Politics
Rand Paul becomes second Republican to enter 2016 US presidential race
Conservative US Senator Rand Paul announced Tuesday that he is running for his party\'s nomination for the 2016 presidential race, making him ...Greece demands €279bn from Germany in Nazi war reparations
Germany\'s economy minister branded Greece\'s demand for 278.7 billion euros in reparations from World War Two as "stupid" on Tuesday, while the ...Israel PM Netanyahu presses US to seek better deal on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the United States on Sunday to seek a better deal to curb Iran\'s nuclear program and ...Six Ukraine soldiers killed as war reaches year-point
Six Ukrainian troops were killed by landmines in the restive separatist-held east Sunday, breaking a lull of several days in a conflict ...Fidel Castro makes rare public appearance in Cuba
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, 88, appeared in public "full of vitality" for the first time in more than a year on ...Greek anti-establishment protesters occupy buildings, enter parliament grounds
Anti-establishment protesters occupied several public buildings in Greece and briefly entered the grounds of parliament in Athens on Wednesday, calling for the ...Myanmar, rebels agree landmark draft peace deal
Myanmar peace negotiators agreed the draft text of a historic nationwide ceasefire agreement on Monday, as the country edges closer to ending ...UK election campaign kicks off
British Prime Minister David Cameron warned voters they face a "stark choice" in May\'s tight general election as he kicked off campaigning ...Boko Haram kills 41 as voting continues in Nigeria
Voting in Nigeria\'s elections continued in some areas on Sunday because of technical problems. More than 40 people were killed in election-related ...French local election runoff tests far-right strength
Voting started in France on Sunday to elect thousands of local councillors in a test of the far-right National Front\'s growing hold ...