(CNN)Barbara Bush, the matriarch of a Republican political dynasty and a first lady who elevated the cause of literacy, died Tuesday, according to a...

Former first lady Barbara Bush is in failing health, a source close to the Bush family tells CNN. The source said she is being cared...

NEW YORK TIMES: The man suspected of opening fire inside a Florida high school on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, is a former...

JOHANNESBURG – Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai died on Wednesday in South Africa after a long battle with cancer, the vice-president of his Movement...

Zambia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Lazarous Kapambwe says Africa’s population for the aged has been projected to triple in the next 30...

Former Zimbabwean vice-president Joice Mujuru has been attacked while holding a political rally, her party says. The opposition National People's Party said Mrs Mujuru and...

Kenya's main opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has declared himself the "people's president" at a controversial "swearing-in" ceremony in the capital. Thousands of his supporters attended...

One of Japan's largest digital currency exchanges says it has lost some $534m (£380m) worth of virtual assets in a hacking attack on its...

After an extraordinary seven-day hearing that drew more than 150 young women to speak out publicly about sexual abuse they said was committed by...