Malaysia PM 'deeply concerned' by mass graves
Prime Minister Najib Razak said he was "deeply concerned" by the first discovery of mass graves of suspected illegal migrants in northern Malaysiaю
Ireland awaits count in historic gay marriage vote
Ireland waited Saturday to learn the outcome of a historic referendum on same-sex marriage, with crowds of anxiously optimistic "Yes" supporters expected at Dublin Castle to hear the result.
Obama sells Iran deal directly to US Jews
President Barack Obama donned a yarmulke and pitched his nuclear deal with Iran and the case for a Palestinian state directly to US Jews.
23 May 2015
Polls open for Irish referendum on gay marriage
Polls opened in Ireland for a historic referendum on allowing same-sex marriage that is backed by all the main political parties but opposed by the Catholic Church.
Eurovision, a stage for geopolitical conflicts?
Behind the kitsch, glitz and smoke machines of the Eurovision Song Contest -- hosted by Vienna -- hide more serious international geopolitical tensions.
21 May 2015
Australia PM rules out resettling Asian boat migrants
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott ruled out helping resettle the wave of migrants fleeing to Southeast Asia, saying it would worsen the problem and "encourage people to get on boats".
Poroshenko says Ukraine waging 'real war' with Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an interview broadcast that his crisis-torn country was fighting a "real war" with Russia that could escalate at any time.
20 May 2015
x-Soviet Georgia urges EU progress, despite Russian pressure
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has warned European Union leaders against letting Russian aggression in Ukraine undermine the bloc's project of building closer links with ex-Soviet nations.
20 May 2015
Britain's Prince Charles meets Irish republican leader
Prince Charles became the first British royal to meet Irish republican leader Gerry Adams, on a visit that will take him to the scene of his great-uncle's murder by the IRA.