Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is on the cusp of one of the most significant diplomatic contests of his career. As Kenya’s candidate for the African Union Commission chairperson, the 80-year-old ...

With Hutus at the helm, there was systematic repression of the Tutsis. This led to the formation of the Tutsi rebel group, ...

1775: Angelo Braschi is chosen as Pope Pius VI. 1804: New Jersey becomes the last northern state to abolish slavery. 1852: Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children in London admits its first patient ...

There's no conclusive evidence, but a river reputed by some to be the oldest in the world dates back 340 million years.