Queen Elizabeth II The Queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, turns 91 today, Friday 21 April.She has been Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada,

Ahmed Kathrada Celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, a Robben Island prisoner and one of Nelson Mandela’s closest colleagues in the struggle against white rule, died Tuesday aged 87.

Bill Gates Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once again topped the Forbes magazine list of the world’s richest billionaires, while US President Donald Trump slipped more than 200 spots. Gates, whose

President Park Geun-hye South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has become the country’s first democratically elected leader to be forced from office. Judges unanimously upheld parliament’s decision to impeach Ms Park

AU Summit 2017 The African Union has decided to allow Morocco back into the fold after a 33-year absence, despite stiff resistance from some member states over the status of

Adama Barrow Gambia’s new President, Adama Barrow, says he will return to the country on Thursday to assume power – days after his predecessor left. Mr Barrow, who has been

THEY line up near the Oval Office, down the hallway toward the Cabinet Room, with their spouses and young kids in tow. When it’s their turn, the White House staffers

The winner of December’s presidential election in The Gambia says there is no need for President Yahya Jammeh to seek asylum and he is confident direct talks can solve the

Anis Amri The Berlin market attack suspect Anis Amri has been shot dead by police in Milan, Italy’s interior minister says. The man, who opened fire on police who asked

Yahya Jammeh Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has hit out at regional mediators urging him to step down, saying he will not be intimidated. The West African regional bloc Ecowas had

Adama Barrow and Yahya Jammeh The Gambia’s President-elect, Adama Barrow, has told the BBC he will declare himself president on 18 January despite incumbent Yahya Jammeh’s rejection of the election result.He

Yahya Jammeh The 22-year-old authoritarian rule of The Gambia’s strongman Yahya Jammeh has come to an end. The one-time army officer, who ascended the political throne in a coup over