The three Congolese men from the UN's MINUSCA peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic wore blue prison gear as they appeared before the tribunal in Ndolo, a military prison north of the capital Kinshasa, reports AFP. They are the first troops to be prosecuted in the scandal, which has seen…

South African President Jacob Zuma faces an impeachment attempt in parliament Tuesday after the country’s top court ruled that he had violated the constitution over spending on his private residence, reports AFP. Zuma will almost certainly survive the vote, which requires a two-thirds majority…

US naval forces in the Arabian Sea seized a shipment of weapons that the United States believes was sent from Iran and was bound for Huthi rebels in Yemen,…

Former top Chinese military leader Guo Boxiong has confessed to bribe-taking, the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday, citing military prosecutors who described the sums as “extremely huge”, reports AFP. Guo was for a decade one of the two vice chairmen of the Central Military…

An experimental drug that greatly increases levels of “good” cholesterol has no effect on heart health, a comprehensive clinical trial found, leaving researchers shocked and disappointed, reports AFP. It is also a blow to patients who were hoping for an alternative because they cannot or…