Muslims, Jews and Hindus are forbidden by custom from consuming pork products of any kind.
A massive catfight among lions in the African savannah was caught on film.
In the dark world of Turkish political intrigue, a Kurdish hero may really be an agent of the hated Ankara government.
See the first-prize winners of the 2013 World Press Photo awards.
In Ethiopia, only about 20 percent of the population has access to electricity but a new project could change that.
Kenya will elect a new president on March 4, but fears of ethnic divisions and bloody clashes loom large.
Clinton’s testimony over the Benghazi disaster is really about the need for more funding to strengthen U.S. embassies.
The Kenyan government hopes Konza will have created more than 200,000 IT-related jobs.
High demand for ivory in Asia has spurred an increase in elephant poaching in Africa, endangering vulnerable communities.
President Obama's half-brother Malik plans to run for governor in Kenya.
An estimated 4,500 lions remain in Zambia, while the leopard population is unknown.
The northwestern African country of Mauritania has banned the use of plastic bags, citing the harmful effects of pollution.
Somali militant attacks in Kenya have prompted the government to banish migrants of all nationalities to overcrowded refugee camps.
The state-owned newspaper China Daily is now printing its Africa Weekly, and its editors aren't shy about telling the West how they really feel.
Kofi Annan has warned Kenyan voters not to support candidates, like Uhuru Kenyatta, who have been charged by the International Criminal Court.
Onyango Obama, the president's uncle, has been living in the U.S. for 20 years after a deportation order. His sentence is now in the repeals stage.
Just one day after announcing the iPhone 5 in 54 new countries, Apple released the iTunes Store in 56 countries around the world on Tuesday, including Russia, India and South Africa.
When the first Fastjet flight took off Thursday from its base in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, it ushered in a new age of budget travel for Sub-Saharan Africa. But can it last?
Leaders in four countries neighboring the conflict-riddled Congo have called for rebels in the eastern part of the country to cease their attacks against the government and relinquish captured territory.
Kenyans are increasingly turning against their Somali compatriots as terrorism drives a wedge between communities.
A sparkling new commuter train kicks off Kenya's ambitious infrastructure project, easing Nairobi's terrible traffic.
Dozens of Kenyan police officers were killed this weekend while pursuing perpetrators of crime related to tribal rivalry.