Kenya’s electoral commission said a rerun of the country’s annulled presidential election will go ahead on Oct. 26, as the main opposition disputed the authority’s assertion that its candidate has…

Sally Jones, a British jihadi who recruited online for the Islamic State group, has been killed in Syria by a U.S. drone along with her 12-year-old son, The Sun newspaper…

The Palestinian group Hamas says it has reached an agreement with rival group Fatah, ending a decade-long rift. Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, said details of the deal would…

The Kenyan parliament has passed a controversial amendment to the country’s election laws which has triggered protest in the state capital. The parliament ruled that if one candidate withdraws from…

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS’) fighters remain on the run in Iraq and Syria as coalition troops clear territory once controlled by them, Pentagon has said. Spokesman for…

A black model who appeared in a Dove advert denounced as racist by many social media users has defended the clip, saying that far from belittling black women it celebrated…

Two staff members of a Kenyan university were killed south of Mombasa on Tuesday when gunmen fired on vehicles carrying them and students to their campus, the area police chief…

The global agreement on oil output cuts reached between OPEC and non-OPEC nations is working, keeping oil prices within “a reasonable range”, the RIA news agency cited Russian Prime Minister…

Japan on Tuesday launched a fourth satellite for a new high-precision global positioning system (GPS) it hopes will encourage new businesses and help spur economic growth. The fourth Michibiki satellite…

As Liberia go to polls second time since 1944 on Tuesday, a peace concert by Queen Juli Endee, a music artist, has been staged for a violence-free presidential and House…