SOUTH AFRICA

Families of those on board the missing plane have yet again raised doubts over Malaysia's handling of the search.

The Watch Tower church in Tanzania has reportedly banned its thousands of followers from voting in the country's Oct. 25 general elections.

The company faced major backlash after featuring an advertisement that read "Look like a girl...think like a man" in honor of National Women's Day.

None of the pipes with cocaine residue came from Shakespeare’s garden, but four of the pipes containing cannabis residue did.

At least two militants were killed in fighting with government forces, while seven suspected militants were detained. Reports suggest that a hostage situation has now ended.

The next host of "The Daily Show" is a relative newcomer to American audiences -- and will be carefully scrutinized when he takes over Sept. 28.

The Nigerian army cleared the bombs planted along a road in Borno state which led out from the northeastern town of Gwoza, Boko Haram's former headquarters.

A 115-year-old U.S. law aimed at preventing unlawful animal trafficking may be difficult to enforce in the case of an American hunter who killed a celebrated Zimbabwean lion.

Kim Jong Un will be presented an award that in the past went to Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi. 

Zimbabwe has asked the U.S. to extradite Walter Palmer, the American dentist who killed Cecil the lion, and legal experts said it could happen.

Trophy hunting in Africa is a relished past time for many rich Americans who flock to the continent each year to hunt, and kill about 400 lions.

Craig Ison received serious injuries to his leg and arm after punching a shark that mauled him near New South Wales.

The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi set a world record for most expensive games, costing Russia about $38.93 billion — or about 10 percent of Russia's annual federal budget.

The retired Anglican archbishop was readmitted to a hospital in South Africa "after expressing renewed discomfort," his foundation said Tuesday.

South Africa has one of the world's highest rates of HIV, and the government there is hoping handing out cool condoms will combat a widespread decrease in condom use.

Although the area was not known to have sharks, a 4.5 meter animal was sighted a couple of times by locals.

A lack of opportunities in Africa must be addressed at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya to spur the development of entrepreneurship on the continent.

The powerful sedative was widely popular in the 1970s and 1980s. Its name is said to be a play on the phrase "quiet interlude."

The White House does not plan to change President Barack Obama's itinerary for his trip to Kenya later this week despite disclosure of the presidential plane's Nairobi arrival and departure times.

The New Development Bank had a rocky start, with disagreements between its member nations causing several delays since it was first proposed in 2012.

A notorious South African preacher, who is referred to as a prophet, is to appear in court on Monday.