A Russian fighter jet on Saturday intercepted an American reconnaissance aircraft over the international waters of the Black Sea, local media reported Tuesday. Citing the press office of the Southern Military District, Russia's official news agency TASS said the military detected an...

A government initiative to air public opinion on the causes of South Sudan’s long-running civil war was accused of a cover-up on Tuesday. Lawmakers said officials involved in carrying out the national dialogue launched by President Salva Kiir in May had hidden some tapes and...

Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has opened a three-month amnesty window for the return of public funds illegally stashed abroad by individuals and companies, he said on Tuesday. Upon the expiry of the amnesty at end of February next year, the government will arrest and...

 OPEC is heading for tougher-than-expected policy talks this week amid concern that its efforts to rebalance the oil market might overshoot by creating a global deficit and spurring a further price rally. “It will not be an easy meeting and we always look at various scenarios,”...