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By Staff Reporter Pope urges Kenyans to end tribalism and corruption Pope Francis has urged Kenyans to unite and take a stand against the destructive effects of tribalism. During a speech to young people in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, he got the...

The Monumental Beast is no more! By Mike Hytner Jonah Lomu-New Zealand rugby union player. 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Jonah Lomu, All Blacks great, dies aged 40 Former All Blacks doctor confirms the news on Wednesday morning ‘We’re all shocked and...

By Staff Reporter A rift in the ruling party may be the least of Tunisia’s problems  Tunisia confronts corruption, the economy and Islamic State THERE is only one happy story to emerge from the tumult of the Arab spring of...

During warm ENSO episodes, the normal patterns of tropical precipitation and atmospheric circulation become disrupted. Related image: Image: La Nina regional impacts  BY FRANCIS GHESQUIERE & NICHOLAS JONES It was recorded by the Spanish conquistadors and triggered famines that have been linked to...

By Gregory Viscusi #ParisAttack was carefully planned  Unlike the killings at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo — that often made the Prophet Muhammad a cartoon subject — and at a kosher grocery store, the attacks on Friday were meticulously prepared, were...

By Staff Reporter Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Alleged Ringleader of Paris Attacks, Is Dead, Prosecutor Says Abaaoud identified with fingerprints taken from the body Insight into the background of 28-year-old Belgian citizen Abdelhamid Abaaoud who is suspected by French authorities of...

By Elise Wicker, BBC World Service Image copyright AFP The quest to conquer the other North Pole What’s it like to answer angry tweets about trains? 10 things we didn’t know last week Europe has been so transfixed by tragedies in the...

Juliáo Chiburre, chief secretary of Magude town council, wears a neat stripy shirt, a khaki jacket, and a mournful air: the 36-year-old Mozambican bureaucrat is at his wit's end. Surrounded by files, he goes over the dilemmas familiar to...

  English: Kariba Dam, Zimbabwe. Photo converted from 35mm slide film to digital. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Workers at Sino-Zimbabwe are sure that poor workmanship by the Chinese has led to the current electricity woes currently affecting the country. Some Zimbabwe Electricity Supply...

By Melanie Hall Germans gathered by the hundred at train stations on Sunday to welcome refugees arriving in their cities as if they were long-lost friends or returning war heroes. An estimated 10,000 refugees were expected to arrive in Germany by...