Popular singer Rihanna has been declared a persona non grata in Senegal as religious groupings there express displeasure over her intended visit to the West African nation.
Three Nigerian-American women are making history -- and their Olympic dreams come true -- by being the first ever African bobsled team to qualify for the Olympics.
A Spanish village declared a day of mourning on Tuesday following the death of Francisco Nunez Olivera, a retired farmer billed as “the world’s oldest man”.
Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar stole the show, and most of the awards, at the 2018 Grammys. Mars provided the night's big upset, taking the album of the year trophy that most critics assumed would go to Lamar's rap tour de force, Damn.
The widely acclaimed film is based on a 2015 terrorist attack on a bus in northern Kenya. It tells the moving story of Muslims shielding Christians from the militants who were planning to murder them.
Oscar-winning actor Casey Affleck has pulled out of this year's Academy Awards, his publicist has confirmed. By tradition, Affleck - who won best actor for Manchester By The Sea in 2017 - would have been expected to present the best actress award this year.
A 90-year-old woman has decided to acquire educational qualification by enrolling in primary school in Kenya. She hopes to learn how to read her Bible and use the Mobile phone.
A former employee of Michael Douglas has described how she says she was sexually harassed by the actor - more than a week after he issued a pre-emptive denial of the claims.
