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Kenya

The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. Lying along the Indian Ocean, at the equator, Kenya is bordered by Ethiopia (north), Somalia (northeast), Tanzania (south), Uganda plus Lake Victoria (west), and Sudan (northwest). Kenya has numerous wildlife reserves, containing thousands of animal species. The capital city is Nairobi. The country is named after Mount Kenya, a significant landmark and the second among the highest mountain peaks of Africa. Read More

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Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Travelled Overseas 29 Times in 35 months

By IBTimes IN

In the last 35 months Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar had travelled overseas 29 times since joining the office, according to information revealed under the Right to Information Act. During the last 35 months around Rs. (May 22)

MORE TOPICS: JAPAN, THAILAND, MEXICO

Moonrise Kingdom
Cannes Film Festival 2012: The 5 Topics Everyone Is Talking About (Sean Penn Not Among Them)

By IBTimes

The highly glamorized Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday and there's already plenty to gossip about. While Sean Penn's press conference outburst was highlighted by various outlets, festival goers couldn't care less about the incident. (May 20)

MORE TOPICS: BRAD PITT

Barack Obama
Obama Born In Kenya? Rumor Resurfaces Via Brietbart.Com, Quickly Denied By Miriam Goderich

By IBTimes

Was President Barack Obama born in Kenya? Conservative Web site breitbart.com has taken a stab at relighting the debate, after it found promotional booklet produced by a literary agency in 1991 that describes Obama as "born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii. (May 17)

MORE TOPICS: RALPH NADER, BARACK OBAMA, NEW YORK

Malaria Deaths Is likely To Increase
Malaria Discoveries Could Pave Way For New Therapies

By Health Canal

Half the world's population is at risk for contracting malaria. (May 14)

MORE TOPICS: INFECTION

Miners maul FTSE as Greek fears hit market

By Reuters UK

A slump in heavyweight mining stocks drove Britain's benchmark share index down to its lowest level since the start of 2012, after Greece's commitment to bailout pledges was put into question - and dealers said further falls were likely. (May 08)

MORE TOPICS: IMF, HSBC, FTSE, ELECTIONS, MANAGEMENT, GLAXOSMITHKLINE

FTSE falls as economy fears hit mining stocks

By Reuters UK

A slump in heavyweight mining stocks dragged down the benchmark share index on Tuesday, as fresh political uncertainty in the euro zone brought worries about the state of the global economy to the forefront of investors' minds. (May 08)

MORE TOPICS: IMF, HSBC, FTSE, LONDON

Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya
Kenya: PM Odinga Fears Next Election May Be Marred By Ethnic Violence

By IBTimes

In the two-month aftermath of a chaotic 2007 election, at least 1,200 people were killed and anywhere from 300,000 to 600,000 were displaced from their homes. (May 03)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, COURT, PENNSYLVANIA

Can an African "green revolution" help feed the world?

By Reuters UK

SABA SABA, Kenya, May 2 - Her bare feet coated with mud, Sabena Gitau trudged down the rain-sodden hillside to her banana plantation, machete in hand. (May 02)

MORE TOPICS: USAID, MANAGEMENT, G20, INVESTMENT, LONDON

Queen Elizabeth’s Crystal Jubilee Diamond Unveiled at Tower of London [SLIDESHOW]
Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee Crystal Diamond Unveiled at Tower of London [SLIDESHOW]

By IBTimes UK

Over 4,000 diamond jubilee beacons will be lit across the world to celebrate Queen's 60-year reign. (May 02)

MORE TOPICS: LONDON

Max the rhino before he was killed by poachers
Prince William Takes Aim At Poachers

By Zoe

Prince William, Britain's future king, has taken up the cause elephants and rhinos, who are being poached to extinction in Africa. (May 02)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, SUDAN, SOUTH AFRICA, UGANDA