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Mali signs peace deal, rebels want more time for consultation
The Malian government signed a peace agreement with some northern armed groups on Sunday but the main Tuareg rebel alliance asked for ...Russians march in memory of murdered opposition leader
Holding placards declaring "I am not afraid", thousands of Russians marched in Moscow on Sunday in memory of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, ...Olympics Committee approves Tokyo 2020 venue changes
The International Olympic Committee executive board on Friday gave the greenlight to organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Games to move three competition ...Russian opposition leader Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow
Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin and Russia\'s involvement in the war in Ukraine, was shot ...US Congress avoids Homeland Security shutdown
Feuding US lawmakers narrowly avoided a Department of Homeland Security shutdown at the 11th hour, but funded the agency only until March ...Germany approves Greek bailout extension
German lawmakers approved a hard-won bailout extension for Greece\'s new anti-austerity government in a move Berlin\'s finance chief called "not easy" but ...Russian opposition mourns murdered leader Boris Nemtsov
Thousands of stunned Russians laid flowers and lit candles on Saturday on the bridge where opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was shot dead ...Pakistan tightens cellphone control after Taliban massacre
Almost every Pakistani citizen has a cellphone, but from now on, Big Brother is checking to make sure their name, number and ...Argentine judge dismisses criminal case against President Fernandez
There is no evidence that President Cristina Fernandez tried to whitewash Iran\'s purported involvement in a deadly 1994 bombing, an Argentine judge ...US-led strikes on IS after group seizes 220 Christians
The US-led coalition carried out air strikes Thursday against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria, where the jihadists have launched a ...




