Liberia election: George Weah faces demands for war crimes court
The former football star is running for a second term but faces demands for a war crimes court.
2023-10-07 07:52
Cornel West drops Green Party bid and will run for president as an independent
Progressive scholar Cornel West announced Thursday he will run as an independent candidate in the 2024 presidential election, abandoning his campaign for the Green Party's nomination.
2023-10-06 00:29
Bobi Wine 'under house arrest' after return to Uganda
Police deny opposition leader's claims he was grabbed by 'goons' on landing
2023-10-05 18:57
In the country of 'machismo,' a woman will be the next president
The governing party called it a ceremonial passing of the baton. But the opposition lambasted it as a "passing of the scepter."
2023-10-04 12:27
Serbian president says reports about troop build up on the Kosovo border 'not fully accurate'
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Monday that Washington's reports last week warning of a big build-up of Serbian troops on the Kosovo border "were not fully accurate."
2023-10-03 03:21
Pro-China candidate Mohamed Muizzu wins Maldives presidential vote
Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu has won the Maldives presidential election, beating incumbent President Ibrahim Solih in a second-round runoff that could herald a pro-China shift for the Indian Ocean archipelago from traditional partner India.
2023-10-01 23:22
Harvard University inaugurates Claudine Gay as school's first Black president
In a historic first, Harvard University inaugurated new president Claudine Gay on Friday, the first Black person and second woman to lead the university.
2023-10-01 21:45
As he turns 99, Jimmy Carter's hometown honors the former president as a global humanitarian -- and a good friend
More than 14,000 people have written to Jimmy Carter for his 99th birthday.
2023-09-30 16:24
US offers $5m reward for information on Ecuador election assassination
The US wants to find those behind the killing of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio last month.
2023-09-29 08:16
Takeaways from President Biden's first impeachment hearing by House Oversight panel
House Republicans kicked off their first impeachment inquiry hearing Thursday laying out the allegations they will pursue against President Joe Biden, though their expert witnesses acknowledged Republicans don't yet have the evidence to prove the accusation they're leveling.
2023-09-29 01:52
The first time a president went to ... (in photos)
It was a shorter distance through US history from the White House to the Soviet Union or North Korea than to an autoworkers picket line in Michigan.
2023-09-27 06:24
Second Republican debate: When is it and what to expect
Seven candidates will battle it out in California, with frontrunner Donald Trump absent again.
2023-09-26 21:46