Japan is going ahead with its elections on Sunday, despite the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa did not start out in life as a politician, unlike his elder brother Mahinda.
Almost 60 people have been killed and hundreds left homeless in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
Jabeur had aimed to become the first player from the Arab world and the first African woman to win a Slam singles title.
The third in a four-part series. A look at far-right populist influence on mainstream politics in France.
Much of Asia, including Indonesia, India and Pakistan, will observe the holiday on Sunday.
Predictably, the US investigation on the origin of the bullet that killed the journalist turned out to be inconclusive.
As Africans, we should realise that it is now our turn to support the British people's aspirations for democracy.
Head of police at Nara, where Abe was shot, says there were problems with safety measures in guarding the ex-premier.
The story of an imprisoned activist exposes the grim climate for speech in Egypt. Plus, Chile’s new constitution.
Thousands break police barricades and storm president's house in one of the largest anti-government marches this year.
Wrestling against gender inequality.
The former prime minister's body returns to capital Tokyo as a shocked nation comes to terms with his assassination.
With overcrowded schools and underpaid teachers, Iraq has been unable to rebuild Mosul's education system post-ISIL.
Twitter's chairman says the social media platform will take legal action to enforce the agreement.
Officials say none of Yosemite's famous giant sequoias has been damaged by the blaze, but part of the park was closed.
Federal investigation finds 'command and communication' was lacking in widely condemned incident at US-Mexico border.
