Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa, has prompted anger with a reported R65m (£5.3m) expansion of his personal residence in one of the country’s poorest...

A big turnout is being reported in Mozambique as people queue to vote in an election for a new president, parliament and regional assemblies. The BBC’s Jose...

Tens of thousands of people wearing green accessories — the sign of the opposition — have come out on to the streets of Tehran and other major cities for...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the Israeli people not to support their government, which he described as “genocidal” on Friday, the second day of his...

Senior Afghan election officials are locked in a row over how to disqualify fraudulent votes in a disagreement analysts said could determine the result. The head of...

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu and officials have advised other South American leaders who met with him at a summit of the infection, authorities...

Following up results of internationally-observed, legal outcomes of the Moldova elections, nationalistic self-proclaimed-themselves-Romanian youth, paid by older...

Amid chanting of mantras, breaking of coconuts and a tilak ceremony, the desi Air Force One took to the skies on its inaugural VVIP flight on Wednesday, with President...

The New York Post has always been Rupert Murdoch’s right-wing’s echo chamber in this liberal city, but I’m still absolutely shocked that they would...

January 20th, 2009, Barack H. Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America - the first African-American ever to hold the office of U.S....

This is my first post in about 2 months, that is quite a long time and I apologize to my readers. Following the election and it’s aftermath, I was so burned out from...

The amendment to the CrPC is now the law. The President has signed it. Going forth no person can be arrested under 498A as a whole sale free Lincence. Before arrest any...

There could be more political churning in the offing in Pakistan with President Asif Ali Zardari likely to replace Yousaf Raza Gilani as Prime Minister and transferring...

US President-elect Barack Obama has nominated his former rival, Hillary Clinton, as his secretary of state. Mr Obama described the former first lady as a woman of...

I had contemplated writing my first post the morning after an Obama win and discussing why Obama will be a disaster, how McCain lost the election, how this election was...

Barack Obama has won a historic victory after appearing to have collected enough electoral votes to defeat Senator John McCain and become the first black President of...

-With all the childish and negative commercials during an election year. (Loud thumb-sucking sound!) He did this, she didn’t do that! I’m gonna’...

Hugo Chavez, the dictator of Venezuela, referred to President Bush as Comrade Bush and said Bush has moved “left” in the financial crisis. Normally, I would...