Payments to thousands of Kenyans who were tortured during the 1950s insurgency could open the door for other victims of British colonial rule.
Rebels in the east of DR Congo have said they are prepared to respond to any attack by the United Nations’ first offensive force.
Attorneys for Katherine Jackson have outlined the case in opening statements accusing concert promoter AEG of contributing to the singer’s death.
China’s African aid programme aims to offer 18 000 government scholarships and train 30 000 Africans by 2015.
Novelist and screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis has missed the GLAAD Media Awards in the wake of a string of contentious comments on social media.
In the latest in a series of media-savvy moves, President Mohamed Morsi plans to respond to citizens’ concerns every night on Twitter.
The conflict in Mali could be creating a "ticking time bomb" for neighbouring Western Sahara, UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has warned.
Activist Paul Kasonkomona has been detained overnight after appearing on TV and demanding the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Zambia.
The star couple is said to have been carrying permits to visit Cuba, but Florida senator Marco Rubio has criticised the holiday.
Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was long thought to have succumbed to cancer but his driver claims he was murdered by the Augusto Pinochet regime.