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UN Security Council Rejects Delay of Kenyatta, Ruto Trials

Only seven of 15 members voted in favor of resolution - two votes short of required nine; remaining eight members abstained

Cameron Motorcade Mobbed in Northern Sri Lanka

PM visited Jaffna in ethnic Tamil-dominated region after attending opening ceremony of Commonwealth summit in Colombo

Last of Somali Pirates Sentenced in Americans' Deaths

Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar were given 21 life sentences, 19 of them to be served consecutively

Security Council to Consider Delay in ICC Kenyatta, Ruto Trials

Security Council to Consider Delay in ICC Kenyatta, Ruto Trials

Resolution needs at least nine votes on 15-member council to pass; Rwanda's deputy head of mission to UN says seven nations plan to vote yes

French Priest Kidnapped in Cameroon

Motivation for kidnapping of Georges Vandenbeusch remains unclear

French Priest Kidnapped in Cameroon

French Priest Kidnapped in Cameroon

US Names 2 Nigerian-Based Groups Terrorist Organizations

Majority of Africans Unhappy With Anti-Corruption Efforts

Many Africans are still paying bribes to get basic services

Reports: US to Name Boko Haram as Terrorist Organization

Move would curtail material, financial support for Islamist militant group blamed for thousands of deaths in northern Nigeria