Kenya has thrown in a bid, along with Egypt and South Africa, to be the first African nation to host the Olympics in 2024. But the Kenyan economy might not be able to handle the financial burden.
In 2010, fifteen Nepali servants committed suicide in Lebanon due to gross abuses.
A year after getting an NBA ring with the Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki quietly added another ring when he wedded girlfriend Jessica Olsson late last month.
Dirk Nowitzki married Jessica Olsson in a private ceremony in July. Here are some pictures of the Dallas Mavericks star and his wife.
A group of researchers led by Stony Brook University anthropologist and National Geographic explorer-in-residence Meave Leakey found new fossils they say confirm that two additional species in the genus Homo were living alongside Homo erectus nearly two million years ago.
With the 2012 London Olympics nearing its end, a number of countries have their focus on the 2024 Olympics with Kenya being the latest nation mulling over a bid for the games.
In a move that can be apparently dubbed as a political soap to boost the sliding popularity of his Congress party in the 2014 general elections, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to launch a scheme to provide free mobile connection to six million poor families in the country.
Kenya's parliamentary building has undergone a major renovation, worth millions of dollars. Meanwhile, about half the citizens live in poverty.
The expulsion is largely forgotten today, except by the Ugandan Asians themselves and their descendants who have spread across the world
Murray won the gold over Roger Federer in convincing fashion.
The Ethiopian needed a late surge to win the 10,000-meter race.
A grenade blast in Kenya's capital city of Nairobi killed one person on Friday, the day before U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton is scheduled to arrive as part of her seven-nation African tour.
Secretary Hillary Clinton is in South Sudan today, and met with the presidents of Sudan and South Sudan to spur them towards a compromise in light of the escalating violence.
The Republican congressman defended animal fighting -- twice! -- revisited birther conspiracies and declared his preferences for ATM's with English-only options.
Rush Limbaugh recently accused The Dark Knight Rises of naming its villain Bane to draw attention to Mitt Romney?s ties to Bain Capital.
Uganda had hoped to have a big year for tourism in 2012, but a recent outbreak of the Ebola virus has forced many prospective visitors to cancel their trips.
Despite the recent passage of a new constitution, corruption in Somalia's interim government could derail progress even before it begins.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Africa for ten days, meeting with leaders over concerns about terrorism and security, and China's growing economic hold over the continent.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson continues to look at ways to improve his squad this summer.
The Mombasa Republican Council has been granted legitimacy by the country's high court, setting the stage for a political battle that could threaten Kenya's stability.
Seven died and a further 34 were injured in the blast which ripped through the bus in the tourist town of Burgas, Bulgaria.
Israel accused Iran of carrying out a bomb attack that killed six people on a bus carrying Israeli tourists at a Bulgarian airport Wednesday, and vowed a stern response to Iranian terror.
