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Prosecutors sought to throw out testimony that evidence against a top prime minister's aide was obtained through torture as the trial that has strained Zimbabwe's troubled coalition government began Monday. Complete Story...
Madagascar's political rivals have agreed on posts within a transitional government that will hold power until next year's elections following a power struggle that brought months of volatility to the country, an African Union statement said.
The EU Naval Force says it has handed over 43 Somalis abandoned at sea by their human smugglers to the United Nations refugee agency in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti.
A prosecutor at a U.N.-backed tribunal is accusing a Rwandan official of ordering the murder of children too weak to walk during the country's 1994 genocide.
Zimbabwe's transport ministry says one of the national airline's planes collided with five wild pigs on the runway in the capital during takeoff.
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday that Kenya's postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people was a crime against humanity and pledged to initiate proceedings that could result in top officials facing trial.
The global recession and pressure to divert funds to other health crises are hurting the fight against AIDS, a medical group warned Thursday, with one health worker saying he feared a return to the days when the AIDS virus was a death sentence in Africa.
Investigators for the world's diamond control body say the gems were mined by virtual slaves who had been told to dig or die, and were smuggled out by soldiers who rape and beat civilians.
Kenya's attorney general said Wednesday he is seeking legal advice about whether he can sue the U.S. government for revoking his travel visa.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding hastily arranged meetings with Egyptian leaders to discuss the stalemate over restarting peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
Dancers clad in animal skins opened a royal ceremony Tuesday, a nod to tradition for the forward-thinking kings, queens and chiefs who jetted in to Johannesburg from across Africa to launch an institute they hope will expand their roles on the continent
British mercenary Simon Mann has threatened to settle some old scores after arriving home Wednesday following more than five years in African jails for a failed plot to take over Equatorial Guinea's oil riches.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that the nuclear offer to Iran, intended to restrain its potential for making a nuclear weapon, should be fully accepted by Iran and will not be changed.
Liberian media are reporting that a government official has been shot and killed by a gang of men outside the African country's capital.
A Somali airline official says two men have failed in an attempt to hijack an airplane.
The world's fastest man adopted the animal kingdom's fastest sprinter Monday, as Usain Bolt welcomed a new baby cheetah named Lightning Bolt into his life.
A top human rights group is accusing the Congolese military of killing more than 500 civilians in eastern Congo and says the U.N. peacekeeping force in the area did nothing to stop the soldiers from decapitating men and raping young girls.
A long-delayed presidential election in Ivory Coast is being pushed back again.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday urged Arabs and Israelis to set aside their historical differences, avoid inflammatory rhetoric and recommit to attaining a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is again praising Israel's offer to restrict its building of settlements in Palestinian areas, but says it falls well short of the U.S. desire for a full halt to building.
When 64-year-old Jimale Irobe was a young man, he guided his herds of cows and camels through knee-high grass.
Zimbabwe's state media say a man allegedly killed three of his children with an ax and wounded two others in what police describe as Zimbabwe's most brutal crime in recent years.
Madonna has left Malawi after a nearly weeklong visit with her family, airport and charity officials said Saturday.
Zimbabwe's prime minister says assurances South Africa will be watching persuaded him to end his boycott of his country's troubled unity Cabinet.
President Obama stated that he wants to bring the soldiers back home from Iraq/Afghanistan as soon as possible.
Fearless prediction: The Oakland Raiders will beat the San Diego ChargersI just have a gut feeling on this one. Granted, at one time I had a gut feeling that the Oakland Raiders were going to be 10-6, and that doesn't look overly realistic at this point so you may not want to bet your 401k on it.
Congress Bows to Big Oil in BurmaCaving to big oil demands, the Senate on Tuesday approved a plan that intensifies trade sanctions against Burma's military regime but abandons an earlier push to penalize Chevron, the last major U.S. company propping up the repressive junta.
Air Force backs off subsidy issue: Boeing are not the only people who know how to lobby...Northrop Grumman was very active behind the scenes in ensuring that the subsidies it's partner EADS receives (and likely will receive) via Airbus would not harm it's chance sin the tanker competition. This will be dissapointing news to Boeing, however not all is bad.
Trade dispute colors air tanker competitionThe real bloodbath will start if and when Airbus goes cap in hand to the EU for launch aid on the A350-XWB, which will see Boeing screem foul and a real possibility of Airbus beign disqualified from the USAF tanker replacement bidding.
Turkish air force closer to opting for 30 more Lockheed Martin F-16s over F-4E upgradeWe will be seeing more of this, as nations who are not amongst the welathiest in the world opt to upgrade older platforms rather thanh invest in new aircraft.
Dragonslayer: US to fly F-22 fighter from Guam to counter growing PRC prescenceClose enough to send a message but far enough not be a threat, the F-22 move into Guam shows the US will match China's moves in the region without becoming too provocative.
Senate vs. House: showdown brewing over allowing overseas F-22 salesThe US has a long memory and the loss of F-14 secrets via Iran to the Soviet Union still resonates among some. However, it is just about impossible that Japan, Australia or the UK would divulge the F-22s most coveted technologies.
Invasion of killer drones hits FarnboroughUACV (Unmanned Air Combat Vehicles) have been a reality for a few years now, but in the near future we will see advanced new types undertaking far more demanding missions.
Australian F-111 makes emergency belly landingA spectacular and flawless belly landing for one of the RAAF's last remaining F-111 strike aircraft after the nosegear would not deploy. No casualties, but it remains to be seen if the aircraft is viable to repair.
Nepotism at work: Defense audit says Boeing contract was awarded unfairlyWhilst Boeing may have paid a settlement, there are still going to be repurcussions from its past mis-deeds.
Boeing reaches 'critical juncture' on C-17 transport production lineWhat we have now here is a game of chicken: the Pentagon wants Boeing to blink first and offer a better deal on future C-17 versions/upgrades and Boeing wants the military to blink for fear of closing down a critical production line when the world looks very unstable.
House votes to let allies buy the F-22 Raptor...if they can afford itThe US would have preferred not to sell the world's most advanced fighter to any foreign country, but cutbacks in US orders have seen the unit price of the F-22 balloon to an astronomical USD 361 million per copy.
US seeks to lift export sales ban on F-22A: but who can afford it?The world's best to be available to America's best - and wealthiest - friends. The export F-22 will doubtlessly be a somewhat toned down version, but will still represent a combat system that will put its operators in a different league for a long time to come.
Australian defense minister visits Lockheed plant to view JSFThe F-35 that Australia is likely to purchase is having a difficult birth - no surprises here, as no fighter program in modern history has come in on time, on spec or on budget.
$798 million for C-17 could save Boeing's factory in CaliforniaStrange: the Pentagon actually NOT wanting more military hardware. And even stranger that here we have a case of pork barrelling actually being a good idea. The C-17 production line in Long Beach will now remain open beyond 2008 with 3 more orders for the type.
F-22 Raptor scores direct hit in testing of supersonic, high-altitude JDAM dropA remarkable advance in air to ground warfare: an F-22 released a bomb at Mach 1.5 which then hit a target over 20 miles away.
Boeing assisting South Korean AF in investigation into fatal F-15K accidentThe crash of such a new build development of a proven aircraft is always a concern, however the circumstances of the crash initially do not appear to point to a technical malfunction.
Boeing, Gripen, Lockheed vie for Bulgarian fighter jet dealNot a big deal by the standards of the industry but welcome nevertheless.
How Lockheed Martin revamped its supply chain for the F-35If Boeing can do it, so can Lockheed: change a business model from that of a plane builder to a plane designer / external project manager / sub-systems & component assembler...whoever thought bringing to fruition a next generation fighter would be so complex? The technologies of …
Buying C-17s delivers vital independenceAustralia will greatly benefit from the remarkable abilities of the C-17, notably with the requirement to lift large quantities of often heavy material and land it on short and poorly maintained runways. However, the high cost of the acquisition of 4 planes is raising eyebrows.
Boeing rolls out new lightweight bombModern warfare has emphasized the need to minimize collateral damage and Boeing's Small Diamter Bomb should go a fair way - when combined with precision guidance and good intelligence - to reducing harm to innocents caught up in warzones.
Boeing to settle federal suits for $615 millionIn the ballpark of expectations and no admission of wrongdoing: Boeing should consider itself lucky that this is the most likely outcome of an investigation into a horrendous episode of corporate irresponsibility - at best.
Lockheed Martin successfully tests entire THAAD weapon system at White Sands missile rangeA great milestone in missile defense technology: after a number of slip ups, the successful test of THAAD brings troops a step closer to protection from both IRBM and SRBM threats...as well as giving a new level of defense against air strikes.
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