New York, US - This latest hectic week in Donald Trump's presidency, which saw new leaks from insiders about his madcap leadership style, has revived questions about whether his is the most scandal-plagued administration in

UN-backed talks between Yemen's warring parties ended before properly getting off the ground, with the UN envoy acknowledging that it had not been possible to convince the rebels to come to Geneva. "We didn't

Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered an investigation into deadly violence in the southern city of Basra after protesters stormed the Iranian consulate there. Al-Abadi said late on Friday that he had instructed

On The Listening Post this week: The sentencing of two Reuters reporters and the failed promise of media reform in Myanmar. Plus, the British media and their monarchy. Myanmar: Journalists Paying the Price for

Former US President Barack Obama has launched an unprecedented attack on his successor Donald Trump and his Republican party, condemning the use of fearmongering and bigotry as electoral devices. In a rallying cry ahead

During the first two weeks of August, when most people in Western Europe were enjoying their summer holidays, volunteers from No Name Kitchen, a group helping migrants in Bosnia, recorded 17 cases of violence against people

More than 20 years after the end of apartheid, white workers at a petrochemical firm in South Africa are going on strike to protest against discrimination. Around 3,000 employees at the plant are unhappy

Ugandan pop star-turned-opposition politician Bobi Wine says no amount of brutality will stop him from fighting for democracy. Wine was speaking in Washington, DC, where he's been treated for injuries he suffered while in

Refugee families in Bangladesh are helping to slow down deforestation - by being given gas stoves to cook their meals instead of firewood. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are in Bangladesh

Serbia and Kosovo are considering a land swap deal, 20 years after a war between the two, when Kosovo was still part of Serbia. Their presidents are meeting in Brussels, but there are fears