Hiding in Nicaragua, Ortega’s battered opponents plan comebackFor almost six hours, one of the leaders of the resistance to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega hid in a house while police and paramilitary groups laid siege to the last opposition stronghold, which...
Brazil’s Alckmin firms presidential bid with centrist supportBusiness-friendly Brazilian presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin got the strongest boost yet to his campaign after a centrist coalition agreed to back him and chose their potential vice-presidential...
Eritrean diaspora watches Ethiopia thaw with hope, mistrustThe sudden thaw between longtime enemies Eritrea and Ethiopia is opening up a world of possibilities for the neighboring countries' residents: new economic and diplomatic ties, telephone and transport...
Concern in White House over intelligence chief’s Russian summit surpriseWhile US President Donald Trump defended his efforts to build a relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, aides said on Friday there is some frustration that the US intelligence chief did no...
Trump backers seize on case of jailed UK far-right activistSupporters of US President Donald Trump are taking up the cause of an anti-Islam activist jailed in Britain for contempt of court, raising fears of a far-right revival. Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, widely k...
Iraqi protester killed at Badr paramilitary branchA security guard outside a branch of one Iraq's most powerful paramilitary groups shot and killed a protester on Friday while trying to push back a crowd, police sources said, ratcheting up tensions o...
After 15 years, thieves behind French heist surface in SerbiaThey believed they were safe but a few blood drops betrayed them: 15 years after a daring robbery at a French jewellery store, the four alleged perpetrators have been found -- in Serbia. The Belfort j...
Israel, Hamas agree to restore calm in Gaza – HamasHamas said on Saturday it had agreed a truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip, a day after clashes killed an Israeli soldier and four Palestinians along the border. Israel's army declined to comment on t...
Key member resigns from Myanmar advisory panel on Rohingya crisisA key member of an international advisory panel on Myanmar's crisis-hit Rakhine state has resigned, telling AFP on Saturday that the Aung San Suu Kyi-appointed board risks becoming "part of the proble...
Ivory Coast government faces collapse in coalition rowIvory Coast President Alassane Ouattara's government faced collapse on Friday after his junior coalition partner said it had expelled party members named to a new cabinet. Ouattara reshuffled his cabi...
NASA prepares to fly probe into Sun’s scorching atmosphereThe Parker Solar Probe, a robotic spacecraft the size of a small car, is slated to launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida, with Aug. 6 targeted as the launch date for the planned seven-year mission. It...
Thousands protest Australia’s refugee detention policyThousands of people marched across major Australian cities Saturday calling for an end to Canberra's offshore detention of asylum-seekers. The government sends anyone who tries to enter the country by...
US urges strict UN sanctions until North Korea acts on denuclearisationThe United States called on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday to act on his promise to give up nuclear weapons and said the world, including China and Russia, must continue to enforce sanction...
France sends medical aid to Assad’s Syria after deal with RussiaFrance sent 50 tonnes of medical aid to government-controlled eastern Ghouta in Syria on Friday after Russia agreed to facilitate its delivery, raising hopes for future aid efforts, French officials s...