Indonesian president trumpets nationalism amid queries about VP pickIndonesia's president Joko Widodo brandished his nationalist and religious credentials on Friday amid reports the Islamic cleric chosen to be his running mate in next year's election was forced on him...
Recount shows Iraq’s Sadr retains election victory, no major changesPopulist Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr retained his lead in Iraq's May parliamentary election, results of a nationwide recount of votes showed on Friday, positioning him to play a central role in for...
Ethnic clashes challenge Ethiopia PM’s reformsBedaso Bora danced alongside his neighbours in the streets of Ethiopia's lush coffee-growing south after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in April promising better days. But just weeks later, B...
US launches airstrikes as Taliban attack Afghan cityUS forces launched airstrikes Friday to counter a major Taliban assault on an Afghan provincial capital, where terrified residents cowered in their homes amid explosions and gunfire as security forces...
Presidential debate showcases divided BrazilEight of Brazil's presidential candidates -- missing imprisoned frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva -- clashed in the first debate of the campaign Thursday, showcasing sharp divides in Latin America...
‘Assam is for Indians – not for illegal Bangladeshis’The rice farmer doesn’t know how it happened. Abdul Mannan just knows a mistake was made somewhere. But what can you say when the authorities suddenly insist one of your five children isn’t an Indian?...
Rwanda reconsiders role of snubbed French languageRwanda turned its back on the French-speaking world when it chose English as the language of education a decade ago, but with bilingualism seen as an asset French is reviving. As the language of colon...
Flash floods kill 27 in south India, prompting US travel alertFlash floods have claimed at least 27 lives in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said Friday, prompting the US to advise its citizens to stay away from the tourist hotspot. The coastal st...
Brooklyn imam dismayed by family’s tragedy at New Mexico compoundA prominent New York City Muslim cleric said on Thursday that he was baffled by events leading to his grandson's presumed death and the arrest of his son and four other adult relatives on charges of a...
Nationwide probe after Tokyo med school excludes womenJapan Friday launched an unprecedented probe into gender discrimination at all the nation's medical universities after a Tokyo medical school admitted altering the entrance test results of female appl...
Mexico’s next president chooses unarmed lawyers, doctors, engineers to guard himMexican president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he will abandon the secret service-style protection used by his predecessor in favour of a security detail of 20 unarmed men and wo...
Cuba constitution referendum date set for February 2019The national referendum to ratify Cuba's new constitution will take place on February 24, 2019, state television said Thursday. The Caribbean nation's parliament in July approved a new draft constitut...
Florida school shooting families want board removedA group of parents whose children were killed in the Parkland, Florida school shooting on Thursday called for their school district board to be ousted for failing to ensure security before students re...
Saudi effort to punish Canada seems to have little effectWhen Saudi Arabia ordered its citizens studying in Canada to abruptly leave the country it left institutions like Techno Canada in the lurch, forcing the small Toronto business school to scramble for...
Indonesian president picks cleric as running mate in 2019The battle lines for Indonesia's 2019 presidential election were drawn Friday as President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo formally registered as a candidate after choosing a conservative Islamic cleric as his r...