President Uhuru Kenyatta says the Jubilee Coalition is ready to campaign again ahead of the presidential election re-run even though he does not agree...
The son of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has denied involvement in alleged corruption despite his links with controversial businessmen.
Duduzane Zuma told the BBC...
A 12-year-old Indian school girl killed herself after allegedly being shouted at for staining her uniform and bench with period blood.
The 7th grader, a student in...
Cameroon has banned people from watching a popular television station that says it represents the interests of the English-speaking population.
Cable TV providers have been...
With floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey swallowing entire Texas cities, the US military is mobilizing its resources from states across the country to help...
US President Donald Trump has said North Korea's latest missile launch signals "contempt" for its neighbours and the UN.
He said the North would only...
A South African minister has criticised African leaders who seek medical treatment abroad.
Aaron Motsoaledi condemned "health tourism" while speaking in Zimbabwe.
President Robert Mugabe, who...
North Korea has fired a missile over northern Japan in a move Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called an "unprecedented" threat to his country.
The...
US healthcare provider Aetna has apologised after letters sent to thousands of patients publicly displayed their HIV status.
The correspondence was sent to about 12,000...
German police have seized around 5,000 ecstasy tablets shaped like the head of US President Donald Trump, a haul worth tens of thousands of euros.
The...
India’s top court has ruled the practice of instant divorce in Islam unconstitutional, marking a major victory for women’s rights activists.In a 3-2 majority...
Sierra Leone's mudslide death toll has now passed 400 as hundreds are still missing according to the United Nations.
Several countries have come to the aid...
North Korea warned Sunday that the upcoming US-South Korea military exercises are "reckless behavior driving the situation into the uncontrollable phase of a nuclear...
Following a mudslide that occurred in Sierra Leone capital City Freetown at a community called Regent, the President of the country has declared the...
The world’s richest man, Bill Gates has joined Instagram while on a philanthropic visit to Tanzania.
His handle on the photo-sharing site @thisisbillgates already has...
Seventeen people have been killed and eight wounded in a "terrorist attack" in the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, the government...
The most genetically modified animals in existence have been created to help end a shortage of organs for transplant, say US researchers.
The scientists successfully...
Nine people have been killed, including six tourists, and 164 injured in an earthquake that struck a remote and mountainous part of southwest China's...
A man murdered his wife before killing himself at their home with their three children inside, police say.
The woman, 26, was "violently attacked" before...
