Phnom Penh, Cambodia - An outspoken opposition member and proponent of sanctions against Cambodia was arrested and charged with "incitement", just days after Prime Minister Hun Sen threatened to renew his political crackdown if the

On The Listening Post this week, Nicolas Maduro starts his second term as President of Venezuela, a country with empty shelves and shuttered newsrooms. Plus, political eulogies in the US media. Earlier this month, Nicolas

DELHAMIYEH, Lebanon: Snowstorms and weeks of bad weather have turned Lebanon’s lush Bekaa Valley into an unliveable swamp for tens of thousands of Syrian refugees. The Litani River flooded many of the fields stretching across

BEIRUT: Financial strains in Lebanon have been brought into focus by turbulence on markets where its dollar-denominated sovereign bonds suffered a heavy sell-off last week following comments by the finance minister about the public

 NEW YORK: UN experts monitoring sanctions against Yemen are recommending that the Security Council urge the Houthis to respect the neutrality and independence of humanitarian workers. The Associated Press has obtained the nine recommendations

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office took the rare step of disputing a news report on his Russia investigation, saying a BuzzFeed article alleging that US President Donald Trump directed his former lawyer to lie

Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un around the end of February, the White House said on Friday after the US president met Pyongyang's top nuclear negotiator.

Zimbabwe has imposed a "total internet shutdown" in what critics called an attempt to hide growing reports of a violent crackdown on protests against a dramatic fuel price increase. On Friday, badly injured people streamed into

European Union countries could snub an international conference on the Middle East scheduled to take place in Poland next month over concerns it is part of a US drive to ramp up pressure on Iran.

International Criminal Court appeals judges have delayed the release of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, ordering that he should be held for at least two more weeks despite being acquitted on charges of atrocities.