigative report says that Russian operatives in the Central African Republic who had been billed as unarmed advisers are actually leading the fighting, including massacres of civilians.

U.N. Suspends Iran’s Voting Rights for Delinquent Dues. Iran is Furious.

Iran and four other countries were disqualified from voting in the General Assembly because they haven’t paid dues for two years. Iran blamed sanctions imposed by the Trump administration.