On election day at Zargona High School in Kabul, the mood was ebullient. In the morning the rain had stopped just before polls opened, and enthused voters had queued up past the gate to cast their ballots. Most had taken part in previous elections; many ...

When the mob failed to force open the heavy wooden doors to the church where Jean de Dieu Burakari was hiding, they began instead firing guns through the windows and throwing in grenades. “We were very crowded inside, many were killed or lost body ...

When the mob failed to force open the heavy wooden doors to the church where Jean de Dieu Burakari was hiding, they began instead firing guns through the windows and throwing in grenades. “We were very crowded inside, many were killed or lost body ...

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene were overwhelmed to be able to sign off their T20 careers with a long-awaited trophy after overcoming India in the World T20 final. Sangakkara played the decisive hand in the final with an unbeaten 52 off 35 ...

Uzi Landau says any future Palestinian state "will create a worse problem than it will solve." Uzi Landau at JPost Conference Photo: JPOST STAFF. NEW YORK — What would the world be like if there were to be peace tomorrow between Israelis and ...

Uzi Landau says any future Palestinian state "will create a worse problem than it will solve." Uzi Landau at JPost Conference Photo: JPOST STAFF. NEW YORK — What would the world be like if there were to be peace tomorrow between Israelis and ...

Hundreds of people have attended a Mass in the Rwandan capital ahead of a week of official mourning to mark the 20th anniversary of the country's genocide. But a diplomatic row has seen France pull out of the commemorative events. The Mass at ...

Tonight, Oscar Pistorius faces what could be the toughest challenge of his life as he testifies for the first time about the night he shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. It comes after a week's delay in the trial brought about by the illness of an assessor - an ...

Tonight, Oscar Pistorius faces what could be the toughest challenge of his life as he testifies for the first time about the night he shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. It comes after a week's delay in the trial brought about by the illness of an assessor - an ...

Graffiti on a wall in Herat, north west Afghanistan, warns voters to say away from the ballot box. The Taliban has threatened to disrupt the April 5 election and launch attacks on voters. ©EPA. A boy leads a donkey loaded with ballot boxes and election material ...

Graffiti on a wall in Herat, north west Afghanistan, warns voters to say away from the ballot box. The Taliban has threatened to disrupt the April 5 election and launch attacks on voters. ©EPA. A boy leads a donkey loaded with ballot boxes and election material ...

Roberto Martínez congratulates Romelu Lukaku after his goal in Everton's 3-0 victory against Arsenal. Photograph: Russell Hart/Focus Images Ltd. This was a confident, and potentially pivotal, Everton victory, which demonstrated Roberto Martínez's strategic ...

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) More than a year after he killed his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius is expected to finally answer questions about why he shot Reeva Steenkamp through a toilet door when his murder trial resumes this week and his defense lawyers ...

Getty Images. Steven Gerrard twice held his nerve from the penalty spot to keep Liverpool's title bid on course with a battling 2-1 win at West Ham. Bet: £5, £10, £20, £50, £100. Returns: Liverpool £24.00, Draw £34.00, Manchester City £28.80, PaddyPower ...

Nigeria has become Africa's biggest economy, leapfrogging South Africa, after the government announced a long-overdue rebasing of the country's GDP. Global investors have been eyeing Nigeria as a potential boom market, along the lines of the BRIC ...

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — More than a year after he killed his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius is expected to finally answer questions about why he shot Reeva Steenkamp through a toilet door when his murder trial resumes this week and his defense lawyers ...

Rodgers is looking to continue his side's momentum as they sit firmly in the top three. West Ham 1 - 2 Liverpool HT; Steven Gerrard scores penalty to put Liverpool in the driving seat; Guy Demel scores controversial equaliser in which ref overrules linesman for ...

Rodgers is looking to continue his side's momentum as they sit firmly in the top three. West Ham 1 - 2 Liverpool HT; Steven Gerrard scores penalty to put Liverpool in the driving seat; Guy Demel scores controversial equaliser in which ref overrules linesman for ...

Two decades ago, in a remote corner of Africa, far from the eyes of the western media, a massacre was unleashed like no other in modern times. Within 100 days of violence, an estimated 800,000 people were killed in Rwanda. Roméo Dallaire, now a senator ...

India's quest for a historic treble ended in heartbreak as a gutsy Sri Lanka produced a clinical display to win their maiden ICC World T20 trophy with a convincing six-wicket victory on Sunday. Sri Lanka thus became third time lucky in the World T20 summit ...