Venezuela's government is pushing forward with measures that could exclude some opposition political parties from future elections, potentially paving the way for the ruling Socialists to remain in power despite widespread anger over the country's collapsing economy.
Turkish troops backed by Syrian rebel fighters have entered the centre of the Islamic State group bastion of Al-Bab and will soon capture it, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday.
Turkey's parliament approved key articles of a constitutional reform overnight which would allow the president to be a member of a political party and issue decrees, bringing a step closer the executive presidency sought by Tayyip Erdogan.
Venezuela rounded up a dissident former general and two other regional politicians on Thursday in what the opposition called a wave of repression by socialist President Nicolas Maduro's government.
Venezuelan opposition lawmakers sought to trigger early elections by passing a key censure motion against President Nicolas Maduro, who is ruling over a national economic crisis and consequent food shortages.
At least 11 people died as gunfire erupted during protests on Tuesday in Democratic Republic of Congo against longtime President Joseph Kabila, who is refusing to leave office as his mandate ends.
Transfer in South Korea of presidential power from the ruling bloc to the opposition is expected to cause a dramatic change in the country's diplomacy and policy toward the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), experts here said.
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Thursday he is open to meeting all political parties individually in response to the opposition bloc's recent offer of talks on state affairs.
Jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday (Dec 14) lost his final bid for freedom when a federal court rejected his appeal to set aside his sodomy conviction and five-year jail term.
All members of South Korea's biggest opposition party will resign their parliamentary seats unless the bill to impeach President Park Geun-hye is passed through the National Assembly, the party's whip said Thursday.
South Korea's opposition parties filed an impeachment motion against scandal-hit President Park Geun Hye on Saturday (Dec 3) as a fresh weekly protest was expected to draw a million protesters, organisers said.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday passed the ball of decision on her fate in parliamentary court ahead of an expected impeachment vote as early as Friday, saying she will follow the National Assembly's decision including a shortened presidency.
India's opposition parties Monday called for nationwide protests over the government's demonetization move.
US President Barack Obama said he is "not optimistic" about Syria's future, as the UN warned time is running out to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in Aleppo which has been pounded by air strikes for nearly a week.
The leader of the main opposition Democratic Party said her party will immediately review the timing and ways for impeaching President Park Geun-hye, who the prosecution has listed as a suspect in a corruption scandal involving her confidante.
Japan and South Korea agreed on Monday to sign a pact to share military intelligence, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday accepted a bilateral dialogue offer from chief of the main opposition Minjoo Party following the biggest mass rally in three decades over a scandal involving Park's longtime confidante.
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