Kenya's Odinga files court petition disputing poll outcome
Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed an online petition to the country's top court, his lawyer told AFP Monday, challenging the result of the August 9 election that handed victory to his rival William Ruto.
Read moreDon't call me a trailblazer says openly gay badminton star Gilmour
Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour, badminton's highest-ranked openly gay player, said on Monday that she is relishing competing without having to hide her sexuality.
Read moreShanghai's Bund to go dark as China heatwave prompts power cuts
Shanghai will switch off decorative lights along its famed Bund riverfront for two days from Monday as a nationwide heatwave sends power demands soaring, city authorities said.
Read moreLGBTQ Singaporeans welcome sex law repeal, decry marriage exclusion
Singapore's LGBTQ community on Monday welcomed the government's plan to decriminalise gay sex but warned that upholding the traditional definition of marriage would only promote further inequality.
Read moreMost markets down as traders eye key Powell speech
Markets were broadly lower Monday as the rally from June's lows runs out of steam owing to renewed concerns about Federal Reserve plans to ramp up interest rates to combat runaway inflation.
Read moreReleased Azovstal soldier recounts his ordeal
In contrast to festive summer crowds around him in central Kyiv, Vladyslav Zhaivoronok has a grim story to tell about the defence of Mariupol, the injuries he suffered and his weeks in captivity.
Read more'We are divided': lake upends life for tiny Kenyan tribe
At first light, children from one of Kenya's smallest and most isolated tribes put on life jackets and board a fishing boat for the journey across the lake to school.
Read moreRetallick on verge of All Blacks return after broken cheekbone
Veteran lock Brodie Retallick is on the verge of returning from a broken cheekbone after being included as a non-playing member of the All Blacks squad for Saturday's home Test against Argentina.
Read moreBeaten Joshua admits 'I let myself down' with post-fight antics
Anthony Joshua has admitted "I let myself down" after the British heavyweight's antics following his crushing defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in their world-title showdown in Saudi Arabia were heavily criticised.
Read moreLatham leads New Zealand to maiden ODI series win in West Indies
Stand-in captain Tom Latham top-scored with 69 to lead New Zealand to a series-clinching five-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third and final one-day international series in Barbados on Sunday.
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