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Official: Ethiopian pilot was told to change course

Air traffic controllers in Lebanon were telling the pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight to change course shortly before it crashed into the sea, the country's transportation minister told CNN Tuesday.

Bodies found from Ethiopian Airlines crash

British, French and Cypriot aircraft and a U.S. warship joined rescue crews searching the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon's coast Monday, where an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed with 90 people aboard.

Fighting in Somalia displaces 63,000 people

In just the past 19 days, an estimated 63,000 people have been displaced from their homes in Somalia by fighting involving government forces and militias, combined with "general insecurity," the United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday.

Q&A: Acid attacks around the world

Police in Hong Kong are searching for a man they believe was responsible for the latest acid attack on a popular tourist spot.

Rain 'not enough' to end hunger in Kenya

Recent rainfall has brought new vegetation to parts of Kenya that haven't seen rain for years, but aid workers say it's too little, too late to undo the damage caused by years of drought.

First U.S. man since 1982 wins NYC race

For the first time since 1982, an American man won the New York City Marathon on Sunday.

Oldest human skeleton offers new clues to evolution

The oldest-known hominid skeleton was a 4-foot-tall female who walked upright more than 4 million years ago and offers new clues to how humans may have evolved, scientists say.

People.com: Angelina Jolie Takes Zahara to Ethiopia

The actress brings her daughter on "a very special trip" to her homeland

Gelila Assefa Puck: Fashion with African inspiration

The Ethiopian born designer has an eye for style. She launched a line of high-end handbags in 2006 and a year later married celebrated chef Wolfgang Puck. Together the couple live in LA and have made Forbes magazine's list of "Married celebrity entrepreneurs". While loving the California lifestyle, she still has strong connections to Ethiopia, putting much of her energy into her charity work there.

Somali refugee conditions 'appalling'

Somalis forced to flee war and drought are living in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at home and in neighboring countries, including in Kenya and Ethiopia, an aid agency said Thursday.

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