For the last four years, a stout, bearded Colombian man has been in the spotlight as the head of one of the last guerrilla movements in Latin America, who is Rodrigo Londono, the top leader of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
The relentlessly derogatory accusations, sometimes defying common sense, that dominated the first, high-stakes face-off between U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton reveal the thorny problems facing the United States.
The influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday called for a complete cabinet reshuffle, and expressed his discontent with the latest partial reshuffle after months of political row.
A Brazilian federal court on Monday maintained that political protests can be held outside Rio 2016 Olympic venues, denying a complaint by the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee.
Brazil’s Senate voted early Wednesday (Aug 10) to hold an impeachment trial for the nation’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff, a process that could see her permanently removed from office.
The sixth plenary session of the 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has been scheduled for October, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee announced after a meeting on Tuesday.
General Tian Xiusi, 66, former political commissar in the People's Liberation Army Air Force, has been placed under investigation on suspicion of serious violations of discipline.
“Fortune-tellers told me to speak less to maintain a good political atmosphere. I will obey their advice,” Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha recently told reporters before cutting short a press conference, referring to a reading from astrologers who urged the outspoken junta leader to speak less.
When Bangladesh dismissed the Islamic State’s (IS) claim of responsibility for the deadly hostage crisis that gripped Dhaka’s diplomatic zone over the weekend, some questioned if authorities were in denial.
The Tokyo assembly accepted the resignation of Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe on Wednesday evening following his involvement in a fund scandal, with his departure coming into effect next Tuesday.
The resignation Wednesday of Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe for his misappropriation of political funds has once again brought to the fore the inherent "wheeler-dealer" type of dealings that have plagued Japanese politics for decades.
Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe on Wednesday submitted a letter of resignation to the president of the Tokyo assembly and will step down from his post for his involvement in a funds scandal, the subsequent probe into which Masuzoe was unable to sufficiently account for with the assembly set to pass a no-confidence motion against him later in the day.
As senior officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States are scheduled to meet in Islamabad soon to discuss prospects for the Afghan peace process, Pakistan believes political negotiation is still the best option to find a solution to the protracted problem.
With estimated record spending, the 2016 presidential election will be one of the most "money-burning" in the U.S. history, which demonstrated that "money politics" is eroding the U.S. political systems.
Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe on Friday denied allegations that he knowingly misused money from his political fund group, rejecting allegations levied at him earlier in the week, although said that claims made he expensed a private family trip at a hotel rightly aroused suspicion.
A prominent scholar who blasted a package of security bills as unconstitutional in a high-profile Diet session will run in the Upper House election, targeting swing voters disillusioned with the status quo.
EU national leaders and U.S. president demonstrated on Monday willingness to continue coordinating closely with each other on major political and security issues.
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