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Former Kyrgyz president freed by protesters from detention center

Former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev speaks during a visit to Sochi, Russia, September 14, 2017. /Getty Images Former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev was released by protesters from

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America's CEOs say Trump failed in response to COVID-19

President Donald Trump has said he deserves an "A+" for his handling of the pandemic, while Corporate America refutes this idea, saying he deserves a failing grade, CNN reported Tuesday.In accordance

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UK parliamentary Speaker accuses government of bypassing lawmakers on virus measures

Britain's parliamentary Speaker reprimanded Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government on Wednesday for disregarding the House of Commons with its COVID-19 measures, cal

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Mohamed Roble officially assumes office as Somalia's prime minister

Mohamed Hussein Roble officially assumed office as Somalia's prime minister on Sunday following his appointment by President Mohamed Farmaajo.The ceremony took place at the presidential palace in

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Kremlin says EU move not to recognise Lukashenko amounts to meddling in Belarus

Russia said on Friday that the European Union’s decision not to recognise Alexander Lukashenko as the legitimate president of Belarus contradicted international law and

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Republican Party courts Hispanic voters with new voter registration website

The Republican National Committee on Tuesday unveiled its latest effort to attract Hispanic voters: a new Spanish-language website that helps register voters while guid

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Ethiopian parliament approves holding of postponed elections

VCG Image Ethiopia's House of Peoples Representatives on Tuesday passed in a majority vote a resolution allowing the country to hold its general elections, State-affiliated Fana Broadcasting r

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U.S. unemployment: Labor market stalls as claims remain high

Click arrows for gallery This week’s U.S. unemployment numbers stayed the same at 884,000, but it appeared to be a sign that layoffs remained at high levels as the COVID-19 pand

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Japan's former ministers Kishida and Ishiba to run in party leadership race

Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday both officially announced they will be running for the leadership o

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Venezuela pardons over 100 opposition politicians as election nears

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during the national award of journalism ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, June 29, 2020. /Reuters Venezuela said on Monday it had pardoned more than 1

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Tanzania's ruling party launches Magufuli's re-election campaign

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi on Saturday held a rally to mark the launch of President John Magufuli's re-election bid in the country's capital Dodoma

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Iran's FM says U.S. "miscalculations" led to its int'l failure

Iran's foreign minister said that the U.S. "miscalculations" in major international issues resulted in its global failure, Press TV reported on Tuesday. The latest def

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Israel condemns UN Security Council's vote on Iran embargo

Israeli leaders on Saturday condemned the U.N. Security Council's decision not to renew a U.N. arms embargo on Iran, saying the decision would encourage Iranian aggress

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Urgent: Preliminary results show Lukashenko wins Belarusian presidential elections

Preliminary results on Monday showed that incumbent Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko won the presidential elections, the country's central election commission said. Lukashenko won a sixth te

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Venezuela's opposition parties threaten to boycott December vote

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during an event with the youth of Venezuela's United Socialist Party in Caracas, Venezuela on June 22./Reuters A group of opposition par

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Drogba seeks Cote d'Ivoire football federation presidency

FILE PHOTO: Cote d'Ivoire's former soccer player Didier Drogba addresses a news conference after the inauguration ceremony of a new school building constructed by the Didier Drogba Foundation at

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Foreign experts say postponement of Hong Kong LegCo election responsible decision

The postponement of the Legislative Council (LegCo) election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) due to COVID-19 is a responsible decision that help