IRAQ Election: Prime minister trails rivals
With over half the votes counted, powerful Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has emerged as the leading contender in Iraq’s parliamentary elections, a
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INDIA: MP Tharoor charged over wife”s death
Indian MP and former UN diplomat Shashi Tharoor has been charged with aiding his wife’s suicide in 2014. Sunanda Pushkar’s unexplained dea
SOUTH AFRICA: Farmer in court for ”forcing worker to drink faeces”
A South African farmer has denied he forced one of his workers to drink faeces. Harry Leicester, along with his wife Maria and son Chris, all appeared
SUDAN: Rights body asks for clemency for Noura Hussein
Three United Nations agencies have written to Sudan’s President Omal al-Bashir to urge him to pardon a 19-year-old woman who was sentenced to de
UAE President pardons 935 prisoners ahead of Ramadan
The President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday ordered the release of 935 prisoners ahead of the upcom