Iranian Peace laureate Mohammadi: 'lioness' locked up for challenging Tehran
Jailed Iranian rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, has sacrificed her freedom
2023-10-07 00:21
Steve Scalise is a veteran of House GOP leadership. Now he hopes to be speaker
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has risen through the ranks of leadership during his time in Congress. Next, the Louisiana Republican hopes to be elected House speaker.
2023-10-06 19:24
Jim Jordan, the face of key GOP investigations, seeks the speaker's gavel
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, a key figure in high-profile House GOP-led investigations, is seeking the speaker's gavel after Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the role and declined to run again in a major leadership shakeup.
2023-10-06 19:17
Abkhazia: Russia to build naval base in Georgian separatist region, says local leader
The claim comes from the separatist region as Kyiv steps up attacks on Moscow's Black Sea fleet.
2023-10-05 20:24
Bobi Wine 'under house arrest' after return to Uganda
Police deny opposition leader's claims he was grabbed by 'goons' on landing
2023-10-05 18:50
Rwanda country profile
Provides an overview of Rwanda, including key dates and facts about this east African country.
2023-10-03 23:59
Shavkat Mirziyoyev: Why is reformist Uzbek leader arresting bloggers?
Shavkat Mirziyoyev came into power promising to bring in an era of free speech.
2023-10-03 05:18
Eswatini election: The vote in a kingdom where parties are banned
Voting is under way in Eswatini, but in Africa's last absolute monarchy, MPs have little power.
2023-09-29 18:57
Ukraine war: Slovakia's Robert Fico eyes comeback in Saturday's election
Robert Fico says if his party returns to power in Saturday's vote, military aid to Ukraine will end.
2023-09-29 13:19
Iraq fire: Eyewitnesses tell of wedding hall blaze horror
Survivors of the inferno which killed more than 100 people describe what happened as the fire took hold.
2023-09-28 00:29
Thailand: Leading activist Anon Nampa jailed over calls for royal reform
Anon Nampa is jailed four years for calling for a conversation on the role of Thailand's monarchy.
2023-09-26 16:51
Kosovo and Serbia row over monastery gun battle
A Kosovan policeman and three ethnic Serb gunmen are dead after a siege of a monastery in Kosovo.
2023-09-25 09:28