

Ailing Economy Dominates Final Hours of Taiwan Presidential Race
Led by Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, center, Taiwan's ruling KMT or Nationalist Party members sing songs to cheer on it's presidential...


Are Liberian Police Ready for Security Handover?
Liberia security forces in riot gear in the city of Monrovia, Liberia, Aug. 20, 2014. MONROVIA—The U.N. Mission in Liberia said...


Four Confess to Planning Foiled Coup, Niger Says
Mahamadou Karidio, Niger Defense Minister. NIAMEY, NIGER—Four people arrested for ties to an attempted coup in Niger in December have...


Iran Fills Nuclear Reactor Core with Concrete, US Says
A general view of the Arak nuclear power plant, 190 km southwest of Tehran, Jan. 15, 2011. Iran has poured concrete into the core of the...


Ukraine's Poroshenko: Restoration of Sovereignty Top Priority for 2016
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gestures while speaking during a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 14, 2016. MOSCOW—Ukraine’s...


Kerry, Lavrov to Meet on Syria, Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shake hands during a joint news conference at the...


Candidates Again Question Results in CAR Elections
Election workers count votes after polls closed during the presidential and legislative elections in Bangui's city center, Central...


Burkina Faso President Breaks With Past in Naming Cabinet
Roch Marc Kabore, winner of Burkina Faso's presidential election, celebrates as supporters gather outside his campaign headquarters in...


Ethiopia Scraps Plan for Capital Area that Sparked Protests
Ethiopian migrants, all members of the Oromo community of Ethiopia living in Malta, protest in Valletta against the Ethiopian regime's...


US Concerned About China Rights After Lawyers' Arrest
Plainclothes and uniformed police stand guard near Beijing's No. 2 People's Intermediate Court during a trial there of a human rights...















