A Maldives court has convicted the country’s former vice-president on a terrorism charge for possession of firearms and sentenced him to 10 years in prison.
Sudanese Foreign Ministry on Sunday expressed deep resentment over the U.S. for keeping Sudan's name on the list of countries sponsoring terrorism.
A growing number of New Zealanders are homeless, according to a study of official figures out Friday, highlighting the country's worsening housing crisis.
The South African government is working hard to ensure that the country is not downgraded to junks status, Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe said on Tuesday.
Israel's first transgender beauty pageant, won by a Christian Arab on Friday, brought together contestants from the Holy Land's main faiths in an unconventional show of tolerance and coexistence.
Iran's new Majlis (parliament) opened on Saturday with top Iranian officials urging Majlis to play active roles in the domestic and international affairs.
China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang on Wednesday called for strong confidence in the "one country, two systems" principle and Hong Kong's future.
The Philippines is bracing for intense rains particularly in the eastern section of the country by the end of the year until the first quarter of 2017 due to a possible La Nina event, the country's weather bureau has warned.
The El Nino weather phenomenon, forecast to be the strongest in five hundred years, which is striking Myanmar this year, will bring down the country's agricultural yield and impact food security, said a noted Myanmar meteorology and hydrology expert Tuesday.
South Sudan on Wednesday announced plans to tighten border surveillance on yellow fever by restricting visitors from neighboring countries affected by epidemic outbreak.
Denmark will send 16 more military personnel to Afghanistan to strengthen its contribution to the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, the government has announced.
Africa's anti-graft battle is on.
Myanmar has chronic problems to boost the country's export to cure the country's huge trade deficit, experts said.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday dismissed criticism from the international community for its test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile.
The Ecuadorian government on Saturday declared eight days of national mourning as the death toll from the massive earthquake that hit the South American country a week ago has risen to 654.
The death toll of Tuesday's deadly bombing in the Afghan capital of Kabul has risen to 64 with 347 others injuried, an Interior Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
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