US senators allowed to bring babies into chamber

The US Senate has agreed new rules that allow members to bring infants into the chamber when they vote.The move comes a week after Tammy Duckworth became the first sitting US senator to give birth wh…

Erdogan sends Turkey to snap polls on June 24

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called snap elections in Turkey for June 24, bringing the polls forward by over a year-and-a-half to sharply accelerate the transition to a new presidentia…

Ousted South Korea's President will not appeal jail term

South Korea's former President, Park Geun-Hye, will not appeal her 24-year prison sentence for corruption, reports said Monday.Park, 66, who was removed from office over a massive corruption scandal …

Trump 'morally unfit' as president: fired FBI chief Comey

Fired former FBI chief James Comey lashed out at Donald Trump in an interview with ABC broadcast on Sunday, calling him "morally unfit" to be president and describing him as a serial liar who will "s…

Ukrainian Oligarch Defends $150,000 Payment To Trump Foundation

Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk's foundation on Thursday defended a $150,000 (120,000 euros) payment to Donald Trump's foundation that is being investigated by US Special Counsel Robert Mueller.The…

US governor accused of sexually abusing woman

A woman who had an affair with Missouri governor Eric Greitens says he "coerced" her into sex, according to a state committee report.The bipartisan report, released on Wednesday, details graphic alle…

Presidential hopeful indicted on rape charges in South Korea

A former South Korean presidential contender was indicted Wednesday on charges of raping his aide multiple times in the highest-profile case of the country's growing #MeToo movement.Ahn Hee-jung ? wh…

Another South Korean ex-president indicted for corruption

Days after former South Korean president Park Geun-hye, was jailed for 24 years for corruption, her predecessor, Lee Myung-bak, has been formally indicted for corruption.A state prosecutor in a state…

Ousted Catalan leader Puigdemont urges Madrid to 'start political dialogue' in Catalonia row

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called for immediate "political dialogue" to end the row with Madrid as he left a German jail on bail Friday after judges rejected his extradition to Spain on …

South Korea's former president Park jailed for 24 years over corruption

South Korea's disgraced former president Park Geun-hye was jailed for 24 years Friday for corruption, closing out a dramatic fall from grace for the country's first woman leader who became a figure o…

Brazil Supreme Court rejects Lula's bid to delay prison

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is on the verge of going to prison, after the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected his bid to delay a 12 year sentence for corruption in a ruling th…

Brazil's Supreme Court to rule on prison for ex-president Lula

Brazil's supreme court is to rule Wednesday on whether former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should start a 12 year prison sentence for corruption, potentially upending this year's presidential …

Hungary's Orban set for third mandate after rocky campaign

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, one of Europe's most controversial leaders, looks set to win a third consecutive term in office at elections on Sunday, despite a galvanised opposition tapping …

Speculation rife over surprise Kim Jong Un visit to Beijing

Beijing was under tight security Tuesday with speculation rife that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was making a surprise visit, after the reported arrival from Pyongyang of a special train met by an…

Number of Russian diplomats expelled by countries across America and Europe

Following are diplomatic measures announced against Russia by the United States, Canada, several EU countries and Ukraine in response to the poisoning of a former Russian double agent with military-g…

US Congress passes huge spending bill ahead of shutdown deadline

he US Senate has completed congressional approval of a sweeping $1.3tn (?921bn) package to fund the government until September.Senators passed the 2,232-page bill in a 65-32 vote early on Friday, hou…

China unveils list of potential retaliatory tariffs on US goods

China released Friday a list of potential tariffs on $3 billion worth of US goods, from pork to fruits and wine, that it could impose in response to new US trade duties.The commerce ministry warned t…

Trump names hawk Bolton as national security advisor replacing Gen H.R. McMaster

US President Donald Trump on Thursday named hardline Fox News pundit and former UN ambassador John Bolton as his new national security advisor, ousting embattled army general HR McMaster.Trump took t…

Singer sentenced to 10 months in jail for insulting Turkey's president

A famous Turkish celebrity has been sentenced to 10 months in prison, Turkish paper, Hurriyet newspaper said on Thursday.The sentence was passed on Zuhal Olcay, a singer and actress for insulting Pre…

Russian media boycott parliament over sex scandal

Top Russian media outlets launched a rare boycott of parliament on Thursday after it dismissed claims from a number of journalists that a senior lawmaker had sexually harassed them.Influential media …