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UN: 80 killed in weeks of flooding in Kenya

The U.N. humanitarian agency says 80 people have been reported dead and hundreds of thousands displaced from their homes since March due to heavy rainfall in Kenya. The U.N. statement says 244,400 people have been displaced, the majority of them in Tana River, Kilifi and Mandera...

Turkey's opposition names Ince as Erdogan poll challenger

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Friday named senior lawmaker Muharrem Ince, known for his fiery and impassioned rhetoric, as its candidate to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in June 24 elections. The leader of the CHP Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who had already...

At least 125 killed as storms batter India

A huge dust storm and lightning strikes killed at least 125 people across India which braced Thursday for more wild weather. Dust clouds plunged swathes of north India into darkness as choking winds of more than 130 kilometers per hour swept across the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan...