politics

Senegal ex-president's son on trial for corruption

The flamboyant "super minister" son of former Senegalese leader Abdoulaye Wade went on trial Thursday…

Sonia Gandhi turned down India PM job 'after Rahul plea'

Sonia Gandhi's shock decision not to take over as India's prime minister a decade ago…

Ethnic hate speech reveals roots of Kenya violence

Kenya takes pride in being a union of "42 tribes", but a string of attacks…

Battle for vote: Cameron vows to 'put British first'

Britain's prime minister announced new measures to cut immigration on Tuesday in a bid to…

MP calls for Premier League boycott

A British lawmaker called on Tuesday for fans to boycott English Premier League football matches…

'Many' on crashed plane heading to Melbourne AIDS conference: UNAIDS

Many of the passengers who died when a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed in Ukraine were…

Uganda lifts TV station's 'sleeping president' ban

Uganda's government said Wednesday it was lifting a ban on a TV station's coverage of…

Australia PM plays down setback in carbon tax repeal plan

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Friday brushed off a defeat in the Senate on repealing…

Myanmar jails reporters for decade over weapons claim

Myanmar jailed five journalists to 10 years in prison with hard labour Thursday over a…

Mozambique presidential candidate pleads for peace

Mozambique's ruling party presidential candidate Felipe Nyusi on Wednesday made a plea for peace with…