Uzbekistan's first and only president has died, leaving an uncertain future for a government marred by controversy. President Islam Karimov, who ruled Uzbekistan for 25 years, died Friday, the Uzbek...
Harare (AFP) - Shops and offices opened as usual across Zimbabwe on Wednesday despite a planned "shutdown" protest against President Robert Mugabe, who has vowed to end a series of anti-government...
Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia may have turned himself into a political exile because of the way he won a silver medal in the Olympics marathon on Sunday. He strode across the finish line with his arms...
Extremist jihadis of the Islamic State (ISIS) on Thursday executed 19 Yezidi girls by burning them to death, activists and eyewitnesses reported.
The victims, who had been taken by ISIS jihadis as...
