General Prayuth Chan-ocha promises to carry out extensive reforms following army coup which overthrew government in May. Thailand’s king has endorsed coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha as prime minister, four days after he... Read more »
Hundreds line up for final farewell of Michael Brown, whose shooting by police sparked weeks racially-charged unrest. The funeral of the black teenager who was shot dead by a white police officer... Read more »
Interim peace agreement seeks to halt low-level armed struggle waged by Renamo opposition against Frelimo ruling party. Mozambique’s former rebel group Renamo and the Frelimo-led government have signed a ceasefire deal, ending two years of... Read more »
At least 43 people killed in Baghdad and other cities, as new prime minister calls for unity. A wave of attacks targeting commercial areas in and outside Baghdad has killed a total of... Read more »
A meeting with the Vice President of CPPCC at the 70th Anniversary of the end of World War II The Peace Advocate of South Korea has been granted the ‘Peace Advocate of... Read more »
As fresh produce and meat sells at inflated costs, many Palestinians in Gaza are surviving on emergency food rations. Gaza City – Ashraf al-Helou knows that whatever chickens he has in stock... Read more »
European monitors say all trucks crossed into Russia as German Chancellor Merkel arrives in Kiev for crisis talks. A Russian aid convoy, which has escalated further tensions between the West and Russia,... Read more »
At least four civilians, two from each Asian nation, killed in new border clashes as tension rises between two rivals. India has accused Pakistani troops of firing guns and mortar rounds on... Read more »
US defence department says Chinese jet flew over Navy plane flying in international air space in South China Sea. The United States has accused the Chinese military of provocation after one of its... Read more »
Outbreak may be worse than thought as aid workers blocked from some areas and families hide the infected. Families hiding infected loved ones and the existence of “shadow zones” where medics cannot... Read more »
Palestinian president backs Cairo-mediated talks to avoid more ‘casualties and sacrifices’ amid new airstrikes in Gaza. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for the urgent resumption of the Cairo-mediated talks between Israel and... Read more »
Thousands of Houthi supporters have called for the fall of Yemen’s government. But what do the Houthis really want? Sanaa, Yemen – Thousands of supporters of Yemen’s Houthi movement protested in the streets... Read more »
Border guards examine convoy of Russian aid trucks headed to help civilians in hard-hit areas in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian border guards have started checks on a Russian truck convoy which is carrying aid... Read more »
Opposition leader says decision came after new Islamabad police chief appointed for an expected crackdown on protests. Pakistan opposition politician Imran Khan says he has suspended talks with the government after it appointed... Read more »
Police fire tear gas to break up rally by supporters of former general who lost last month’s presidential vote. Indonesian police have used tear gas and water cannon to break up a... Read more »
Obama authorised a secret mission to free journalist and other Americans but they were not found, officials say. The US sent troops into Syria this summer on a secret mission to rescue... Read more »
Nuhu Ribadu joins scandal-hit ruling party to contest state election in move seen as boost for president. Nigeria’s former anti-corruption chief Nuhu Ribadu has defected to the ruling People’s Democratic Party to... Read more »
The new school year will be delayed indefinitely in Gaza, as more than 380,000 Palestinians remain displaced. Shujayea, Gaza City – Ahmed al-Arqan, 54, sits under the roof of what used to... Read more »
Intervention by army comes amid mass protests by top cricketer-turned-politician and a cleric urging PM Sharif to quit. Pakistan’s powerful military has called for talks to resolve a week-long political drama as... Read more »
At least 36 die in Hiroshima as average rainfall for the whole of August falls on the city overnight. At least 36 people have been killed in Japan as landslides started by... Read more »
The February 20 movement helped spawn mass demonstrations that demanded democratisation in 2011. What happened? “Freedom for all political prisoners in the Maghreb” is the new calling card of Moroccan activists, many of... Read more »
Fifteen bodies recovered from site of rocket attack on convoy of fleeing refugees near Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. Fifteen bodies have so far been recovered from the site of Monday’s rocket strike... Read more »
Some 700 Taliban rebels battle Afghan forces near Kabul as military’s capacity to deal with security is tested. Hundreds of Taliban fighters are battling Afghan security forces in Logar, a key province... Read more »
WHO calls on virus-affected countries to do screenings at major airports, seaports and land crossings. West African nations affected by the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola have been urged to screen “all people... Read more »