South Africa's finance minister has resigned after acknowledging missteps during the scandal-tainted tenure of former president Jacob Zuma while testifying in a corruption inquiry. Nhlanhla Nene resigned over discrepancies in his accounts of meetings

Khashoggi vanished after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week and Turkish officials have said he was murdered inside the building. Riyadh denies that, claiming he left the compound on his own, and

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s prime minister designate Adel Abdel Mahdi launched a website on Tuesday to allow candidates to apply for a ministerial position online as he struggles to form a government.The unprecedented measure comes as

BEIJING: A vessel carrying 2 million barrels of Iranian oil discharged the crude into a bonded storage tank at the port of Dalian in northeast China on Monday, according to Refinitiv Eikon data and

BEIRUT: The Syrian government has announced an amnesty for men who deserted the army or have avoided military service, giving them several months to report for duty without facing punishment, it said on Tuesday.The

US President Donald Trump has accepted Nikki Haley's resignation as US ambassador to the United Nations, and said she would be "leaving" his administration "at the end of the year". In the White House's

Mexico City is in the throes of a heated conflict over plans for a new international airport. It's a monster project: one of the biggest public works in Mexican history, with an initial price

Since coming to office in January 2017, US President Donald Trump's administration has witnessed the departure - at times forced - of a number of high-ranking officials. Among the most high-profile firings and resignations

Over the past year, East Africa has seen an unprecedented flurry of political developments that are changing dramatically the political landscape in the region.  Eritrea has emerged out of its diplomatic isolation, signing declarations

Just three days after he was narrowly confirmed to the US Supreme Court despite facing allegations of sexual assault, Brett Kavanaugh is set to take his seat on the bench, solidifying a conservative majority