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President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said in February 2019 he would run for a fifth term, triggering an outcry in the country which has been gripped by demonstrations since
World
26.05.2024
Algeria opposition propose six-month political transition
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech during a pro-government demonstration in Caracas on March 23, 2019.It is two months since Juan Guaido has asserted he is Venezuela's interim president. Domestically, he has been unable to shake Pres...
World
26.05.2024
Maduro accuses US of financing mercenary 'plot' against him
Pablo Iglesias sought to reunite his struggling Podemos party ahead of next month's elections
World
26.05.2024
Spain's crisis-hit Podemos launches election campaign
The New South Wales branch of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's (pictured February 2019) Liberal Party eked out a victory, with preliminary results giving it and coalition partners 46 out of 93 seats in the state assembly
World
26.05.2024
State election result provides relief for struggling Australian government
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The US Treasury has accused Electoral Commission head Corneille Nangaa and colleagues of obstructing democracy and of corruption
World 26.05.2024
DRCongo election official denies US corruption claim
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro laughs during a joint press conference with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera (out frame) at La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago, on March 23, 2019.
World 26.05.2024
Bolsonaro says Brazil owes world nothing on environment
A sound "probably caused by a lift or escalator" at Disneyland Paris caused a stampede among holidaymakers
World 26.05.2024
Disneyland Paris 'attack' false alarm sparks stampede
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, in a file image, urged peace treaty parties in CAR to pick up pace
World 26.05.2024
UN chief urges C.Africa to speed-up peace deal implementation
Next week could see MPs vote for a third time on May's unpopular withdrawal agreement
World 26.05.2024
Britain's May reportedly on the brink amid Brexit crisis
Sunday's election pits a royalist junta and its allies against the election-winning machine of billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra and an unpredictable wave of millions of first time voters
World 26.05.2024
Polls open in first Thai general election since 2014 coup
More than a year after declaring victory over the Islamic State group Iraq is now pushing for a role as a key diplomatic player in the region
World 26.05.2024
Post-IS Iraq treads fine line as it seeks regional role
Former general Prayut Chan-O-Cha, who took power in 2014, benefits from a junta-crafted charter that tilts the scales in his favour
World 26.05.2024
Possible scenarios after Thailand's junta-backed election
Most candidates in Ukraine's presidential vote are pro-Western, but some are seeking closer ties with Moscow
World 26.05.2024
In Ukraine race, some call for close ties with arch-foe Russia
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