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Kenya's new president sworn in amid divisions
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The swearing-in ceremony Tuesday for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, already one of the country's richest and most powerful men, involved pomp, a 21-gun salute, an old Bible and controversy. A dozen heads of state attended as Kenyatta...
Tags: Politics, Government, Arts and Culture, Kenya, International Criminal Court
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Court confirms election of Kenyatta as Kenya's president
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The second-place finisher in Kenya’s recent presidential election accepted a unanimous Supreme Court ruling Saturday that his chief rival, Uhuru Kenyatta, was the rightful winner. The court ruled the election was free...
Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Politics, War Crimes, North Korea, Crime, Law and Justice
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Kenyan presidential loser Raila Odinga contests result
NAIROBI, Kenya -- In a setback for Kenya’s efforts to cement its democracy, presidential contender Raila Odinga on Saturday refused to concede defeat in a close election he said was fraught with fraud and irregularities. But he called for calm and...
Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Politics, John Kerry, Political Systems, Kenya
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Tension in Kenya as election result delayed again
NAIROBI, Kenya -- As tensions mounted over repeated failures to issue results in Kenya’s tightly fought presidential contest, the election commission Friday said there would be a further delay but promised the announcement later in the evening....
Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Science and Technology, Politics, Government, War Crimes
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Kenyans vote in first presidential election since 2007
FrameworkKenya on Monday held its first presidential election since the 2007 vote which ushered in months of tribal violence that killed more than 1,000 people and displaced 600,000 from their homes.... -
Scandal spreads over death of Venezuelan envoy in Kenya
World NowThe slaying of Venezuela's newly arrived ambassador in Nairobi has led to the arrest of another senior envoy and unleashed a torrent of scandalous allegations about sexual harassment, embassy power plays and retaliation against whistle-blowers. Since... -
Venezuelan diplomat charged with murdering ambassador to Kenya
World NowVenezuela's first secretary at its embassy in Kenya was charged with murdering the newly arrived ambassador as allegations surfaced that officials at the scandal-plagued post in Nairobi may have been trafficking drugs under cover of diplomatic immunity,... -
U.S. ambassador to Kenya quits, citing differences with bosses
World NowJ. Scott Gration, a former campaign adviser to President Obama, has resigned his post as U.S. ambassador to Kenya, citing differences with his superiors.... -
Peru declares state of emergency after violence at mine protests
World NowThe Peruvian government on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in a southeastern province after eight days of protests over a proposed expansion of a huge copper mine left at least two residents dead and 70 police injured.... -
Russian journalist stabbed outside his Moscow home
World NowA Russian radio journalist known for reporting on the country’s auto industry and corrupt traffic police and who recently referred to the prophet Muhammad as a businessman was stabbed outside his home, police said Tuesday.... -
Another earthquake strikes northern Italy; at least 13 dead
World NowA major earthquake on Tuesday devastated north-central Italy for the second time in less than two weeks, leaving at least 13 people dead, some 200 injured and 14,000 homeless.... -
Kenyan police say Nairobi blast was a bomb attack
World NowKenyan police say Nairobi blast that injured more than 30 people was a bomb attack: Kenyan police said Tuesday a blast that injured more than 30 people in a Nairobi shopping center the day before was caused by a homemade bomb, following reports that a...
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