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Malawi gay couple convicted of indecency, unnatural acts
[Updated at 7:43 a.m.] A court in Malawi has found a gay couple guilty of gross indecency and unnatural acts, according to witnesses who heard the verdict Tuesday. Sentencing will take place May 20....
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Southern Sudan voting starts smoothly
Tens of thousands of people across Southern Sudan went to the polls Sunday in a historic referendum that an international election observer said appeared to have been well-handled. "There were very,...
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Officials: English tourist kidnapped by Somali pirates
An English tourist kidnapped from a remote Kenyan resort is being held by Somali pirates in a remote corner of the lawless country, according to experts and security analysts in Nairobi. "Gangs from...
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More than 30 dead in Somalia bombing
A truck filled with explosives barreled into a government complex in the heart of Somalia's restive capital on Tuesday, a brazen strike killing students registering for an education program. More than...
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Kenya: Al-Shabaab did not order grenade attacks
Twin grenade attacks in Nairobi earlier this week were not the work of the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, a Kenyan government spokesman said Wednesday. "It was two young guys inspired by...
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Prisoner with suspected case of Ebola escapes from hospital in Uganda
One of five prisoners receiving treatment for a suspected case of Ebola virus in Uganda escaped overnight Friday from the hospital at the center of the outbreak, a health official said. "Should his...
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Military will head into area where police slaughtered
Police were ambushed and dozens were slaughtered. Now the military is being sent in. Kenya's National Security Council, chaired by President Mwai Kibaki, said today that soldiers will join a...
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