Kenya deports Miguna Miguna over Odinga ‘swearing-in’
Kenya has deported opposition supporter and lawyer, Miguna Miguna, following his role in the unofficial swearing-in of opposition leader Raila...
International
Pope to send envoy to probe Chile sex abuse claims
Pope Francis is sending the Vatican’s top expert on sexual abuse to Chile to investigate accusations that a bishop covered...
Kenya TV stations to remain off-air after Odinga ‘inauguration’
Three of Kenya's biggest television stations will remain off-air until further notice because they had planned to broadcast the opposition...
Egyptian Singer Jailed 2 Years For Eating Banana In Music Video
AN EGYPTIAN pop star has been banged up for two years over a “sexually explicit” music video showing her eating...
Kenyan police employed assault and rape during polls – HRW
Several dozen women in Kenya said police officers attacked them during this year’s election season and some said they were...
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa seeks end to sanctions
Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa is seeking the removal of sanctions imposed by Western countries, saying they are crippling national...
MSF estimates more than 6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar
At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed in the month after violence broke out in Myanmar in August, Medecins Sans Frontieres...
New York Port Authority attack: Akayed Ullah ‘inspired by IS’
The suspect being held after an attempted terror attack at New York City’s main bus terminal has said it was...
Oscar Pistorius hurt in prison fight
Former South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been hurt in a prison brawl, less than two weeks after his sentence...
DR Congo displacement crisis ‘worse than Middle East’
Conflict has forced 1.7 million people to flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year, causing "a...
