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Ahead of the verdict on the August 9 election results, the justices in the Supreme Court make statements to the press. The result has been contested by Raila Odinga's legal team who allege the vote tallying process was fraudulently run. IMAGES
These ten silver coins were hidden inside of this bishop piece with a false bottom from an ivory chess set over 500 years ago, most likely to protect the money from theives and robbers. Archaeologists rediscovered the ten coins inside the bishop piece, which date back to the times of renown Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible, found during an urban renovation project replacing old gas pipes in central Moscow. As of now, only the white bishop piece has been found from the set, but archaeologists suspect that all the pieces may have had hollow bottoms.
The M23 rebels in the DR Congo say they won't stop until they've taken the capital. We go to the first town seized by them this week, the strategic city of Goma. Next, the international community has yet to make any firm commitment to military intervention in Mali. In the meantime, a group of young fighters are training to take back the north from Islamists. Finally, a Kenyan movie called "Nairobi Half Life" is hoping to go all the way to the Oscars.
Deadly floods in Kenya’s capital Nairobi continue to engulf sections of the city’s streets and homes, including in the Mathare slum district, one of the areas most affected. The death toll from the floods has risen to 13, local authorities say, after three bodies were found in the Mathare river that crosses the slum of the same name. IMAGES
Kenyan officials attend a military honours ceremony for General Francis Omondi Ogolla, the defence forces chief killed in a helicopter crash. Ogolla was killed when his helicopter went down shortly after takeoff in a remote forested area of northwestern Kenya. IMAGES
As polls open in India's marathon six-week election, people prepare to cast their votes at a polling station in Dantewada, central India. Voting will be staggered over seven stages between April 19 and June 1, with more than a million polling stations across India. IMAGES