South Koreans get down and dirty at mud festival
South Koreans from all over the country frolicked in greyish goo, as they gathered for an annual mud festival....
More rain and sun needed ahead of Ivory Coast main cocoa crop, say farmers
Rains were below average last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa growing regions and more sun was needed for the main October-to-March main crop...
Several dead in bomb blast in Somalia’s capital
Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for an explosion in Mogadishu which has killed at least seven people and wounded 27 others. Sisipho Skweyiya reports....
Congo health minister resigns in protest over government handling of Ebola response
Democratic Republic of Congo’s health minister, Oly Ilugna, resigned on Monday in protest at the presidency’s announcement last week that it would take control of...
Summertime, and the living is easy for Santas in Copenhagen
Being Santa Claus is an all-year job if you ask the 150 Santas from around the world who have left Rudolph and the elves at...
At least 17 killed in bomb attack in Somalia capital
At least 17 people were killed and 28 others wounded when a bomb went off outside a hotel near the international airport in Somalia’s capital...
Grupo Mexico says Navy found no environmental damage after sulfuric acid spill
Mexican mining and transport firm Grupo Mexico said on Monday that Mexico’s Navy Ministry reported it did not find environmental damage from the company’s sulfuric...
France finds wreckage of submarine which disappeared in 1968
The French Navy has found the wreckage of its ‘Minerve’ submarine, which disappeared off the coast of Toulon in the Mediterranean Sea in 1968, leading...
Philippines’ Duterte defends China gambit in annual address
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte launched a spirited defense of his relationship with China on Monday, insisting that his refusal to challenge its maritime assertiveness was...
Kenyan finance minister arrested on graft charges
Kenyan Finance Minister Henry Rotich was arrested on Monday on suspicion of financial misconduct related to the construction of two dams, an unprecedented detention of...