U.S. calls for UN to take up Zimbabwe situation
By Our Correspondent

ROME, - The White House urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to take up immediate consideration of the situation in Zimbabwe after reports of "state-sponsored violence" and political arrests there.   details

US, private donors partner to help African farming
By Missy Ryan

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government will join forces with a private agriculture initiative in a bid to reverse years of decline in African agriculture and mounting hunger across the continent, officials said on Wednesday.   details

University of Massachusetts revokes Mugabe degree
By Jason Szep

BOSTON - The University of Massachusetts Thursday rescinded an honorary law degree awarded 22 years ago to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, calling his politics "egregious" and his leadership an "assault on human rights.   details

Gaddafi warns Obama against 'inferiority complex'
By Agency reports

TRIPOLI - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Wednesday U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama would have an "inferiority complex" because he is black and if elected he might "behave worse than whites.   details