An outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in west Africa has spread to Guinea's capital and beyond its borders in an "an unprecedented epidemic," reported a leading aid agency.

The country that once put the Commonwealth Games in serious jeopardy could become the first from Africa to host the event.

At least six people were killed and some 18 were wounded by an explosion in what appears to be a "deliberate attack" in Nairobi, Kenya, a senior Red Cross official tells CNN.

An Egyptian court on Monday again denied bail to three Al Jazeera journalists who are jailed on terrorism-related charges.

Your forecast for the next century: Hotter, drier and hungrier, and the chance to turn down the thermostat is slipping away.

Egypt's presidential elections will take place on May 26 and 27, Egyptian media reported Sunday, citing an announcement by the country's Presidential Elections Commission.