Politics
Jailed Maldives ex-president allowed to travel to UK for surgery
The Maldives\' opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed, who is serving a 13-year jail term following a controversial trial, has been given permission to ...Taiwan elects Tsai Ing-wen as first female president
Taiwan\'s independence-leaning opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen won a convincing victory in presidential election on Saturday and pledged to maintain peace with China, ...Taiwan votes in historic presidential election
Taiwanese voted for a new president Saturday, with the China-friendly Nationalist Party likely to lose power to the pro-independence opposition amid concerns ...Republican ex-candidate Graham endorses Jeb Bush
Senator Lindsey Graham, the hawkish Republican whose 2016 primary campaign fizzled despite his persistent call for resetting US national security policy, announced ...Trial begins for former Thai PM accused of mismanagement
Testimony has begun at the trial of former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who faces up to 10 years in prison on ...Obama tells anxious US to embrace change
President Barack Obama told Americans nervous about terror and a changing economy that they should not fear the future, in a farewell ...Obama gives last State of the Union address
Barack Obama gives his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, perhaps the last opportunity of his presidency to sway a ...South Sudan leader names rebels to parliament, agrees power-sharing deal
South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Friday named 50 lawmakers from the rebel movement and agreed to share ministerial posts with his ...Burundi government says will not join peace talks
Burundi\'s government will not take part in peace talks with the opposition scheduled for Wednesday, a senior official said, casting fresh doubt ...Central African Republic votes in election to restore democracy
The Central African Republic votes Wednesday in presidential polls, in which all leading candidates have vowed to reunite a nation torn and ...