UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syrian troops and rebels are recruiting children to fight in the country's civil war and some have been tortured by government forces for having links to the opposition, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said in a report on Wednesday.Full story
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed former German diplomat Martin Kobler on Monday as his special envoy to the volatile Democratic Republic of Congo, succeeding former U.S. diplomat Roger Meece in July. Full story
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Heavy weapons fire rang out near the eastern Congolese town of Goma on Thursday as factions of the M23 rebels clashed hours after the group's political chief was ousted in an internal power struggle. Full story
General Sultani Makenga, military leader of the M23 rebels, attends celebrations to mark the Day of the African Child at the Catholic church in the town of Rutshuru, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 16, 2013. M23 launched its rebellion in Congo's beautiful but war-torn eastern borderlands
General Sultani Makenga, military leader of the M23 rebels, distributes snacks to children during celebrations to mark the Day of the African Child at the Catholic church in the town of Rutshuru, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 16, 2013. M23 launched its rebellion in Congo's beautiful but
General Sultani Makenga, military leader of the M23 rebels, looks on while surrounded by his bodyguards at Mutaho, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 27, 2013. Six months ago, Makenga's fighters routed the government's ill-disciplined army and swept past U.N. peacekeepers to briefly seize
M23 rebels prepare to drive off in the back of a pickup truck at Mutaho, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo May 27, 2013. Exactly what General Sultani Makenga is contemplating for his M23 rebels is a matter of some urgency, both for a government that has struggled to contain the revolt and for
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