Hardline cleric Larijani named to head powerful Iran body

2018/12/30 18:22:14

Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani - the chief of Iran's hardline judiciary who has been blacklisted by ...

Congo heads to the polls for tense, long-delayed presidential vote

2018/12/29 23:11:42

KINSHASA - Voters in Democratic Republic of Congo head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential ele...

Bangladesh votes in general election; PM Hasina expected to hold power

2018/12/29 22:10:36

Bangladeshis vote in a general election on Sunday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking a third ...

Thousands protest against Serbian president

2018/12/29 21:34:37

Serbians protested against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party in do...

China court orders retrial for Canadian jailed for drug smuggling

2018/12/29 20:08:31

A Chinese court ordered a retrial of a Canadian citizen on drug smuggling charges on Saturday after ...

In Bangladesh, a 47-year-old war dominates election campaign rhetoric

2018/12/29 19:59:20

Bangladesh's premier and ruling party leaders have attacked the opposition in the bitter campaign fo...

Germany's Hanover airport reopens after car intruder overpowered

2018/12/29 19:35:58

Germany's Hanover airport temporarily suspended flights on Saturday after a man drove onto the apron...

Israel's Jewish Home party splits ahead of April election

2018/12/29 19:07:28

A religious-nationalist party in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government sp...

EU is not trying to keep Britain in: Juncker

2018/12/30 01:03:36

The European Union is not trying to keep Britain in and wants to start discussing future ties the mo...

UK trade minister says '50-50' chance Brexit may be stopped: paper

2018/12/29 22:35:32

Britain's trade minister Liam Fox said there is a "50-50" chance that Brexit may be stopped if parli...

Morocco arrests Swiss national in connection with killing of Scandinavians

2018/12/29 21:52:56

Morocco arrested a Swiss national on Saturday in connection with the killing of two Scandinavian wom...

Hundreds flee Islamist attacks in northeast Nigeria to seek refuge in Maiduguri

2018/12/29 21:15:45

Hundreds of people in northeast Nigeria who fled a town targeted by militants linked with Islamic St...

Exclusive: For Bangladesh PM, authoritarian tag is 'badge of honor', son says on poll eve

2018/12/29 19:59:45

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina considers being called authoritarian by the western media a...

Turnout falters but France's 'yellow vest' protests rumble on

2018/12/29 19:38:10

France's "yellow vest" demonstrators kept numerous roads across the country blocked on Saturday as g...

German police arrest Syrian man Dutch suspect of attack plot

2018/12/29 19:09:46

German police said they arrested a 26-year-old Syrian man on Saturday who is wanted in the Netherlan...