#WalterPalmer: Internet seeks revenge

Celebrities are among an online mob baying for the blood of the American dentist who has admitted his role in killing Zimbabwe's most famous lion, Cecil.

Cecil the lion killed in same park

Two men arrested in the death of Cecil the lion -- a case in which an American dentist has also been accused, unleashing a torrent of anger online -- were…

Egypt’s Suez Canal, then and now

Egypt began its first trial run of its 'new Suez Canal,' which will be inaugurated on August 6, 2015 -- a year after construction started -- bringing the 150-year-old waterway…

Wanted: Dentist accused of Cecil the lion kill

An American man is being sought in connection with a case that has drawn international attention -- the killing of Cecil the lion -- Zimbabwean officials said Tuesday.

Obama attacks corruption in Africa

President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he could win a third term in office if he ran again, but is barred by the Constitution.

#IfAfricaWasABar: Twitter erupts in satire fest

Gadhafi’s son sentenced to death

A Tripoli court has sentenced slain Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam Gadhafi to death in absentia.

South Sudan civil war on Obama agenda

Four years after the United States hailed the creation of an independent South Sudan, President Barack Obama convened a meeting Monday with regional leaders to try to end the country's…

Who must be killed to beat ISIS?

7 Cape Town vineyards to visit

Obama’s Kenya tour a success?

Booming business of wildlife

Lions, elephants and leopards: when it comes to vacationing in Africa, the wildlife is the biggest attraction.

Tourist suspected of killing lion Cecil

Female bomber kills 15 in Nigeria

A female bomber blew herself up Sunday in northeast Nigeria, killing at least 15 people and injuring 46 others, according to the head of the Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency.

12 dead in attack at Mogadishu hotel

A suicide attacker drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into the gate of the Jazeera Palace Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Sunday, killing 12 people, according to Mohammed Yusuf Osman,…