An army colonel who seized power in a military coup has been sworn in as Madagascar’s new president. Colonel Michael Randrianirina took the oath of office on Friday - just three days after leading the takeover that saw president Andry Rajoelina flee the country.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations announced the designation of chef Fatmata Binta, an award-winning culinary innovator and advocate for African agrifood systems, as FAO Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Africa.

Fighting in North Darfur’s embattled capital of el-Fasher has tripled the number of displaced people this year alone in Tawila, a town about 60 kilometers away, said a UN migration agency official.

Get UFC Vancouver results for the de Ridder vs. Allen event Saturday night.

MMA world mourns the death of famed coach Duke Roufus on Thursday.

Duke Roufus trained numerous high-profile fighters out of his gym in Wisconsin

Reinier de Ridder and Brendan Allen battle it out in the UFC Vancouver main event with high stakes.

Answering reader questions and debating Charles Oliveira vs. B.J. Penn.

Presidents and representatives of African heads of state joined thousands of mourners at a state funeral service on Friday for Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the democratic reformer who died this week in India at the age of 80

The new Associated Press-NORC poll, however, shows that his apparent success on the world stage has not yet improved his overall standing at home.

The meeting comes as France’s latest political crisis eased — for now — when Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survived two consecutive no-confidence votes on Thursday, averting another government collapse

Simone Gbagbo is one of two female candidates contesting the 25 October vote which incumbent President Alassane Ouattara is widely expected to win.

Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday, targeting a cement plant and an environmental group's site that it accuses of being fronts for Hezbollah, injuring at least six people and triggering massive explosions that caused widespread panic.

Kamaru Usman wants more gold before he hangs up the gloves.

The UFC 321 broadcast team is set ahead of Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane and Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern