Politics
Syria peace talks resume as violence surges
A new round of peace talks to end Syria\'s five-year civil war is set to begin in Geneva on Wednesday, as a ...Darfur votes on status in referendum boycotted by rebels
Sudan\'s war-scarred Darfur region voted Monday in the first day of a referendum on its future status despite international criticism, a rebel ...Ukrainian PM Yatseniuk resigns, paving way for new government
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk tendered his resignation on Sunday, paving the way for Western-backed coalition parties to nominate an ally of ...Peru votes on Fujimori daughter in chaotic election
Peruvians voted Sunday on whether Keiko Fujimori, daughter of an ex-president jailed for massacres, should become their first female leader in an ...Ex-Argentine President Fernandez charged with money laundering
Cristina Fernandez, who stepped down as president of Argentina in December after eight years in office, has been charged by a prosecutor ...Fidel Castro makes rare public appearance after Obama visit
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, 89, made a rare appearance outside his home on Thursday, visiting a school to mark the birthday ...Opposition activists, Maduro supporters clash in Caracas
Government supporters and opposition activists clashed Thursday in a rock-hurling brawl near Venezuela\'s election council headquarters triggered by an opposition recall campaign ...Trump falters in Wisconsin as Cruz wins big
Texas Senator Ted Cruz scored a commanding victory over Donald Trump in Wisconsin\'s presidential primary Tuesday, putting the Republican frontrunner on notice ...Iceland Prime Minister quits over Panama Papers tax haven scandal
Iceland\'s prime minister resigned Tuesday, becoming the first political victim of a mushrooming worldwide scandal over hidden offshore financial dealings exposed in ...Azerbaijan reports more losses as Nagorno-Karabakh fighting rumbles on
Sixteen Azeri servicemen have been killed in fighting around the Armenian-backed breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region in the past two days, Azerbaijan\'s Defence Ministry ...