Embattled Iraqi parliament speaker Salim al-Juburi Tuesday announced the suspension of parliament sessions ‘until further notice’ after a week of turmoil during which lawmakers brawled and sought to sack him.
Iceland's opposition parties on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson to set a date for early elections due ‘in autumn’ but he refused, the two sides said.
Barack Obama says the biggest mistake of his presidency was the lack of planning for the aftermath of the fall of late Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi ...
A Bangladesh court on Monday suspended 72 defamation and other criminal lawsuits filed by government supporters against a top newspaper editor, following criticism of a crackdown on the press.
Global economic recovery is still ‘too slow’ and ‘too fragile’ in the face of growing risks from a slowdown in China and subdued growth in developing economies ...
Millions of voters head to the polls Monday in two Indian states, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party facing a tough fight as it tries to tighten its grip on power nationally.
A massive leak of 11.5 million documents has exposed the secret offshore dealings of aides to Russian president Vladimir Putin, world leaders and celebrities including Barcelona's Lionel Messi.
Iran's oil exports have surpassed 2 million barrels per day following the lifting of sanctions under its nuclear deal with world powers, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Sunday.
Thai authorities have confiscated nearly 6,000 red bowls bearing a message from an ousted ex-premier, a police officer said Sunday, in the junta's latest attempt to block the resurgence of the political party it toppled.
Argentina's Senate approved an agreement to pay billions of dollars to holdout creditors early Thursday, ending a 15-year battle over a catastrophic debt default that locked the country out of capital markets.
Aung San Suu Kyi's party will Thursday submit a proposal to create a new ‘state advisor’ role for her, MPs said, giving her power to liaise between the president and parliament.
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Khaleda Zia over a fire-bomb attack on a bus that killed two people and injured dozens last year, a prosecutor said.
