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Floods in Ghana and Ivory Coast leave at least 24 dead following torrential rains

At least 24 people have died after heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides in the capital cities of Ghana and Ivory Coast, authorities said

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Congo bans gatherings in areas far from Ebola outbreak. Some say it limits dissent

Opposition and civil society groups are protesting Congo's new ban on public demonstrations and mass gatherings in the capital and other areas far from the country's deadly Ebola outbreak, alleging that the decision aims to limit freedom of speech.

Abdul Ahad Momand, first Afghan in space, dies at 67 in Germany

Cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Momand, Afghanistan’s first citizen in space, has died at age 67

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Feliks the eagle is back home in Serbia after a kidnap ordeal in the Middle East

Feliks’ journey resembles a Hollywood movie script, with kidnappers, smugglers and clandestine border crossing

Hegseth names Defense Policy Board members after dismissing previous advisory group

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has named 15 members to the Defense Policy Board more than a year after the previous board was dismissed as part of a "zero-based" review of Pentagon advisory groups.