Blast at popular Pakistani shrine kills at least five people, wounds 24
A blast at one of Pakistan\'s oldest and most popular Sufi shrines killed at least five people and wounded 24 in the ...South Africa starts voting amid issue of corruption
South Africans voted in presidential and parliamentary elections amid issues of corruption and unemployment.Erdogan defends Istanbul vote redo, critics see power grab
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted that rerunning the Istanbul mayoral vote that was won by the opposition will only strengthen democracy, ...Greek prime minister promises bailout relief before polls
Greece\'s left-wing prime minister promised crisis-weary voters a series of tax-relief measures before upcoming elections, after outperforming budget targets set by bailout ...Palestinians report Gaza truce with Israel as violence ebbs
A deadly surge in violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel petered out overnight and Palestinian officials reported that Egypt had ...41 people killed after plane erupts in flames in emergency landing at Russian airport
A Russian passenger plane erupted in a huge ball of fire and black smoke after making an emergency landing at Moscow\'s busiest ...Arctic nations to meet amid tensions over environment, resources
Top diplomats from the United States, Russia and other nations which border the Arctic meet in Finland to discuss policies governing the ...North Macedonia holds run-off presidential vote amid divisions over name change
Voters in North Macedonia will elect a new president in a run-off vote dominated by deep divisions over a change in the ...Panama votes for president; candidates vow to fight graft and inequality
Panamanians vote in a presidential election following a campaign led by a former farm minister whose promises to fight corruption and inequality ...U.N. races to process rotting Yemeni grain after reaching Hodeidah store
The United Nations regained access to donated grain stored in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, and began the task of salvaging ...
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