Uhuru Kenyatta was elected Kenya's new president, despite facing an international crimes against humanity trial for violence in the last polls, provisional election commission figures showed Saturday.

The results of Kenya's close vote will be announced Saturday, election officials said, as presidential frontrunner Uhuru Kenyatta extended his lead in the final stretch of ballot counting, boosting his chances of avoiding a second round.

Presidential frontrunner Uhuru Kenyatta extended his lead as the vote count in Kenya's election entered the final stretch Friday, boosting his chances of avoiding a second round in the closely-fought race.

Washington's political rumor mill was buzzing Friday with news that President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle hosted an intimate White House dinner with Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Kenya's presidential frontrunner Uhuru Kenyatta late Friday extended his lead to more than 1million votes on his closest rival Raila Odinga in final vote counting stages, official results showed.

Zimbabwe police charged a top rights activist with a litany of offences Friday, her lawyer said, but the government denied a widespread crackdown just days before Zimbabweans vote on a new constitution.

Zimbabwe police charged a top rights activist with a litany of offences Friday, her lawyer said, deepening an apparent government crackdown just days before Zimbabweans vote on a new constitution.

US Catholics support gay marriage by a larger margin than ordinary Americans despite Church teachings that forbid it, a new poll out Friday has found.

UK Independence leader Nigel Farage held his first meeting with media tycoon Rupert Murdoch following the Eastleigh by-election, the Daily Telegraph reported Friday.

Sinn Fein on Friday retained their parliamentary seat of mid-Ulster in a by-election called when Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness stood down as a Westminster MP last year.

US President Barack Obama took his political charm offensive up another notch Thursday, welcoming Paul Ryan, the intellectual powerhouse of Republican fiscal conservatism, for lunch.

The vote in Kenya's close election race has been "doctored", presidential hopeful and current runner-up Raila Odinga's camp said Thursday, calling for calm as counting continued.

A decision by an Egyptian court to cancel April legislative polls is a blow to Islamist President Mohamed Morsi who is seen by some analysts as failing to steer the country's post-revolution transition.

The International Criminal Court on Thursday postponed the trial of Kenya presidential election frontrunner Uhuru Kenyatta's trial on charges of crimes against humanity until July 9.

President Barack Obama will take his charm offensive with Republicans up a notch on Thursday, having lunch with budget hawk and former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan at the White House.

Pakistan's motor dealers are expecting a huge surge in sales this month as political parties equip themselves for the upcoming election campaign.

The International Criminal Court on Thursday postponed the trial of Kenya presidential election frontrunner Uhuru Kenyatta on charges of crimes against humanity until July 9.

The ex-wife of disgraced former energy minister Chris Huhne was convicted of perverting the course of justice Thursday in a case that has placed the junior party in the coalition government under renewed scrutiny.

President Barack Obama will take his charm offensive with Republicans up a notch on Thursday, having lunch with budget hawk and former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan at the White House.

Kenya's presidential election was plunged into further disarray on Thursday after the party of one of the leading candidates alleged vote-rigging and demanded that the count be halted.