UKRAINE: Ex-President Yanukovich given 13-year jail term
A Ukrainian court has sentenced former president Viktor Yanukovich to 13 years in prison for treason – attempting to quash a 2014 popular uprisi
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MALAYSIA: Royals pick new king after surprise abdication
Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah of central Pahang state has been named Malaysia’s new king, replacing Sultan Muhammad V who abdicated unexpectedly a
VENEZUELA: Maduro cuts ties with U.S. after Trump backs rival
Venezuela’s embattled leader Nicolas Maduro severed relations with the United States and ordered American diplomats out of the country, accusing Washi
ZIMBABWE: Army says ‘bogus’ soldiers behind beatings
Zimbabwe’s army said on Thursday soldiers accused of beating residents in townships following protests over fuel price hikes were impostors who tarnis
SUDAN: Protests break out in cities after call for mass rallies
Protests broke out in several Sudanese cities on Thursday and in many areas of the capital Khartoum, witnesses said, the most widespread demonstration