Politics
Hundreds of militia fighters disarm in Central Africa peace plan
Hundreds of fighters from several militia groups in conflict-torn Central African Republic have laid down their weapons, the United Nations said, as ...Egyptian mediators arrive in Gaza to call for calm
Palestinian officials say an Egyptian delegation has arrived in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to call for calm between Palestinian factions and Israel.Both sides in Sudan political crisis hail power-sharing deal
Sudan\'s ruling military council and its pro-democracy movement both welcomed a new power-sharing agreement reached Friday, raising hopes that the deal would ...Sudan protesters resume talks with army over transition
Sudan\'s pro-democracy movement resumed talks with the ruling military council over a transfer of power to civilian rule, a protest leader said, ...Tensions high as Albania heads into disputed local polls
Albania will hold bitterly disputed municipal polls that have snowballed into a democratic crisis, with the opposition boycotting the vote and refusing ...Egypt former president Morsi dies after falling ill in court
Egypt\'s first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi, an Islamist who was ousted after one year of divisive rule, died after falling ill ...Huge crowds march in Hong Kong, piling pressure on leader
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents, mostly clad in black despite the sweltering weather, jammed the city\'s streets Sunday in a ...Sudan rivals agree to new talks as protest strike ends: mediator
Protest leaders have agreed to end a campaign of civil disobedience launched after a deadly crackdown on demonstrators and to resume talks ...Nicaragua releases anti-Ortega protest leaders
Nicaragua released dozens of protest leaders detained amid last year\'s deadly uprising against President Daniel Ortega, under a controversial new amnesty law ...Albania opposition protests again, calls for new election
Thousands of Albanian opposition supporters took to the streets again to demand new elections despite repeated calls from Western powers to sit ...