A parliamentary investigation panel on Sunday found former prime minister Nuri al-Maliki and dozens of security and political officials responsible for the fall of Iraq's northern city of Mosul to Islamic State (IS) militant group, officials said.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday reshuffled his cabinet as the Southeast Asia's largest economy aims to speed up subdued economic growth.
Brazil's Public Prosecutor announced on Thursday that an investigation involving former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had been launched on his alleged peddling influence in favor of a construction company.
Despite being a Republican Party (GOP) front-runner for the 2016 U.S. presidential race, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush leads the pack by only a nose, and will have a tough fight ahead in his bid to grab the party nomination, U.S. experts said.
About 25,000 protesters on Sunday surrounded Japan's Diet building to express their strong opposition against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to ram a series of security-related bills which are considered unconstitutional by constitutional experts.
The new Sri Lankan government, which was sworn to power after the January presidential election, is facing a serious financial crisis, a former president and top legislator has revealed.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has formed his first all-Conservative cabinet after his party stormed to victory in this year's general election, Downing Street announced Sunday.
The United States will send former President Bill Clinton to Singapore for the state funeral of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, the White House said on Wednesday.
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Tuesday refused to grant indefinite exemption to former President Pervez Musharraf from appearance in a murder case of a tribal chief, lawyers said.
Family of former Malidves Defence Minister on Tuesday appealed to the international community to mediate with the Maldives government to ensure a fair trail.
Shanghai police have arrested former soccer star Gao Feng and a famous actor following an attack on a taxi driver on Tuesday.
A criminal lawsuit was formally filed in court against former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra involving an allegedly loss-ridden rice program on Thursday.
The Sri Lankan police on Thursday said they are awaiting advice from the country's Attorney General to question former President Mahinda Rajapakse and former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse over an alleged coup attempt following last month's presidential elections.
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Wednesday indicted former President Pervez Musharraf in the killing of a senior tribal elder, lawyers said.
Over 1,200 members of a former rebel group of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have fled their detention camp in western Uganda and sought UN protection, the Ugandan army said.
The top anti-graft watchdog is to intensify its efforts to uncover corruption in State-owned enterprises.
Civil society organizations, political parties and armed forces have been submitted, alternately at the end of Sunday morning, their nominations for the leader of the transitional period in Burkina Faso to the militaries authorities in power in the West African country.
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