If anyone had been on site with a camera during the event, the formation of a giant crack in the north of Ethiopia in 2005 could have been a scene for the upcoming apocalypse movie 2012.

2009 will be remembered for many things, from Obama's victory and Michael Jackson kicking the bucket to swine flu and the economic meltdown. It will also be remembered for some serious violations of press freedom.

Kenya's internal security minister George Saitoti has ordered a terrorist alert, tightening up security at airports and borders. The east African countries of Kenya and neighbouring Tanzania were hit before by terrorist attacks from El-Qaeda linked cells.

South Africa's most famous fox-terrier, Snowy, has for years earned his honorary title of "landmine killer" during his tours of duties in the minefields of Croatia, Sudan, Eritrea, Iraq and others. His nose never failed him. But now he's done.

Did pirates uncover illicit nuclear material being shipped by Iran to Islamic Extremists in Africa? Fox News is reporting the story, but the evidence appears shaky.

Paris Hilton today released a rebuttal video in response to John McCain's campaign ad portraying Obama as a famous for nothing but being famous. Let me be the first to tell you , it is hot.