World Aug 16 Kenyan opposition candidate Odinga says he'll challenge close election loss Kenyan opposition figure Raila Odinga says he'll challenge the results of the close presidential election with "all legal options" after Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner.
World Aug 15 Kenya's Ruto declared president in close election, faces possible court challenge After last-minute chaos that could foreshadow a court challenge, Kenya's electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga.
World Aug 09 Kenyan turnout key in close presidential election The top candidates are Raila Odinga, a democracy campaigner who has vied for the presidency for a quarter-century, and 55-year-old Deputy President William Ruto, who has stressed his journey from a humble childhood to appeal to struggling Kenyans long accustomed…
World Jul 16 Russian strikes target areas across Ukraine Russia’s military campaign has been focusing on the Donbas, covering Donetsk and Luhansk, but Russian forces also have been pounding other parts of the country in a relentless push to wrest territory from Ukraine.
World May 12 A young Ukrainian boy watched his own father get killed by a Russian soldier. Now his family is searching for justice. 14-year-old Yura Nechyporenko recounts the tragic killing of his father on a lonely street in Bucha, the community on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, where bodies of civilians are still being discovered weeks after Russian soldiers withdrew.
World May 05 Ukraine repels some attacks as battle in Mariupol steel mill rages on Heavy fighting is raging at the besieged steel plant in Mariupol as Russian forces attempt to finish off the city's last-ditch defenders and complete the capture of the strategically vital port.
World May 04 Russia hits Ukraine, targeting supply of foreign arms in west and attacking the east Russian forces pounded targets across Ukraine, taking aim at supply lines for foreign weapons in the west and intensifying an offensive in the east.
World May 03 Russian forces storm Mariupol steel plant to attack last Ukrainian defenders Ukrainian fighters say Russian forces began storming a sprawling steel plant in the besieged port city of Mariupol on Tuesday.
World May 02 First Ukrainian civilians escape Mariupol steel plant, hundreds remain People fleeing besieged Mariupol described weeks of bombardments and deprivation as they arrived in Ukrainian-held territory.
World May 01 Evacuations underway from Mariupol steel plant, UN says As many as 100,000 people are believed to still be in blockaded Mariupol, including up to 1,000 civilians who were hunkered down with an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters beneath the Soviet-era steel plant - the only part of the city…