South Africa’s top police officer has been served with a warrant and is facing charges in relation to a widening corruption scandal that saw 12 other senior officers arrested by anti-graft investigators

The Grammy-award winning South African composer of the iconic chant that opens “The Lion King” is suing a comedian, saying he's denigrated the “Circle of Life” song with an intentional mistranslation

The State Department is setting up 12 regional hubs to coordinate disaster and emergency humanitarian responses under the auspices of a new bureau that will oversee some of the functions that had been handled by the now-dismantled U.S. Agency for International Development

The FBI says ROTC students subdued and killed a gunman who yelled “Allahu Akbar” before opening fire in a classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University

Jihadi extremist groups including Boko Haram have targeted Nigerian military camps in intensifying attacks in the last week

Rising global oil prices triggered by the Iran war are increasing economic pressures across Africa, where most countries rely heavily on imported petroleum products

Amnesty International says at least 15 people have been killed after gunmen attacked three communities in north-central Nigeria

European drug regulators are endorsing a new and simpler treatment for sleeping sickness, in what could be a giant boost to efforts to eliminate the disease

A blood-red moon will soon grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse