White House hopeful Joe Biden named Kamala Harris as his running mate Tuesday, a landmark pick that puts the senator from California in contention to become America’s first female, and first black vice president. Biden’s announcement capped a months-long search for a Democratic partner to challenge President Donald Trump in November. “I have the great […]

At least 38 people were killed during clashes between soldiers and civilians refusing to be disarmed as part of a peace agreement in South Sudan, officials said Tuesday. Clashes erupted when soldiers of the South Sudan People’s Defense Force tried to disarm civilians in the town of Tonj East in Warrap State as part of […]

Greek security forces on Tuesday said they had apprehended dozens of migrants on the island of Crete who were attempting to reach European destinations on forged travel documents. The 49 men and 14 women tried to travel to Germany, Belgium, France, Italy and Poland from the Heraklion and Chania airports between Aug. 3 and 9, […]

At least 19 people, among them, suspected Islamist militants, were killed in an attempted prison break in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, authorities said on Tuesday. Fifteen prisoners and four guards died in the incident on Monday at the central prison, according to Abdiqani Mohamed Qalaf, a prison spokesman on state TV. This was a […]

Former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will deliver keynote speeches during next week’s Democratic National Convention when Joe Biden will be confirmed as the party’s White House challenger in the November election.