Reuters

President Barack Obama's speech to a packed sports hall in Nairobi struck a personal note, talking of his own experience and Kenya's in the five decades since independence.

The explosion in the center of Damaturu came six days after a suicide bomber killed three policemen at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Yobe state’s capital city.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif began a one-day, three-country tour by visiting Kuwait. He is set to go on to Qatar and Iraq.

China seized control of the rocky outcrop in the South China Sea in 2012 after a three-month stand-off with Philippine coast guard ships, preventing Filipino fishermen from getting near their traditional fishing grounds.

No serious injuries were reported at the site, which lies in the Israeli-occupied walled Old City and is revered by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and by Jews as the Temple Mount where two temples once stood.

The Kathmandu Post said the father of a sick man had confessed to the killing "to chase away the evil spirits" from his ailing son after seeking advice from a village shaman.

Santos's decision on Saturday came just days after a unilateral ceasefire by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) went into effect, providing a breakthrough in talks threatened by a recent escalation of battlefield violence.

One person was rescued unconscious from the plane after the crash and another woman was found unconscious among the wreckage on the ground, the Fire Department said.

The top trade target before the MLB trade deadline, Cole Hamels threw a 13-strike no-hitter against Chicago on Saturday.

Residents said a female bomber struck at a bar in the Pont Vert neighborhood.

The AFL-CIO’s political committee is seeking to push Hillary Clinton to be more supportive of its policies on issues such as trade and wages.

The paper said Hufeld added that all the other allegations against Jain and the bank are still being evaluated by the watchdog.

Greeks have viewed inspections visits by the lenders in Athens as a violation of the country's sovereignty.

The Saudi-led coalition announced on Saturday a five-day humanitarian ceasefire that would take effect in Yemen starting Sunday.

Clinton was secretary of state at the time of the attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, which resulted in the deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

Turkey has dramatically cranked up its role in the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State group since a suspected ISIS suicide bomber killed 32 people earlier this week in a town close to the Syrian border.

the bombing targeted the Mokha area inhabited mostly by engineers and workers of a power station and some displaced families, according to a Houthi-controlled news agency.

U.S. President Barack Obama told African entrepreneurs in Kenya on Saturday they could help counter violent ideologies and drive growth in Africa, and said governments had to help by ensuring the rule of law was upheld and by tackling corruption.

The Syrian army, one of the region's largest, has been overstretched by a four-year long insurgency. Many young men have fled the country or find ways to avoid conscription.

China's Communist Party, obsessed with social stability, brooks no challenge to its rule. It has cracked down on cults, which have multiplied in recent years. Demonstrations have been put down with force and some sect leaders executed.

Malaysia last month circulated a draft resolution to form the tribunal. Russia last week proposed a rival text that demands justice for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, but does not establish a tribunal.

Ground forces hit the PKK as well as Islamic State fighters in northern Syria, government sources said, as part of Ankara's campaign to take a prominent role in the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamist militant group.

Cost, staffing and the turn-off factor to what is supposed to be a fun night out will likely deter movie theater chains from adopting airport-style security.

BG Group Plc on Friday confirmed that it has received final unconditional clearance from Brazilian competition authority CADE for its acquisition by bigger rival Royal Dutch Shell.

U.S. troops will begin training regular Ukrainian military forces later this year in an expansion of their current mission, which so far has been limited to instructing Interior Ministry national guard units, the State Department said.

U.S. President Barack Obama dined with his step grandmother, his sister and other extended family members after arriving in Kenya for his first presidential visit to his father's homeland on Friday.

The Glendale City Council approved a revised management and lease agreement for the team to play at its city-owned arena through June 2017.

Japan this week called on China to halt construction of oil-and-gas exploration platforms in the East China Sea close to waters claimed by both nations.

The investigation was described as the "biggest into human trafficking" in Thailand's history.