Politics
Ukrainian court sentences ex-president Yanukovich to 13 years in prison
A Ukrainian court on Thursday sentenced former president Viktor Yanukovich in absentia to 13 years in jail on treason charges, a judge ...Regional bloc urges unity government after DR Congo vote
A regional bloc on Sunday called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to form a unity government in the wake of disputed ...Regional powers stick with Bashir as Sudan protests mount
As angry protests pile pressure on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to step down, key powers are standing by his regime to ensure ...Global support lets Bangladesh PM withstand election worries
Congratulatory messages are flowing to Bangladesh\'s Prime Minister-elect Sheikh Hasina, ensuring she will withstand the reverberating calls to investigate serious allegations of ...Volatile DR Congo votes after two-year delay
Presidential elections that will shape the future of one of Africa\'s biggest and most unstable countries were underway in the Democratic Republic ...Bangladesh probes vote rigging allegations in election hit by violence
Bangladesh\'s Election Commission is investigating allegations of vote rigging coming from across the country on Sunday, a spokesman told Reuters, as polling ...Thousands protest against Serbian president
Serbians protested against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party in downtown Belgrade.Clashes erupt as Sudanese march on presidential palace
Police used tear gas and fired in the air Tuesday to disperse thousands of protesters attempting to march on the presidential palace ...10,500 arrests ahead of Bangladesh poll: opposition
Bangladesh police have arrested more than 10,500 opposition activists in a crackdown ahead of elections this week, opposition parties said Tuesday.Hamas rejects Abbas plan to dissolve Palestinian parliament
Hamas on Sunday denounced Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas\'s plan to dissolve the largely defunct Palestinian parliament that it controls, calling it a ...