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Prosecutors dropped charges of crimes against humanity against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday, marking a failure for the International Criminal Court in the highest-profile case in its 11-year history. Judges in The Hague had on Wednesday given prosecutors a...

More than 175 Nigerian medics arrived in Liberia and Sierra Leone on Friday to join the fight against Ebola, the first of 600 volunteers promised by the regional giant which contained its own outbreak earlier this year. The medics will...

The United States has indications that Iran has carried out air strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq in recent days in what appeared to be the first such operations by Iran's air force, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. A...

The United States military launched 14 more strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and led 11 strikes in Iraq since Monday, according to U.S. Central command. The strikes in Syria, centered near the border town of Kobani, hit a...

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe accused his deputy Joice Mujuru on Wednesday of seeking to oust him, deriding her as thinking she could unlock funding from Western powers. Mujuru, a battle-hardened guerrilla nicknamed "Spill Blood", has faced accusations from Mugabe's wife...

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday gave prosecutors a week to decide whether to proceed with their case against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta for crimes against humanity or to withdraw the charges. Prosecutors say Kenyatta, accused of orchestrating a wave...

Kenyan trade unions have urged non-Muslim public sector workers including teachers and doctors to leave the country's lawless northern region, site of two deadly attacks by militants in the past two weeks, because of the security risks. Somali militant Islamist...

A Kenyan court on Tuesday sentenced a 59-year-old U.S. man to 50 years in jail for circulating pornographic images of children on the Internet. Terry Ray Krieger, who initially pleaded not guilty but then changed his plea to guilty, was...

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Tuesday he had nominated a new interior minister and accepted the resignation of the head of the police, both of whom have been criticized for failing to stop a spate of attacks blamed...

The Ukrainian military accused Russian special forces on Monday of taking part in attacks on the strategically important Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, where fighting has intensified in recent days despite a September ceasefire deal. Kiev also accused Russia of...