International Forum

The world's most powerful people according to a ranking compiled by Forbes Magazine are: 1. Barack Obama (President of the United States) 2. Hu Jintao (President of China) 3. Vladimir Putin...

The Tanzania government is set to remove restrictions on movement of capital across its national borders freeing the hands of its citizens looking for higher returns on their investments to put...

Washington (CNN) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney was hospitalized Monday with chest pains, according to his office. Cheney, 69, is resting comfortably at George Washington University...

Kiongozi mkuu wa kidini nchini Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamanei hii leo akijibu shutuma za Marekani kuwa Iran inaelekea kwenye udikteta wa kijeshi,ameituhumu Marekani kuwa inachochea vita. Matamshi...

Source: Nation Just so we do not forget, here is a list of some of the the corruption scandals plaguing Kenya, while on one hand its citizens pay taxes into the same corrupt coffers, and on the...

Dozens die in Morocco minaret collapse At least 36 people were killed in Morocco when a minaret collapsed at a mosque in the central town of Meknes, officials say. More than 60...

TEL NOF AIR FORCE BASE, Israel – Israel's air force on Sunday introduced a fleet of huge pilotless planes that can remain in the air for a full day and could fly as far as the Persian...

Afghan Civilians Killed In Nato Airstrike At least 21 civilians have been killed by a Nato airstrike in southern Afghanistan, officials have said. Nato has confirmed firing on a group of...

Nimekuwa nikifuatilia kwa karibu sana kuhusu mwenendo wa hii vita inayoendeshwa na marekani na washirika wake tangu walipopigwa na ndege za abiria kwenye minara ya kibiashara ya New York na...

Deadly grenade attacks rock Kigali, state radio reports Deadly grenade attacks rock Kigali, state radio reports Three simultaneous grenade attacks on a train station, a restaurant and an...

President Jacob Zuma repeated firmly on Tuesday that nationalisation is not government policy Replying to the debate on his State of the Nation address in the National Assembly, Zuma said: "We...

Muammar al-Gaddafi (Libya): Since 1969 Eduardo Dos Santos (Angola): Since 1979 Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (Equatorial Guinea): Since 1979 Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe): Since 1980 Hosni Mubarak...

The Cntral Intelligence Agency is the world's largest secret police force, its official function is to conduct foreign intelligence operations and intelligence-gathering abroad. It has no...

State media wishes Mugabe a very happy birthday Feb 21, 2010 2:53 PM | By AFP Zimbabwe's state media showered President Robert Mugabe with praise on his 86th birthday - while the country's...

Beijing, China (CNN) -- China summoned the U.S. ambassador on Friday to express its "strong dissatisfaction" over the Dalai Lama's meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama a day earlier. China...

Hamas military commander 'assassinated' in Dubai A senior Hamas military commander has been assassinated by Israel in Dubai, the Palestinian Islamist group claims. Mahmoud...

Thousands rally in support of Niger coup BBC News Online People in the capital seem to be overwhelmingly behind the coup Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Niger capital in...

Niger leader Mamadou Tandja 'held by soldiers' President Tandja was first voted into office in 1999 Niger President Mamadou Tandja and his cabinet are being held by soldiers after gun...

Wrekin's '£11m' Gem of Tanzania ruby sold for £8k A giant ruby once thought to be valued at £11m and used to support an insolvent Shropshire construction firm has been sold for £8,000. The...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, a four-star general who served as a top adviser to three presidents and had presidential ambitions of his own, died Saturday of...