The Ukrainian Security and Defense Council imposed sanctions on a series of Russian tech companies Tuesday, citing security concerns over possible cyber attacks. The council said that the sanctions were imposed to protect against companies "whose activities threaten the...

The Iranian judiciary news service Mizan reported Tuesday that there have been over 60 violations of election law and two arrests leading up to planned presidential elections in the country later this week. The election, which is...

The European Union (EU) Council on Monday urged Venezuelan officials to release political prisoners and hold elections in hopes of ending the violent protests against President Nicolas Maduro . The EU called...

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Monday upheld the conviction of Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, an Islamist preacher sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in the 1971 liberation war in the country. Chief...

Egypt's State Council General Assembly on Saturday nominated their own council head despite a recent amendment reserving that right for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi . The nomination follows a contentious debate over amending the...

Thousands of Tunisians on Saturday protested a bill that would grant amnesty to officials facing corruption charges from a previous regime. Under the amnesty bill officials who had money seized from them following the overthrow...

UN Secretary-General (UN SG) António Guterres on Friday appointed UK's Mark Lowcock as Under-Secretary-General (USG) in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and as Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC). Lowcock...

The President of Congo's Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante (CENI) , Corneille Nangaa on Friday warned the presidential election may be postponed due to sectarian violence. Nangaa make the remarks during an interview...

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand on Thursday ordered Facebook Thailand to remove a video of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and other posts by Tuesday or face legal action. The video claims to show the...

The North Korean legislature on Friday sent a letter to the US House of Representatives protesting new sanctions raised against the country. The letter is a rare communication between the two nations, who do not...