Politics
Maldives declares state of emergency as turmoil deepens
The Maldives declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, as the Indian Ocean island nation\'s political upheaval intensified following a suspected assassination ...Space station marks 15 years of nonstop human presence
Astronauts have circled the Earth on board the International Space Station for 15 years on Monday, a milestone for an orbiting space ...Nepali police kill Indian protester at border blockade
Nepali police shot and killed an Indian citizen at a border checkpoint on Monday as they tried to clear protesters whose blockade ...Erdogan says world must respect Turkish election result
A jubilant President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday cast the return of Turkey to single-party rule as a vote for stability that the ...Russia says air force hit Palmyra region in Syria
Russia\'s air force has struck the area around the Islamic State-held ancient city of Palmyra, the defence ministry said Monday, as Moscow ...Azerbaijan ruling party wins vote boycotted by opposition
Azerbaijan\'s ruling party on Sunday won a clear victory in parliamentary polls boycotted by the mainstream opposition, an exit poll said, cementing ...Divided Turkey holds critical vote as violence spirals
Turks were voting Sunday in one of the most crucial elections in years, as the deeply divided country confronts a bloody wave ...Azerbaijan votes in polls boycotted by the opposition
Polls opened Sunday in ex-Soviet Azerbaijan in a parliamentary election widely expected to cement strongman President Ilham Aliyev\'s grip on power and ...Syria opposition, rebel dismiss Iran idea for transition
Any peace plan for Syria allowing President Bashar al-Assad to stand in early elections after a transition period would be "mad" because ...Republican Paul Ryan elected US Speaker of the House
US lawmakers on Thursday elected Paul Ryan, a conservative Republican who helped steer budget and tax policy in Congress, as speaker of ...




