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Nicolas Sarkozy begins prison sentence over campaign fraud case/in /by
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy left his Paris home on Tuesday morning to begin serving his prison sentence at La Santé, nearly a month after being convicted of fraud linked to alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 election campaign.
Giant pumpkin regatta makes a splash in Oregon/in /by
Thousands of spectators gathered on the shores of Tualatin Lake, near Portland, Oregon, on Sunday to watch costumed participants paddle across the water in giant, hollowed-out pumpkins.
Sanae Takaichi elected Japan’s first female prime minister after coalition deal/in /by
The Japanese parliament has elected its first female prime minister, ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi, the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Three countries join United States bid to host 2031 Women’s World Cup/in /by
Mexico, Costa Rica, and Jamaica will also stage games. The US is the sole bidder to host the expanded tournament.
Drone attack strikes Khartoum Airport hours before planned reopening/in /by
A drone attack struck the vicinity of Khartoum International Airport early Tuesday, casting doubt on authorities' plans to reopen the facility for domestic flights the following day after a 30-month closure due to Sudan's brutal civil war.
Tanzania’s general election risks becoming ‘devoid of legitimacy,’ Amnesty In’tl warns/in /by
Tanzania’s upcoming elections “risk becoming a procedural affair devoid of legitimacy,” international rights watchdog Amnesty International is warning.
Defiant former French president Sarkozy arrives at prison to begin sentence/in /by
Nicolas Sarkozy is to begin his five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy in the case involving Libyan funding of his 2007 presidential campaign.
38 M23 rebel fighters surrender to Congolese army in eastern DRC/in /by
Almost 40 members of the M23 rebel group have surrendered in the eastern democratic republic of the Congo, military officials said on Monday.
Aid organisations warn of growing hunger crisis in Nigeria following US funding cuts/in /by
Aid groups are raising the alarm about an unprecedented hunger crisis in northern Nigeria, where the impact of international funding cuts is hitting hard.
Gendarme shot and killed as tensions mount ahead of Ivory Coast presidential election/in /by
As tension continues to mount in Ivory Coast ahead of Saturday’s presidential election, a gendarme has been shot and killed while on patrol in the south of the country.