Politics
Iran photographer to share prize money with Syria refugees
Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian has said she will donate part of a 100,000-euro ($112,000) Dutch award to charity, including Syrian and Iraqi ...Guatemala swears in new president as ex-leader detained
Guatemala\'s Congress swore in a new president as disgraced former leader Otto Perez was ordered detained to prevent him becoming a fugitive ...Morocco votes in test for Islamist government
Some 15 million Moroccans go to the polls Friday for local elections seen as a gauge of the popularity of the government ...China holds massive military parade, to cut troop levels by 300,000
President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday he would cut troop levels by 300,000 as China held its biggest display of military might ...Clashes in Ukraine injure 100 officers after vote on east
Ukraine\'s parliament voted on Monday for constitutional changes to give separatist-minded eastern regions a special status - but divisions in the pro-Western ...Thousands rally in Beirut against political leaders
Thousands of protesters waving Lebanese flags and chanting "revolution" took to the streets of Beirut on Saturday for an unprecedented mobilization against ...Tens of thousands rally in Malaysia, demand Najib resign
Thousands of Malaysians streamed into central Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to call for the prime minister\'s ouster over corruption allegations and demand ...Nepal says will not let protests derail constitution
Nepal\'s government has vowed that protests in which 14 people have been killed will not derail a constitutional process that is in ...Thousands march in Guatemala to pressure president to resign
Tens of thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets on Thursday to demand the resignation of President Otto Perez, who has refused ...Greece appoints 1st female prime minister ahead of snap poll
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras\' leftist Syriza will be the biggest party after elections on Sept. 20, but most voters think he ...