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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has ordered a ceasefire after days of intense fighting with former rebels in the capital, Juba, state TV says. More than 200 people are reported to have died in the clashes, involving heavy artillery, tanks...

Ethiopia has blocked social media sites across the country after university entrance exams were posted online. The government said the ban was to prevent students being distracted from studying during the exam period and to prevent the spread of false...

The Gambia and Tanzania have banned child marriage, with tough penalties for those who breach the rulings. Gambia's President Yayha Jammeh announced that anyone marrying a girl below 18 would be jailed for up to 20 years. In Tanzania, the high...

The Latest on the Conservative Party leadership race in Britain (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Prime Minister David Cameron says he will step down on Wednesday, making way for Theresa May to succeed him as British leader. Cameron says it's clear May...

Russia will exhaust one of its two sovereign funds next year, according to a finance ministry proposal seen by Reuters, having by that point run through $87 billion since the beginning of 2014 to fill holes in the budget...

The FBI won't recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while secretary of state, agency Director James Comey said Tuesday, lifting a major legal threat to her presidential campaign. But Comey called...

BEVERLY HILLS, July 5, (THEWILL) - A military helicopter, with 14 people onboard, including 11 Turkish soldiers, crashed on Tuesday in in the Black Sea region of the North-Eastern province of Giresun. Local news media revealed that a Brigadier General,...

The Latest on attacks in Saudi Arabia (all times local): 12:40 a.m. Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says four security officers were killed and five others were wounded when a suicide bomber detonated his vest outside one of Islam's holiest sites. The Monday...

State-linked Saudi news websites reported an explosion Monday near one of Islam's holiest sites in the city of Medina, as two suicide bombers struck in different cities without killing anyone. Sabq news site reported the explosion, and other sites showed...

A senior leader of Malaysia's ruling party quit on Monday, the latest among several party officials to leave or be sacked after criticizing Prime Minister Najib Razak over a multi-billion dollar financial scandal involving a state-owned fund. Recent electoral wins...