Politics
Colombia announces formal peace talks with ELN rebels
Colombia\'s government launched peace negotiations Wednesday with the country\'s second-biggest guerrilla group, the left-wing ELN, broadening the push to end the country\'s ...Tripoli govt demands PM-designate Sarraj leave Libya capital
Libya\'s unrecognised authorities in control of Tripoli on Wednesday demanded that the head of a UN-backed unity government Fayez al-Sarraj leave just ...Suu Kyi aide sworn in as Myanmar president in historic power shift
Myanmar entered a new era on Wednesday as Aung San Suu Kyi\'s democracy movement took power after 50 years of military domination, ...Big election wins for Sanders in Alaska, Washington
Bernie Sanders won resounding caucus victories in Alaska and Washington state, hoping to slow the advance of Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, who ...Congo President Sassou Nguesso extends 32 years in power
Congo strongman Denis Sassou Nguesso was on Thursday declared the winner of presidential elections, extending his 32 years in power in a ...New Zealand rejects flag change, stays with Union Jack
New Zealanders voted convincingly against a proposal to ditch Britain\'s Union Jack from the national flag and adopt a silver fern design, ...Jeb Bush endorses Ted Cruz for US president
Jeb Bush endorsed Ted Cruz for the White House Wednesday in the latest bid by party heavyweights to stop Donald Trump\'s relentless ...Trump, Clinton keep edge with Arizona wins, slip elsewhere
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton won their parties\' primaries in Arizona and maintained steep advantages in the presidential nominations race, ...Niger votes in presidential run-off despite boycott
Voters in Niger cast ballots in the country\'s first-ever presidential run-off Sunday, with incumbent Mahamadou Issoufou on track for a second five-year ...Kazakhstan goes to polls in parliamentary vote
Voting has begun in a parliamentary election in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, where the governing party is expecting an easy ...