Mauritania's ruling party has taken the lead in legislative, regional and local elections held earlier this month, the electoral commission said Sunday. "The Union for the Republic is the leading political party according to

Almost two decades after a massive popular uprising triggered Argentina's record $100bn default of 2001-2002, the country finds itself back in a major economic crisis.  With the peso losing over half of its value

A suicide bomber has detonated his explosives close to a procession commemorating the death of a former anti-Soviet and anti-Taliban commander, wounding at least two people, a police spokesperson said. The attacker targeted a

Iman was born in Somalia but has lived in Sweden for much of her life. By day, she works for the municipality. But by night, she is one of a group of mothers who

JEDDAH: The US Navy has vowed to ensure the free flow of shipping in the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea after Iranian threats to disrupt the waterways. Vice Admiral Scott Stearney, commander of the

JEDDAH: Bahraini authorities said they have arrested 14 Iranians who entered the country on “forged passports” under fake names.Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday night that the Iranians had used fake Asian passports.The ministry

Sweden's centre-left governing bloc is neck-and-neck with the centre-right opposition alliance in the country's general elections, according to official results, which also showed gains for an anti-immigration party that has its roots in the

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has dissolved the government in a bid to fix the country's troubled economy. A presidential statement late on Sunday said that the move included a cut in the number of

Doha, Qatar - Mewa Singh is a 50-year-old labourer from the Indian state of Punjab. With a family of five to feed, he moved to Qatar 14 years ago because he didn't have a

Seventy-five people have been sentenced to death in Egypt for protesting the 2013 coup by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. There's been strong condemnation from human rights groups for the latest wave of death sentences imposed