JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Human rights groups are urging UNESCO to abandon a prize named after Africa's longest-ruling dictator, one they say could be tainted by some of the millions he allegedly has looted ...

The fall of dictator Omar al-Bashir now means that Africa is left with eight strongmen who have held a grip on their countries for over two decades. They are Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea ...

When dictatorships collapse, global shock waves ensue. Recall early in 2010, when Arab and African dictators and military strongmen seemed happily entrenched in power, only to collapse like dominoes ...

Supermodel Naomi Campbell is at the center of a riveting trial involving notorious ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor. Earlier today, she told a war crimes tribunal that she received a few ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - Monique Macias spent 15 years growing up as an exile in Pyongyang and her school days firing Kalashnikov rifles at the same prestigious military academy where Kim Jong-il earned his ...