Politics
Venezuela withdraws top diplomat in United States
President Nicolas Maduro recalled Venezuela\'s top diplomat from the United States in protest against the renewal of a year-old US decree calling ...Clinton, Sanders engage in fiery debate clashes
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed forcefully on the debate stage Wednesday, with the Democratic presidential rivals opening lines of attack on ...Peru bars second-place presidential candidate
The second-place candidate in Peru\'s presidential election was disqualified Wednesday over procedural irregularities, upending the campaign and giving controversial frontrunner Keiko Fujimori ...Sanders, Trump win Michigan presidential primaries
Bernie Sanders has won the Democratic primary in Michigan, US networks said, in an upset for frontrunner Hillary Clinton who was predicted ...Syria opposition agrees to attend Geneva peace talks
Syria\'s opposition on Monday agreed to attend a new round of UN-sponsored peace talks set for this week in Geneva after a ...Former US First Lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94
Nancy Reagan, devoted wife and trusted confidant of late president Ronald Reagan, died Sunday at age 94 at her home in Los ...Veteran Sudan opposition leader Turabi dead at 84
Veteran Sudan Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi, one of the fiercest critics of President Omar al-Bashir\'s government, died of a heart attack ...Benin votes to elect new president
Benin held an election on Sunday to choose a successor to President Thomas Boni Yayi who is stepping down after two terms, ...Assad must go at start of Syria transition, says Saudi
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must leave office as soon as a transitional authority is set up, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said ...Polish govt rocked by resignations of several generals
The surprise resignations of several key Polish generals have rocked the new conservative government, which is facing a barrage of criticism at ...