POLICE in the Maldives have dragged ex-President Mohamed Nasheed into court to face charges for ordering the arrest of a top judge while still leader. Mr Nasheed, now leader of the main
LIBYA’S internationally-recognised parliament has suspended its participation in UN-brokered talks aimed at restoring calm to the country. A spokesman for the chamber of representatives blamed Friday’s suicide bombings by Islamic State (IS)
GREECE has unveiled an outline summary of reforms demanded by eurozone leaders in order to secure a bailout extension. The measures include plans to combat tax evasion and tackling fuel and tobacco
FRENCH President Francois Hollande has laid out proposals to strengthen laws on anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic hate crimes. Speaking at a Jewish group’s dinner in Paris, Mr Hollande reassured Jews they were
PRISON officials in south Texas are transferring hundreds of inmates after nearly 2,000 men took control of the facility and set fires. Using pipes as weapons, prisoners began rioting Friday and maintained
ISRAEL intelligence did not share PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s view that Iran was a year away from making a nuclear bomb, a leaked cable suggests. In 2012, Mr Netanyahu said Iran needed to
PRESIDENT Barack Obama and Congress are at loggerheads over homeland security’s $40bn (£26bn) budget, with time running out to secure a deal. Republicans, who control Congress, are seeking to remove funding for
AUSTRALIA is investigating 44 allegations of sexual abuse of asylum seekers in detention centres. Immigration official Ken Douglas told a senate committee that some of these cases involve children but could not