Kenya

A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya has killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others. Police say the death toll could rise.

An Irish woman discovered an eight-legged hitchhiker in her luggage nearly two weeks after returning from a vacation to Kenya.

The remains of 180 of the 191 dead children have not been identified, according to the prosecution’s charge sheet.

Benjamin Kiplagat, who competed in three Olympic games and six world championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, was found dead in brother’s car early Sunday.

The death toll in connection with Kenya’s doomsday cult has crossed the 400 mark as detectives exhumed 12 more bodies.

A truck has rammed into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya killing at least 51 people, police said.

Nearly 200 former content moderators for Facebook are suing the company and a local contractor in a court case in Kenya that could have implications for the work worldwide.