Detained China activist dies after critical illness
A Chinese human rights activist died on Friday after falling critically ill in detention after police denied her medical treatment for months, her brother said.
15 March 2014 13:17
Morocco threatens to expel Syrians for mosque 'disruption'
Morocco on Friday threatened to expel some Syrian refugees it accused of "causing disruption to mosques and the faithful" in several towns, after a first warning earlier this month.
15 March 2014 10:39
Russia blocks top opposition news sites
Russia has blocked three major opposition news websites as well as the popular blog of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, the latest in a media crackdown that comes amid Moscow's standoff with the West over Ukraine.
14 March 2014 15:41
Traumatic guns may soon be banned in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Senate (Upper Chamber of Parliament) has approved the law draft on introducing amendments and additions into the country's legislation related to the operation of the Internal Affairs Bodies.
Australia to buy surveillance drones to patrol borders
Australia announced plans Thursday for a fleet of giant high-tech unmanned drones to help patrol the nation's borders, monitoring energy infrastructure and attempts to enter the country illegally.
14 March 2014 10:21
Rio to ban cosmetic surgery... for dogs, cats
Lawmakers in Rio de Janeiro, where plastic surgery is all the rage, have approved draft legislation banning cosmetic surgery for dogs and cats.
13 March 2014 16:46
Ukraine PM says EU accord may be signed next week
Ukraine's new leaders will likely sign a long-awaited political accord with the European Union next week, interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Wednesday after talks at the White House.
'Free world' governments among worst for online spying: watchdog
Shady agencies at the service of democratically elected governments are among the worst online spies in the world, media watchdog RSF said Wednesday, putting them on the same level as offenders in Iran, China and Saudi Arabia.
Ukraine crisis stirs Kerry-Lavrov tensions
Russian-US tensions over Ukraine exploded into a public row, as Secretary of State John Kerry refused to attend talks in Moscow after his counterpart snubbed Kiev's interim leaders.
Kazakhstan’s President Nazarbayev on Ukraine
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev had telephone talks with President Vladimir Putin of Russia and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
11 March 2014 00:39
Erdogan's regime hit with new recording of alleged corruption
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's regime, mired in a corruption scandal, suffered a new blow on Sunday with the online release of another allegedly incriminating phone call involving an ex-minister and a businessman.
10 March 2014 23:26
Colombia vote seen as referendum on rebel peace talks
Colombians went to the polls on Sunday to elect new legislators, in a vote seen as a referendum on peace talks with leftist guerrillas and a bellwether for May's presidential election.