A man sprays insect repellant over the tents and people at the Sheikh Yasin refugee camp at Mardan in northwest Pakistan on Monday. More than 1 million Pakistanis have fled the fighting between the Pakistani army and Taliban militants in the Swat Valley. An estimated 100,000 refugees are living in camps in or near Mardan, which is south of the battle zone. ...more

May 19, 2009

At least four people were shot and as many as 41 people taken hostage Friday morning at an immigration services center in Binghamton, according to media reports. ...more

April 3, 2009

Thousands of people displaced by fighting in eastern Congo stoned U.N. vehicles at a refugee camp Sunday in anger at the organization's failure to protect them. ...more

November 24, 2008

Rebecca Nyiringindi scanned the sprawling refugee camp in eastern Congo, searching for just one person among the thousands of hungry and homeless. ...more

November 14, 2008

250,000 Number of people forced from their homes since the rebel offensive began in August ...more

November 3, 2008

President Robert Mugabe agreed to share power with the opposition Thursday after more than two decades as Zimbabwe's unchallenged leader, South Africa's president announced. ...more

September 12, 2008

Bucs defensive lineman Jimmy Wilkerson endures more stress this week than at any other time of the year. ...more

August 27, 2008

The newly homeless men and women of this flooded capital patiently line up to appear on a local TV station that has been broadcasting their messages day and night. ...more

November 4, 2007

More than half of the 4,000 underprivileged schoolchildren who usually see live theater at Center Place Fine Arts and Civic Association in Brandon most likely will miss out on the experience this year. ...more

October 22, 2007