Explainer: What is China’s Communist Party plenum?
The elite Central Committee of China’s ruling Communist Party will hold a closed-door meeting from Monday to Thursday to set the major policies for the...
Italy’s Salvini set for victory in Umbria local vote: exit poll
A right-wing coalition is set for victory in an election on Sunday in the central Italian region of Umbria, according to an exit poll, giving...
Argentine media call Fernandez election winner in worrying sign for Macri
Argentine media called the presidential election in favor of Alberto Fernandez soon after polls closed on Sunday, a worrying early sign for conservative incumbent Mauricio...
Exclusive: Baghdadi’s aide was key to his capture – Iraqi intelligence sources
In their long hunt for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraqi intelligence teams secured a break in February 2018 after one of the Islamic State leader’s top...
Argentina votes in ‘historic election’ as economic woes drive Peronist left
Argentines headed out to the polls on Sunday after a year of twists and turns in a dramatic election race that is likely to oust...
Argentine local media say Fernandez beats Macri in presidential vote: TV
Argentine local media, in a rapid response after polls closed on Sunday, said that opposition leader Alberto Fernandez had beaten conservative incumbent Mauricio Macri, ahead...
President Macri the underdog as Argentina heads to the polls
Argentines headed to the polls Sunday, after a year of twists and turns in a dramatic election race that has been chastening for conservative President...
Northern California wildfire evacuation orders rise to 180,000
The southward march of a Northern California wildfire toward the more populated areas above the San Francisco Bay led officials on Sunday to raise the...
Protesters hurl petrol bombs in Hong Kong
Hong Kong protesters set fire to shops and hurled petrol bombs on Sunday, after riot police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands...
Northern California wildfires force evacuation orders for 130,000
California authorities north of the San Francisco Bay area widened their evacuation orders to 130,000 people on Sunday as firefighters battled a growing, wind-whipped wildfire...