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The former President of Ghana and a leader of a 15-member delegation from the Commonwealth Nations John Mahama has called on political leaders in Kenya to do away with violence in the upcoming elections.

Fresh UN sanctions come amid ASEAN meeting, where Chinese minister is urging North Korean official to abide by measures.

The United Nations Security Council on Saturday passed a resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea for its continued ballistic missile testing and violations of UN resolutions.

Becoming a pilot is far from easy, but challenging gender stereotypes and becoming a female aviator is even harder.

At the entrance of one of Ghana’s hippest tea bars in Osu, a guest held a candle in the hand and chanted “uhuru, uhuru, uhuru” repeatedly. “Uhuru” means freedom in Swahili. It also the name of current Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is seeking re-election in next week Tuesday’s elections.

The Summer Olympics will head to Los Angeles in 2028, according to a spokeswoman for L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson.

Turnout in Venezuela's controversial election for a constituent assembly was 41.5%, the electoral commission says.

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe on Saturday said he was not stepping down or dying and that there was no one with his political stature who could immediately take over from him.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that 755 staff must leave US diplomatic missions, in retaliation for new US sanctions against Moscow.

Kenyan police say they have shot dead an attacker who forced his way into the rural home of Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto, ending a siege that lasted several hours.

Unidentified gunmen have attacked the rural home of Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto's home near the western city of Eldoret, reports say.

She complained that her husband was weak under the sheets, so he whipped out his little pistol and shot her in the face, police sources said.