Kinshasa, DRC - An election official confirmed on Saturday that voting will take place in Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) northeastern region on December 30, despite concerns that opening polls there might lead

Cuba has begun a modernisation campaign and part of that effort is both a new constitution and allowing ordinary citizens to weigh in on the document's contents. Cubans are getting a chance to express

Opposition candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo are urging supporters to show restraint, as large protests grip cities across the country. The latest unrest follows this week's postponement of a long-delayed presidential election.

The global arms trade is a multibillion-dollar industry that has shaped the course of economic and foreign policy with devastating effects on global security. Today, total international trade in arms is worth about $100bn

DUBAI: Iran on Saturday executed a businessman sentenced to death by a fast-track court set up to fight economic crimes, state television reported, following an outcry against profiteering and corruption that has seen dozens

ISTANBUL: Nearly 300,000 Syrians have returned to their country after Turkey’s two cross-border operations in northern Syria, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu was quoted as saying on Saturday.Turkey has carried out two operations, dubbed “Euphrates

The people of Tajikistan's semi-autonomous region of Gorno-Badakhshan have their own distinct culture, language and identity, and they have resisted the authority of the Chinese, British, and Russians in the past. The government in

Iran's Foreign Ministry has said the US military presence in Syria damaged the region, in the government's first comments on President Donald Trump's plan to pull US troops from the war-torn country. Trump vowed

The head of a United Nations mission tasked with monitoring a fragile ceasefire in the Yemen's strategic port city of Hodeidah has arrived Aden. Patrick Cammaert, a retired Dutch general, with experience in Sri

Supporters of overthrown South Korean President Park Geun-hye are turning to online video sites to demand her release. Geun-hye was jailed in April for 24 years for corruption and abuse of power. Conservatives say