Abkhazia leader forced to flee, denounces coup bid
Opposition protesters stormed the presidency in Abkhazia overnight in what the leader of the Georgian breakaway region called a coup attempt, Russian news agencies said.
28 May 2014 14:12
Michelle Obama takes on Republicans over school lunches
First lady Michelle Obama made a rare but strident foray into political debate Tuesday, slamming a Republican bid to change US school nutrition standards as "unacceptable."
Astana shadow economy worth around $4 billion
Astana’s mayor Imangali Tasmagambetov declared that the shadow economy in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana is worth around 540 billion tenge ($3.97 billion).
Madonna criticises Malawi president amid vote chaos
Pop diva Madonna has weighed in on Malawi's chaotic election, criticising embattled President Joyce Banda, who has tried to nullify the vote amid allegations of irregularities.
27 May 2014 12:34
Egypt votes in poll seen giving Sisi landslide victory
The ex-army chief who ousted Egypt's first democratically elected leader and crushed his Islamist movement was set for a landslide presidential election win on Tuesday, the final day of voting.
27 May 2014 10:44
Merkel conservatives win EU vote, neo-Nazis gain seat
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives came out ahead in European Parliament elections, official results showed Monday, but a neo-Nazi party also won a seat in Brussels, echoing far-right gains elsewhere.
26 May 2014 12:09
Obama makes surprise Afghanistan visit
US President Barack Obama promised a decision on post-2014 troop numbers in Afghanistan "fairly shortly", after paying a surprise visit to soldiers fighting the last battles of America's longest war.
26 May 2014 11:43
Chocolate king claims victory in Ukraine presidential vote
Chocolate baron Petro Poroshenko claimed a resounding victory on Sunday in Ukraine's presidential election and immediately vowed to end a bloody pro-Russian uprising that thwarted voting across swathes of the separatist east.
26 May 2014 10:32
Costa Rica to allow gay couples to share health benefits
Costa Rica's social security administration has agreed to allow same-sex couples to share health and pension benefits, even though the conservative Central American country bans gay marriage.
