Politics
Comoros begins presidential election
Voters in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Comoros began casting their ballots for a new president Sunday from a crowded field ...Trump takes S.Carolina, Clinton wins in Nevada
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump grabbed a big win in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, while Democrat Hillary Clinton breathed life ...Kosovo MPs stage new tear gas protest in parliament
Opposition MPs in Kosovo disrupted the first parliamentary session of the year on Friday with what has become their commonplace method of ...Western-backed Ukrainian government survives no confidence vote
Ukraine\'s Western-backed government survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, staving off the immediate prospect of a snap election in a country fighting ...George W. Bush joins brother Jeb’s campaign in South Carolina
Former President George W. Bush was making his first direct foray into the 2016 campaign Monday in South Carolina, hoping a state ...Former Israeli PM Olmert insists on innocence as jail term begins
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert released a video statement insisting on his innocence on Monday, before arriving at prison in a ...Major powers agree ceasefire plan for Syria
Major powers agreed on Friday to a cessation of hostilities in Syria set to begin in a week and to provide rapid ...Trump, Sanders win big in New Hampshire
Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders resoundingly won Tuesday\'s presidential primaries in New Hampshire, riding a wave of anti-establishment anger in the second ...Former Nepal PM Sushil Koirala dies
Nepal\'s former prime minister Sushil Koirala died in Kathmandu aged 77 after a bout of pneumonia.Ethnic protesters in Nepal withdraw border blockade, strike
The main ethnic group that\'s been protesting for months over Nepal\'s new constitution is ending its border blockade and general strike, bringing ...